2003 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  3/20/2022 - timothynbond Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Deep ruby color. Wonderful nose with raspberry, sweet tobacco, and strawberry starburst. Medium-plus body, medium-plus tannins, medium-to-medium-plus acid. Gorgeous fruit on the palate with sweet cherries that become darker (plums, blackberries) with time in the class. Picking up some coffee mid-palate along with some cherry cola. Wonderful, though pricy.

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  12/19/2020 - 5laton wrote:

  Dense, blackish-red, burly wine. Maturing flavors, but still very structured with some astringence to the tannin. Dark fruit, roasted bell pepper, really a mouthful. Needs another 5-10 years to resolve the tannin. Or perhaps some well-marbled animal fat.
  Interesting that other notes here describe the wine as fully resolved - wish that had been the case here.

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  9/24/2020 - DonDon wrote: 95 Points

  Stunning. Tannins just silky smooth now alongside beautiful purity of fruit - classic blackberry and plum, dark fruits, some spice. In a great spot right now.

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  2/13/2019 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  Served with a smoked brisket and alongside a 2003 Monte Bello; the nose here is classic; definitely get some oak notes of vanilla, menthol, mocha, underlying is rich cassis, earthy notes, violet, and a bit of cigar wrapper; the palate here is plush and rich, but still has lovely balance, very good depth, and a lasting finish. This is drinking quite well right now, but has plenty of life and development ahead. A classic Diamond Creek

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  4/19/2016 - Rezy13 wrote:

  Tuesday Night Blind Tasting $70+ (Roswell, GA): Opaque core with garnet rim; oak, cassis, bitter chocolate, earth, chocolate covered cherry; fleshy but structured, Bordeaux varietal, fresh, still quite youthful, licorice, Italian-esque in a way; makes sense.

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