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Diamond Hill Vineyards

Diamond Creek Vineyards

Gravelly Meadow Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Tom Garland
9.7

At Diamond Creek Vineyards
Decades of Rarities Wine Dinner
Prepared by chef Ken Frank from La Toque, Napa.

WINES
2015 Cristal champagne
2006 late disgorged L'Ermitage, Roederer estate
2011 Red Rock Terrace 1.5L
2001 Gravelly Meadows, 3L
1991 Volcanic Hill, 5L
1990 Lake, 3L

FOOD
Wellfleet Bay Scallop "pan roast"
Tagliatelle al Vino Rosso
Roasted rack of Veal
Cheese course
Warm apple tart — 21 days ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
Brenda, Ira and 17 others liked this
David T

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I almost went to this dinner but they couldn’t tell me the menu. Important as I have some food allergies. I also asked about what they were pouring and they could not answer that either. For nearly $600 a person, I needed to know. Looks like a great dinner though.
Tom Garland

Tom Garland

x good year to be obsessed about...standout wines of the night were the 91 Volcanic Hill and the 2001 Gravelly Meadows. Really wanted to like the 1990 Lake(I have not tried Lake before), but it seemed a little light with a sharp finish. The 91 Volcanic Hill was singing with expressive notes of dark cherry, cedar, graphite, peppery and a nice long finish.
Tom Garland

Tom Garland

x too bad, it would have been nice to meet you. They had a nice group of people at the event with plenty of pours of wine. Hope they had a late night party cause I'm sure the 20 of us did not finish a 1.5L,3L,5L,3L of wine. Cheers!

Henschke

Hill of Grace Vineyard Shiraz 1996

Ron Siegel
9.3

Grange tasting flight 4
The 96 Hill of Grace was the better wine & group liked it where the 14 was mostly primary & would need more time — 2 months ago

Shay, Juan and 5 others liked this

Jim Barry

The Lodge Hill Clare Valley Shiraz 2011

Sarah Etty
9.8

Love it - dry, dense, spicy and savoury. Just what I like! — 3 months ago

Diamond Creek Vineyards

Volcanic Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

leon egozi
9.4

More NY wine spectator — a month ago

Scott@Mister, Ron and 6 others liked this

St Innocent Winery

Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014

Jeffrey Howell
9.2

Beautiful after ten years — 16 days ago

Stony Hill

Napa Valley Chardonnay 1996

Conrad Green
9.2

Honeyed Edges, chalk. Fresh stone. Bright. Good. — a month ago

Jonathan DavidsonPaul WoollsAra Aslanian
with Jonathan, Paul and 1 other
Jan, Ceccherini and 8 others liked this

Cakebread Cellars

Vine Hill Ranch Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Gage Orion
9.2

Very good Cabernet Sauvignon this wine has notes of cherry, vanilla, oak, and some blackberry. Great cab sauv, love cake bread. — 2 months ago

Paul liked this

Chappellet

Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Tom Garland
9.2

1 hour decant(decent fine /cloudy sediment). A striking dark garnet with some bricking. On the nose: subdued notes of dark fruit, currants, herbaceous, forest floor, worn leather, coffee grounds, slight menthol. Taste: smooth, slightly creamy, mouthcoating wine with black fruit, cedar, minerals, dark chocolate, earth, and a spiced graphite long finish with just a touch of heat. YUM! — 19 days ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
Brenda, Ron and 17 others liked this

Grosset

Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling 2013

Bob McDonald
9.5

Mid yellow in colour. Musky notes with a little talc - white and yellow flowers. On the palate lovely ripe peach flavours. Incredible flavour intensity. Irresistible. Low acid. Definitely one of Australia’s best dry Rieslings. No notes of TDN. Have the last one in a year or two. See previous Delectable note 6 years ago in June 2018 when it was carrying more citric acid. — 2 months ago

Pooneet, Ron and 17 others liked this
Ron R

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I haven’t tasted this for years. Thanks for the reminder…
Bob McDonald

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Available in the US Ron?
Ron R

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@Bob McDonald, yes it is. Gaia isn’t tho. It’s a real shame because there’s been a pull-back on Aussie wines in the U.S. Over 20 years ago, the market was flooded with Aussie wines, many sub par. Now Aussie wines occupy a small space on the shelves over here.

Frank Family Vineyards

Winston Hill Napa Valley Red Blend 2019

Fernando Frontera
9.5

Love it. Frank Family Tasting - 3/5
Amazing Cabernet Sauvignon bland from Winston Hill and Rutherford. — 2 months ago