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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.2 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mchern02 on 5/4/2023 & rated 91 points: 2 Hour decant
Sour cherries and cranberries; good strength and body but somewhat linear flavor profile. Red fruit forward but lacking acid. A california cabernet and the softer side (698 views) | | | Tasted by mchern02 on 11/16/2022 & rated 93 points: 1 hour decant off restaurant list
Dark red fruit and spice, nice density and lift. Improved with time and continued to increase in penetration and length. Quite good but upside from here. 93/94 (1026 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 11/12/2022 & rated 93 points: I consumed a bottle of ‘15 Red Rock Terrace back in May and it was much more approachable and on an advanced evolutionary track than the ‘14. As a result of this tasting, I will hold my remaining bottles of ‘14. This bottle was decanted for 90 minutes and consumed over an additional 2 hours. It is a beautiful wine and has all of the stuffing to age. It is just too primary for my palate especially knowing what a Diamond Creek can become. (1094 views) | | | Tasted by Philip67 on 11/10/2019 & rated 95 points: Beginning to mellow. Drinking really well. Still structured and too young but early drinking. Fruit more BlackBerry and blueberry. Ripe tannins. Good acidity. Fruit still big. (2303 views) | | | Tasted by mdmcgonigal on 5/3/2019 & rated 96 points: Decanted and aerated. Complex dark red fruit nose with a hint of minerals. Soft texture and light tannins. Slightly chalky with very balanced oak. Very complex dark fruit that lingers unchanged for an extended period. Simply yummy! (2171 views) | | | Tasted by DSR on 4/22/2019 & rated 95 points: Brief note. Deep ruby. Very aromatic nose, obvious new oak, ripe black fruit. Nice acidity, long finish. (1853 views) | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 4/15/2019 & rated 91 points: Napa Masterclass - Guildsomm - Kelli White (Ungrafted, SF): Deep ruby-red color.
Extremely floral, almost poupourri nose - dried roses.
2yrs in 100% NFO
Dead-on cranberry sauce. Tart red fruit, slight hint of VA. Lovely dusty cinnamon/clove notes - perfectly integrated oak for this stage. No hints of pyrazines.
Some christmasy / gingerbread notes. Tart blackberry.
Fantastic. Full-bodied, feels 14.7%, with strong medium plus acid, ripe blackberry, blackcurrant, and gingerbread on the palate. High tannins - chewy and... rocky?
It's on the riper side, but also has lovely florals. It makes me think of mountains, rather than the tightly controlled construction of, say, Spottswoode. A bit wild and sweet-savory. (1983 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 11/10/2018: A Matter of Taste: New York (The Conrad NY | Del Posto): This was quite enjoyable. A more muted style which I liked. Lots of spices across the spectrum - a full cabinet of them. Very young but with some great potential. Interesting to see the difference in style to Volcanic Hill (which was not quite my vibe). (2340 views) | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 10/9/2018 & rated 91 points: Wine and Spirits Top 100 tasting - 2018 (The Metreon, SF): Structured. Great fruit. Blackcurrant. (489 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 10/5/2017 & rated 93 points: Black fruit, red fruit, hints of chocolate, pepper, cedar, fine tobaccco, cassis and finishes with tight tannins. A (1922 views) | | | Tasted by jimyeni on 9/10/2017 & rated 96 points: Napa September 2017; 9/9/2017-9/11/2017 (Napa, CA): The softest of the 3 vineyards, beautiful mouth feel, red cherry and blackberry. The leaner style of these wines are what make them age so well. A beautiful expression. (2245 views) | | | Tasted by farinas on 7/22/2017 & rated 96 points: Tasted at the magnificent and magical estate tucked in Diamond Mtn. One of the special places in Napa, and so far my very favorite for all the good it offers despite the wines. Bordeaux blend sourced from the sloping terrace below the winery planted in double canopy arrangement. The bouquet is absolutely stunning with layers of fresh black and blue fruits, ferrous minerality, and mild spices. The tannins are lighter and palate more metallic than its siblings, finishing medium long with well integrated oak. Total white glove winemaking just letting the vines speak for themselves (1591 views) |
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Decanter, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (11/2/2019)
(Diamond Creek, Red Rock Terrace, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Brilliance in Napa Valley: 2016 & 2015 Cabernets (Jan 2018) (1/18/2018)
(Diamond Creek Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (6/14/2017)
(Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red Rock Terrace, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text. | By William Kelley
Decanter, 2014 California Cabernet Sauvignon & Bordeaux blends (5/31/2017)
(Diamond Creek, Red Rock Terrace, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Producer's Estate Visit - Tasting
Diamond Creek Open House and 2015 Release Tasting Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Diamond MountainDiamond Mountain AVA: definition |
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