2013 Diamond Creek, Red Rock Terrace, Napa Valley

Vinous 95

The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace is powerful, dense and still very young. The tannins have softened, but the aromatics have not yet fully opened. I would be tempted to cellar this. Today, the 2013 comes across as a bit dark and hulking in feel. [Antonio Galloni, 09/05/2024]

Anticipated maturity: 2027-2038

Robert Parker 99

The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace comes from seven acres of the 20-acre vineyard (whereas the Gravelly Meadow emerges from five acres). The terroir is iron-rich, red, rocky soil in contrast to the light, gravelly, ashy soils of the Gravelly Meadow. Super-intense, rich, more backward and powerful than the Gravelly Meadow, this dense purple wine offers up notes of beef blood, crème de cassis, blackberry, licorice and earth. Full-bodied, powerful and incredibly well-balanced, this is wine for 25-30 or more years of aging. In fact, don’t plan on drinking a bottle for at least another 5-8 years. [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2021-2054