Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow, Diamond Creek Estate 2012

Aromas of dark fruits such as black currants as well as chili spices. Maybe some tar too. It’s full-bodied with wonderful depth and intensity. This starts slowly and grabs your attention. Voluptuous fruit style. Better in 2020. 498 cases.

Lastly, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow, from the smallest of the parcels at five acres, seems to be the most gravelly (pardon the pun) and with loads of minerality it’s a more backward tannic style. Offering less obvious pleasure, but loads of structure and minerality, it’s an intellectual interpretation of Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s full-bodied, rich and needs a good decade of cellaring.