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The February 2016 Distinguished Cellar Auction Featuring The Zenith Collection Part 2
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"From the estate’s 7-acre vineyard, the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace (one of their warmer micro-climates despite a north-facing orientation) takes its name from the red soils of this vineyard. It exhibits a dense purple color, stunning purity, and plenty of sweet Christmas fruitcake notes intermixed with creme de cassis, licorice, cedar, flowers and forest floor. This full-bodied, dense, powerful as well as substantial 2002 offers a lovely mouthful of youthful Napa mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Give it 6-8 years of further aging and drink it over the following 25 years. These three extremely youthful and impressive wines from Diamond Creek Vineyards are all backward and in need of 5-7 years of additional cellaring. By the way, each of these three vineyards has the exact same percentage of grapes (88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot) planted in them, which makes comparing them fascinating."
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"From the estate’s 7-acre vineyard, the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace (one of their warmer micro-climates despite a north-facing orientation) takes its name from the red soils of this vineyard. It exhibits a dense purple color, stunning purity, and plenty of sweet Christmas fruitcake notes intermixed with creme de cassis, licorice, cedar, flowers and forest floor. This full-bodied, dense, powerful as well as substantial 2002 offers a lovely mouthful of youthful Napa mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Give it 6-8 years of further aging and drink it over the following 25 years. These three extremely youthful and impressive wines from Diamond Creek Vineyards are all backward and in need of 5-7 years of additional cellaring. By the way, each of these three vineyards has the exact same percentage of grapes (88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot) planted in them, which makes comparing them fascinating."
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.