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Al, the former owner of a successful pharmaceutical business in Los Angeles, got into wine when taking a class at UCLA on French wine appreciation. After working a few harvests at Ridge Vineyards, he decided that he wanted to have his own property. He visited a then unplanted property on Diamond Mountain, and after consulting with the famed Andre Tchelistcheff and Louis Martini, he purchased the property and planted it all to Cabernet Sauvignon.
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Vintage | 2002 |
| Rating | 96+ RP |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Location | North Coast |
| Producer | Diamond Creek |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Rating | 96+ RP- 2002 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow 30th Anniversary Cabernet - 96 pts From the estate's 7-acre vineyard, the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace (one of their warmer micro-climates despite a north-facing orientation) takes its name from the red soils of this vineyard. It exhibits a dense purple color, stunning purity, and plenty of sweet Christmas fruitcake notes intermixed with creme de cassis, licorice, cedar, flowers and forest floor. This full-bodied, dense, powerful as well as substantial 2002 offers a lovely mouthful of youthful Napa mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Give it 6-8 years of further aging and drink it over the following 25 years. These three extremely youthful and impressive wines from Diamond Creek Vineyards are all backward and in need of 5-7 years of additional cellaring. By the way, each of these three vineyards has the exact same percentage of grapes (88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot) planted in them, which makes comparing them fascinating. RP |
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| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Vintage | 2002 |
| Rating | 96+ RP |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Location | North Coast |
| Producer | Diamond Creek |
| Color | Red |
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