Opened last night with grilled meats and veggies from the garden the 2002 D iamond Creek Volcanic Hill was deep dark purple in color with no signs of a ging. Nose was Creme de Cassis, vanilla, mint and wet gravel. Still fairl y primary on the palate with black berries, cassis, graphite, espresso and black pepper spice. Still fairly tannic this one needs another 5-7 years. "B+"
Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill was deep dark purple in color with no signs of aging. Nose was Creme de Cassis, vanilla, mint and wet gravel. Still fai rly primary on the palate with black berries, cassis, graphite, espresso an d black pepper spice. Still fairly tannic this one needs another 5-7 years . "B+"
Do you have strong preferences between the Diamond Creek wines? I always se en to prefer Gravelly Meadows to Volcanic Hill and Red Rock (I've never had the 4th one, small production whose name I forget)
02 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill was deep dark purple in color with no signs of aging. Nose was Creme de Cassis, vanilla, mint and wet gravel. Still f airly primary on the palate with black berries, cassis, graphite, espresso and black pepper spice. Still fairly tannic this one needs another 5-7 yea rs. "B+"
seen to prefer Gravelly Meadows to Volcanic Hill and Red Rock (I've never h ad the 4th one, small production whose name I forget)
I too prefer Gravelly Meadow. Your thinking of Lake. Lake is a very tiny parcel that usually gets blended into the other wines but in better years t hey bottle it on it's own. I really love the Lake vineyard stuff, it remin ds me of Mouton.
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