The 2003 Diamond Mountain (2300 cases of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 25% Merlot 9% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot) comes from an 11-acre gravel/clay vineyard on Diamond Mountain. Dense and full-bodied with huge concentrated smoky black currant fruit intermixed with deep chewy coffee notes as well as black fruits it reveals a Bordeaux-like austerity that suggests cellaring for 2-3 years will be beneficial. It can be drunk over the following 15.

...On first impression this ripe mildly plummy effort is agreeably open and accessible with lots of creamy oak sweetening its way and a fleshy nicely rounded palatal feel. It soon reminds that it is young mountain Cabernet however and a rush of gruff tannins makes it hard to remember its friendlier start...