Tasted 30 April 2017
Napa Valley · Diamond Mountain
Same as my CT notes from last month. Still in the 94+ range for me. This was a little more wound tight from what I remember in March. Shows a lot of promise. 97+ from Parker seems a little high to me, but I suppose a…
Fruity and flat on the attack, with a hollow mid-palate that stumbled its way to a hot, booze-ridden finish. No real grip or frame aside from the distracting alcohol sensation on the back end.
Previous notes apply. Showed more complexity than its 2014 Hall Howell peer that was served the day before, but didn't do a ton to really show that it belongs in the upper echelons of Napa Cabernets.…
