| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2008 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock TerraceDiamond Mountain more |
5/24/2024 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 93 pointsDecanted but should have been longer. So sleepy. Good cab color, nice on the palate, a bit light as weight did develop later in the glass. Short sweet finish. Drink. |
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2012 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 40th Anniversary Gravelly MeadowDiamond Mountain more |
5/20/2024 - GJVines Likes this wine: 95 pointsOpened in bottle for about 4 hours before serving, no decant. Lovely nose of red fruits and flowers. Beautifully integrated, "softer" wine with good depth of flavors, and a silky mouthfeel. Very nice. |
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2016 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly MeadowDiamond Mountain more |
5/17/2024 - tzelmer wrote: 95 pointsThis was outstanding. Lovely black and blue fruit and a truffle accent I really enjoyed. Great balance and length. 4 hour decant. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
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1990 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic HillDiamond Mountain more |
5/15/2024 - peternelson Likes this wine: 93 pointsCloudy muddy faded purple; Earthy dusty soil, purple and red fruits, med. silky, full bodied but balanced; thought this might be a Cali Syrah. Held up really well for a 1990! Tasted much younger. Tied for last place, not sure why. TOC DD Yarom group at H&H Brazilian Steak Beverly Hills. |
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2016 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly MeadowDiamond Mountain more |
5/14/2024 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 96 pointsOne hour decant. Deep dark intense magenta color. Mushroom, baked apricot, blueberry cobbler, and subtle caramel-infused earth. Smooth, dry, rich palate. Soft, plush, tongue coating acidity. Firm, full tannins on the longish finish. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (8) |
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2015 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly MeadowDiamond Mountain more |
5/8/2024 - mleonard1 Likes this wine: 96 pointsAwesome wine. Open for 45 min before and drank for 3 hours. Best glass was the last glass and if you only have one or two I would recommend waiting a few more years. However, this was super balanced with no hard edges and a nice balance of subtle dark fruit and secondary / tertiary notes. I will be looking for more to hold for a bit. |
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2013 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic HillDiamond Mountain more |
5/5/2024 - maximeflorio Likes this wine: 93 pointsSouper chez Carl et Catherine avec Laurence et enfants avec Tomahawk et Wagyu |
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1991 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic HillDiamond Mountain more |
5/4/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 96 pointsMy last bottle of this, sadly. Double decanted at 3pm and taken to a friend's home for dinner. This was wonderfully expressive from the start and particularly red and light black fruited...black and red cherry, black raspberry, cassis, as well as lots of secondary and tertiary flavors and aromas like, graphite, spice, tobacco, cedar, violets. Very long and luxurious. Great texture and balance. Wonderfully paired with grilled venison medallions and fire grilled beef ribeye and NY Strip steaks. Excellent and probably the best bottle yet, so not at risk of failing due to age.. if cleared properly. |
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1974 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock TerraceDiamond Mountain more |
5/1/2024 - Cailles wrote: 94 points23x California 1974: Do the legendary 1974s still hold up? The answer is a resounding YES, and not just for one or two top wines, but across the board. These best wines showed incredible complexity, with still vibrant fruit cores perfectly complemented by layers upon layers of tertiary aromas, a fully intact structural frame, stature, poise, and freshness. While many of these wines should continue to age well, I don't expect them to get any better than they are now. The top wines in the tasting were the Mondavi Cabernet and the Phelps Insignia (both 97pts), the Mondavi Reserve and the Mount Eden (both 96pts), and the Ridge Monte Bello (95pts). Many more wines scored in the 90-94 point range. I'm convinced that many wines would have scored even higher in a different tasting setting, where you can follow the wine over the course of an evening. Only 5 of the 24 bottles showed signs of weakness, with 1 of those already oxidized, but given the substance that could be tasted underneath, this is more likely due to weak corks or poor storage than anything nature delivered this year. All the wines had very good fill levels and had been quickly double decanted before tasting to remove the sediment. |
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1974 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic HillDiamond Mountain more |
5/1/2024 - Cailles wrote: 94 points23x California 1974: Do the legendary 1974s still hold up? The answer is a resounding YES, and not just for one or two top wines, but across the board. These best wines showed incredible complexity, with still vibrant fruit cores perfectly complemented by layers upon layers of tertiary aromas, a fully intact structural frame, stature, poise, and freshness. While many of these wines should continue to age well, I don't expect them to get any better than they are now. The top wines in the tasting were the Mondavi Cabernet and the Phelps Insignia (both 97pts), the Mondavi Reserve and the Mount Eden (both 96pts), and the Ridge Monte Bello (95pts). Many more wines scored in the 90-94 point range. I'm convinced that many wines would have scored even higher in a different tasting setting, where you can follow the wine over the course of an evening. Only 5 of the 24 bottles showed signs of weakness, with 1 of those already oxidized, but given the substance that could be tasted underneath, this is more likely due to weak corks or poor storage than anything nature delivered this year. All the wines had very good fill levels and had been quickly double decanted before tasting to remove the sediment. |
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1978 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic HillDiamond Mountain more |
5/1/2024 - acyso wrote: 98 pointsTo Tony (La Grange Park, IL): From magnum. Mind-boggling how obnoxiously young this is. Served blind, I'd probably guess something like 1991 (though it's not as fruit-forward and ripe) or 1992 (probably a better guess). There's a bit of chocolate and cacao going on with this wine, but coupled with the way the fruit shows (secondary at best) and how youthful those big tannins are here, it all works in perfect balance. That this feels kind of chewy on the palate says all you need to know about the further ageability of this. I only hope I can cross paths with a bottle of this again in the future. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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1974 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic HillDiamond Mountain more |
