(contains some premier cru juice from Les Fuées)

and with length of flavor that plows across the palate

weight and power to the overtly muscular flavors that are also blessed with an abundance of dry extract that buffers the very firm acid backbone on the explosively long and palate staining finish

This warm-vintage expression does not have the same vertical lift that we saw in the glorious 2016 edition

which hangs on with noteworthy tenacity and building sweetness

Diamond Creek, Volcanic Hill other_regions_italy (contains some premier cru juiceThe 2012s from Diamond Creek represent an homage to founder Al Brounstein and the winerys 40th anniversary. The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill is a big time winner, with notes of charcoal, red and black fruits, cedar wood and a rich, full bodied mouthfeel are followed by a concentrated, structured age worthy wine that should last at least 25 40 years, if you go by past history. These were some of the most age worthy Cabernet Sauvignons made in