2018 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill
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Like in 2019, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill is more impressive than the winery's other offerings. It's an impressively dark-fruited, cassis-laden effort that's rich, full-bodied and framed by wonderfully velvety tannins that widen out into a long, licorice-tinged finish. This is darn good stuff, which should drink well from 2025 through at least 2045.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill is dark and explosive in the glass, with real energy driving the blue/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, licorice and chocolate flavors. Deep and substantial, the Volcanic Hill offers a striking combination of the virile power this wine is known for but with the slightly soft contours of the year. That's a pretty appealing combination in my book.
About the producer
Diamond Creek, Napa’s first single-vineyard Cabernet estate, has defined terroir-driven winemaking since 1968. Founded by Al and Boots Brounstein, the winery pioneered site-specific Cabernet, producing age-worthy wines from Gravelly Meadow, Red Rock Terrace and Volcanic Hill.