2013 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  3/21/2021 - ceasol Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Deep purple colour.
  Big nose, smoky, vanilla, oak and dark fruit.
  In mouth blackberry, plum, cassis vanilla, oak, leather, chocolate, earthy, licorice, smoke

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  12/31/2020 - tannicity Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Deep purple, extremely high tannins but more refined and muscular. Wraps around the tongue and cheek. Scent of vanilla and rich in fruits. Didn't decant - probably best to hold and revisit.

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  1/25/2020 - soyhead wrote:

  rich and powerful but brutally young. very long. Hold please.

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  10/13/2016 - rlove wrote: 93 Points

  Jammy cassis, dried herbs, and cedar on the dark, brooding nose. Red and black currants, with chocolate and spice, rich and jammy, on the palate. Like many of Napa's 2013s, I suspect the Gravelly Meadow will age at a snail's pace, particularly if you enjoy these wines for their nuance and complexity. Drink starting 2024.

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  9/16/2016 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points

  Truffle, herbs, and dark fruits open up the wine with coaxing. The wine is tight and holding back, so some effort is needed to wake it. Deep, long, full bodied, and with loads of dark chocolate covered fruits on the palate paired with freshness in the finish. Stylistically, the wine is slightly austere, but with great character, depth and mouth feel. You’ll need to be patient with this one. But it is going to be worth the wait. And I imagine the score will move up as the wine softens and opens, but we'll have to wait and see.

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