2015 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 92 points

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  7/1/2022 - Wrighty wrote: 89 Points

  Bright purple colour and fruit bomb nose (and pallet). Cassis with bits of camphor and leather on the nose. Chewy pallet, a little too extracted. A good old fashion fruit bomb. Not for me though.

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  6/15/2020 - brigcampbell wrote:

  Blind; this one's a slam dunk, this is petite sirah if I've ever had it. When Frank took us down the funnel and I knew that it wasn't petite sirah I figured it must be Syrah or Petit verdot. Wow, shock is an understatement.
  
  This tasting note is not going to be very popular. Very dark purple color, long purple legs running down the glass. The nose and palate are a dark plum with a hint of leather and Chambord. There's a grittiness to the wine at this age. Everyone had difficulty identifying any Cabernet Sauvignon characteristics that's scream Napa other than the concentration.

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  6/15/2020 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Wines Done Blind: This saw about 4 hours of air before we poured it. I was kind of surprised with this wine, as I poured it blind for the group and I heard guesses like Petite Sirah or Syrah. For Cabernet, I would argue that would be guesses I would not be seeking as a winery with my craft. And I think the table felt some shock when I pulled off the bag and they saw what it was. This is full of dark red fruit, dense and concentrated, very modern. I enjoyed it but I am not sure how I distinguish this bottle from another high-end Napa Cab, especially from a winery like DC that has such a rich history and reputation. Maybe it was the vintage, maybe it was the style being sought, maybe both?

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  2/9/2020 - Harley1199 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Served by the glass. The best for the finish. The perfume that emanates from this wine puts me on my knees. Always elegantly aromatic and with an extra of definition. All perfectly combined and balanced in the mouth with depth and an excellent and appetizing aftertaste. Wood, as always, does not bother at all. Merciless WOTN. Always a pleasure to meet an old chap in a different vintage. Always class in the glass. Incomprehensibly unknown yet among the big audience.
  
  Servido por copas. Lo mejor para el final. El perfume que emana de este vino me pone de rodillas. Siempre elegantemente aromático y con un extra de definición. Todo perfectamente conjuntado y equilibrado en boca con profundidad y una excelente y apetitoso retrogusto. La madera, como siempre, no molesta en absoluto. Despiadado ganador de la noche. Siempre un placer reencontrase con un viejo conocido en diferentes añadas. Siempre hay clase en la copa. Incomprensiblemente todavía un desconocido entre el gran público.

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  10/7/2018 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  Most fruit presence of the 2015s. Still lots of smoke and oak on the palate. Needs lots of time. Drink to 2040.

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