I had a friend stop buy to look over and buy a few bottles of wine as I'm downsizing my cellar in preparation for a move to a smaller place. After he picked out his wines I opened a bottle of 1986 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill Cabernet to enjoy with Kobe burgers. The wine had a slight brickish cast to it but otherwise was a clear garnet in the glass. Aroma of red dirt and minerals were primary then red fruits and plums with hints of cedar. Medi um bodied on the palate more reminiscent of Bordeaux than Napa. Still plen ty of fruit with a firm mineral core and leather, tobacco and cedary notes on the finish. A solid "B"
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7 years ago