Lot 24 2023 Diamond Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
Not a lot can be said about the winery, a legendary producer on Diamond Mountain with low-to-mid three-figure price points for even their lowest end offering. I'm prevented from saying much more so I'll let your imagination take it from there.
The wine is, in a word, exquisite.
Chiseled from the terraces of Diamond Mountain, it's a powerful yet delicious wine made with Swiss watchmaking precision. Dark, inky, ethereal with incredible structure and balance, it is the epitome of the appellation.
Opaque in the glass. The bouquet is chock full of iron, mineral infused red rock and violets tightly enmeshed with blackcurrant, hints of cedar, anise, graphite and scorched earth. Raspberry and mocha peek through with air. Surprisingly smooth on entry it is nevertheless tightly wound around a robust framework of black and red fruit-flecked tannins and crushed red rock minerality framed with chocolatey oak in a long, sweeping finish. Full-bodied yet supremely elegantly structured, this formidable Diamond Mountain Cabernet is seamless, precise and exquisitely balanced.
Just a baby now but surprisingly approachable given the picture perfect 2023 vintage, this should be a no-brainer for any true Mountain Cabernet connoisseur.
100% Diamond Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
~70% new French oak
14.8% alc.
Bottling August 25th, 2025
150 cases produced
SHIPPING IS INCLUDED ON 12-BOTTLE CASE
Food Pairings:
- Braised short ribs
- Grilled lamb chops
- Roast duck breast
- Beef Wellington
- Moroccan lamb tagine
- Mushroom risotto
- Crostini with tapenade
- Truffle arancini
- Blue cheese tartlets
- Moroccan meatballs
- Stuffed grape leaves
- Spiced nuts trio
Tastry Category Score: 187
The Tastry Category Score (“TCS”) represents the “quality-to-price-ratio” or perceived quality of a wine relative to its competitive category.
A score of 100 is average, and the further above 100 the TCS is, the more the wine is over-performing the category. The further below, the more it is under-preforming the category.
Tastry Tasting Notes:
- Size:
- 3-Pack
Pairs well with