Community Tasting Notes 24

• jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  December 10, 2023 - Very classic old school Napa; still with a dark color and the nose is expressive immediately; black currant, blackberry, black cherry, tobacco, leather, herbs; the palate has resolved tannins, and lovely energy. Very good. Definitely in the fully mature and starting to fade, but well stored and well sealed bottles will continue to last for years with some life. This was a bottom neck fill with a pretty good cork seal.

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• Chefannie11 Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 4, 2021 - In our cellar for many years-great fill, cork. We still have the better part of the vertical left.
  
  From the glory days of Napa, before the days of homogenous,“Napa style“ wines - a beauty that still sings…
  
  In a blind tasting, you’d swear it was a 40-year old 2eme Cru Left Bank Bordeaux. A few more years of good life still left in it. Classic!

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• marcus_francois Likes this wine:

  November 28, 2019 - This was one of the best food wines I’ve had in my life. This paired well with everything. I was surprised by how acid-driven it was given my recent experience with napa. On the nose, it smelled heavily of vanilla and tobacco. On the palate, it tasted of cherries, pomegranate, balsamic vinegar, red flowers, tobacco, vanilla and volcanic dirt.

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• sunnylea57 Likes this wine: 96 points

  September 22, 2018 - Up there with the best Cali Cabs I've had. Stunning. Great acidity and vibrant, tart, licorices-infused fruit, a dollop of dried tobacco leaf, and a long, lingering finish. Neither Mrs. S nor I could believe it was 37 years old.

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• Vino Me wrote: 96 points

  October 27, 2017 - Opened by Allred. From magnum. 2nd time I have had this wine. Very smooth and still lively at 36 years old. Notes of earthy fruit and tobacco. 96 points.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1981
• Type Red
• Producer Diamond Creek
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Volcanic Hill
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Diamond Mountain

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 89 (45%)
• Consumed 108 (55%)

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