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Diamond Creek

In 1968, Al Brounstein planted the first Cabernet Sauvignon vines on Diamond Mountain. These vines, planted on four vineyard sites with unique soil: Gravelly Meadow, Lake, Red Rock Terrace, and Volcanic Hill, became the core of Diamond Creek Winery. These vineyards produce a small amount of long-lived wines that are elegant with great depth and richness, honored and cherished by connoisseurs all over the world. Taste the differences imparted to the wine by the distinct soils and micro-climates of Diamond Creek Vineyards – the jewel in the crown of Diamond Mountain.

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Tasting Notes

WSM96
Phil Steinschriber has farmed Diamond Creek's vineyards and made the wines since the early 1990's. Of the estate bottlings. he finds Red Rock to be the most immediately accessible, a wine grown on a north-facing slope in red, iron rich soils. The way the new oak plays into the fruit complexity in 2007 lends it first-growth stature. The small-berry concentration follows through on that promise with a cresendo of flavbor, pure ripe currant that lasts with arich, smoky savor. The structure, depth and character of the wine is classical, a Calfornia original from the 1960s that's buffed to a contemporary gloss. This is a great vintage of Red Rock.
WE91
Awfully good, a wine that strikes you right off the bat s important and complex. It's dry and densly packed in blackberry and cherry pie filling, red currant, licorice and sweet, smoky oak flavors. Very good and rich, with complicated tannins, and soft enough to drink now, although it should age well.

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