1989 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 88.2 points

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  9/29/2019 - acyso wrote: 93 Points

  Late night MingHin (Chicago, IL): From magnum. This is hardly a transcendent vintage, but I think Diamond Creek did extraordinarily well in this bottle. The nose is ripe black fruit and pyrazine -- just very classic Napa cabernet flavours without any hint of overdoneness. The palate is relatively lean, and perhaps it feels a little dilute, but all the requisite elements are indeed here. A bit of sweet fruit, some leathery tannins, a hint of pyrazine. A relatively soft wine, I'd open my bottles sooner rather than later.

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  11/24/2017 - wconnolly wrote: 88 Points

  Medium garnet color. A bit of bricking. Moderately opaque. A bit of a musty, barnyard nose which blows off after 30 minutes. Lots of fruit on the palate but little else. Tannins are gone as is the complexity. This is certainly past its prime but still drinkable.

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  7/30/2013 - no leashes wrote: 87 Points

  Light body, red fruit, floral tones. We didn't expect much, but the wine was drinking nicely.

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  6/23/2013 - wconnolly wrote: 89 Points

  Medium garnet in the glass with a touch of brick at the rim. Opened and decanted for an hour. Immediately upon opening this was pretty narrow but after an hour, opened to reveal some floral notes on the nose and some light fruit on the palate. Also some cola and mocha were evident. While this is the best of the bottles so far it will not improve additionally. Drink now.

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  8/7/2011 - wconnolly wrote: 88 Points

  Medium purple color. No evidence of bricking as might be expected with a 22 year old wine. Tobacco and dark fruit on the nose. Lots of fruit on the palate but a bit thin. Will drink the remaining 3 bottles in the near future.

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