 |  |  Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country: USA
Region: Napa Valley
Sub-Region: Diamond Mountain
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Volcanic Hill is comprised of 8 acres of south facing hillside vineyard. It is the warmest of all Diamond Creek's micro-climates. The color of the soil is gray, and the consistency is that of fluffy, volcanic ash, originally deposited from the eruption of Mt. Konocti 8 million years ago.
Volcanic Hill is the longest lived of Diamond Creek's wines. The winemaker describes these wines as "full bodied, loaded with intense ripe berry fruit, cassis, violets and a smoky richness, finishing with good length and firm tannins."
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"The question that should be asked of the new Diamond Creek wines each year is not "which one is best", but rather "how are their respective terroirs manifest?" The fact, quite simply, is that they are always good, and, in 2005, the Volcanic Hill bottling is a carefully constructed Cabernet that shows none of the central thinness that is all too typical in wines of the vintage. Dense, deep, impeccably balanced and very complex even now, it does not rely on excessive ripeness or fancy oak and is instead a complete and wonderfully well-extracted wine that is at once structured and classy. Do not think about pulling its cork for at least seven or eight years, and, given the ageworthy nature of Diamond Creek wines as a whole, we expect this one to develop famously for a decade or probably two." -Rated 94, Connoisseur's Guide to California Wines
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