5/1/2024 - acyso wrote: 95 pointsTo Tony (La Grange Park, IL): Next to a magnum of the 1978, it's very apparent how ready and approachable this wine is. And yet in isolation, it kind of isn't. The fruit profile here is quite dark, and there's that classic old Diamond Creek perfume on the nose that is really amped up. On the palate, and developing with some air, you get more of a funky, sweaty animale note (not unlike good old Rioja) that somehow is so pheromone-ridden that you're clamoring for more. Despite how good this was, I very much preferred the obnoxiously youthful 1978 magnum more. |
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2011 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly MeadowDiamond Mountain more |
4/27/2024 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 90 pointsVery nice. Dark cerise color in the glass. Slightly earthy aroma. Blackberry, cassis, plum, leather and a hint of cedar on the palate. More fruit forward than previous vintages I have tasted but was a wonderful follow on to an '18 Pape Clement at an extensive wine dinner with friends. |
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2011 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly MeadowDiamond Mountain more |
4/25/2024 - acyso wrote: 93 points"Tits and Boobies" (Chicago, IL): For the so-called shoddy 2011 Napa vintage, this is fantastic. Producer over vintage all day long. There is so much of an old-school sensibility to this. Very judicious oak use, where it is more of a seasoning than an actual flavour. Plush, dark fruit, and a silky, refined texture on the palate. Sure, it won't be the longest-lived Napa wine, but there is already so much enjoyment to be had here. |
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2000 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic HillDiamond Mountain more |
4/25/2024 - TWSA Likes this wine: 90 pointsNose: cedar, black pepper, violet, leather |
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2011 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock TerraceDiamond Mountain more |
4/21/2024 - mlawren1 wrote: 95 pointsGreat wine with deep rich flavors. Fruit is still young and fresh with raspberries, currants and strawberries draped over a solid core of earth and flint. Finish just keeps going. Wine has years to go. |
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1998 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock TerraceDiamond Mountain more |
4/18/2024 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 91 pointsdrank over two nights... had moments of excellence but in the end just didn't totally do it for me... one of those bottle where not sure why |
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1984 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic HillDiamond Mountain more |
4/11/2024 - Old Whner2 wrote: 92 pointsI bought a selection of 1984 Diamond Creek wines at a charity auction that had been donated by a very well known collector here in Savannah. These wines: Volcanic Hill (2), Gravelly Meadow, and a Red Rock Terrace had all been sourced directly from the winery to the collector and cellared properly. I had the first of the two of the Volcanic Hill wines in the Spring of 1999. While excellent it was clear to me that this wine needed more time in the cellar. I continued to enjoy this collection over the years but continued to hold onto this 2nd bottle of VH. Actually, it was not my intention to hold this bottle this long but as I read the various comments of my fellow oenophiles, I decided to wait until my 75th birthday dinner of Loebel’s dry aged USDA Prime NY Strip steak that I cooked myself with my wife. So incredibly, this wine was no where near over the “hill”. The cork was still firm, the sediment was very acceptable, and honestly, it needed a good hour plus decant to shine. I was afraid to use our real decanter so I used our “Venturi” aerator to catch any potential sediment. My wife doesn’t drink red wine these days so enjoyed half of the bottle and then used my VacuVin to preserve the rest. Two days later, it was still amazingly vibrant! There was less fruit on the nose/bouquet but yet a richness of flavor that was reminiscent of black fruits and actually grapes! Remarkably, there was still a deep, dark color with no bricking or lightening of color! Would it have been better 5-10 years ago, who knows? |
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1984 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly MeadowDiamond Mountain more |
4/6/2024 - acyso wrote: 90 pointsBirthday party (Chicago, IL): My favourite of the three 1984 cabernets tonight; it's still a bit volatile on the nose but the palate makes up for it. It's cleaner and shows more of a pure black fruit profile, as well as plenty of leathery tannins. |
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1998 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic HillDiamond Mountain more |
4/2/2024 - WMWG Likes this wine: 92 pointsJust perfect. Still some sweet fruit that’s well balanced by the secondary profile. From a bottle with a perfect cork and fill level. Very good to excellent. Drink now through 2035. |
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2002 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon LakeDiamond Mountain more |
3/30/2024 - 49RockVino wrote: 92 pointsGood. Shy upon opening. A very reticent and introverted style of Napa Valley wine. More cerebral than the fireworks typically seen in early 2000s Napa reds. The tariff represents rarity moreso than life-changing juice. |
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1985 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock TerraceDiamond Mountain more |
3/15/2024 - coremill wrote: 86 pointsBase neck fill, good cork. Decanted off sediment, then served. This is t past prime, fully resolved, soft cedary red fruit, getting short. Still drinkable but on the downslope. |
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1982 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly MeadowDiamond Mountain more |
3/10/2024 - Bjb81 Likes this wine: 95 pointsDeep, rich, still tons of fruit with the tertiary flavors shining as well 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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1984 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock TerraceDiamond Mountain more |
3/7/2024 - paulst Likes this wine: 95 pointsEarth; lean; precise; narrow blackberry; complex finish. |
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1984 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock TerraceDiamond Mountain more |
3/6/2024 - dcwino wrote: 95 pointsDinner with Paul and Jeff (The George Town Club - DC): Despite being forty years old, it remains very youthful character with an abundance of generous fruit. A hint of cassis but mostly red fruit, plum and cherry, scorched earth, lead pencil, a hint of green, leather and crushed rocks. Excellent concentration, generous red and black fruit, rich and unctuous but also fluid, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long ripe red fruit driven finish with ash at the end. This reminds me the 92 Phillip Togni cab a bit, but more oaky, perhaps sweet American oak. May be a combination of Togni and Montebello. It doesn't have the complexity of a great Bordeaux but shows a lot of fruit. Really enjoyable and no need to hurry. |
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