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Tasting notes from Ronn Wiegand,
Master of Wine, Master Sommelier of Restaurant Wines:
“Diamond Mountain is I think the most underrated mountain AVA in Napa Valley. This 2007, the debut release from a tiny Diamond Mountain producer, is excellent, and a fine value. It is elegant and complex in style; a full bodied, lightly oaky, medium rich Cabernet, which is very long on the palate, and finishes with a flourish of aromas and flavors reminiscent of black cherry, violet, cassis, cedar, and spicy oak. It will drink well over the next five to ten years. Fine debut release.”
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Winemaking Notes
Harvest date: 10 September 2007
Brix: 25.8.
Tons: 2.68
Cases produced: 168
Barrel storage: 100% French oak (all Demptos),
29% new barrels, 23 months in barrel.
TA = .55
pH = 3.85.
Fruit was cold soaked for 3 days prior to fermentation,
also had extended maceration after fermenting dry in tank, before pressing.
