2019 Diamond Creek Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow Napa Valley

2019 Diamond Creek Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow Napa Valley

2019 Diamond Creek Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow Napa Valley

Gravelly Meadow is a relatively flat site that was once a pre-historic riverbed. Situated in one of the cooler microclimates on the Diamond Creek estate, the vineyard possesses pebbly, porous brown soils which drain rapidly, compelling the vines to struggle for moisture.Gravelly Meadow often evokes freshly tilled earth, currant, plum, and ripe blackberry flavors, well-defined, elegant tannins and a mineral, persistent finish.

“This is not about putting our stamp on Diamond Creek. It’s about listening and taking our time as we bring the estate to its highest potential.”

Diamond Creek takes its name from the creek that separates its vineyards from one another. Sitting at an elevation of approximately 600 feet, the estate and its microclimates are profoundly influenced both by warm air flowing in from the northeast and cool air cutting in from the west through a canyon in the Mayacamas range. These two sources of air flow create significant microclimate variations, even within this relatively small property.

To craft a truly great wine, we believe you must possess the finest vineyard sites with the best soils, exposures and microclimates. Above all, you must work your own vineyards, since the quality of a wine depends first and foremost on sustainably farming and caring for the land.

Diamond Creek Vineyards is an iconic Napa Valley estate with a long history of making some of California’s most revered Single-Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons.In 1968 visionary Al Brounstein defied modern conventions and planted Bordeaux varietals in the secluded Diamond Mountain AVA.Ideally suited to growing Cabernet Sauvignon, our estate is divided into four distinct vineyards, each with its own terroir arising from different soils and microclimates.

For over a half-century Diamond Creek has produced Single-Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from its stunning estate on Napa Valley’s Diamond Mountain. True to the mission of its founders, the winery has never veered from its path of creating wines that express the unique terroirs that coexist on this geologically diverse yet relatively small piece of earth. Today we carry on this tradition, committed to preserving Diamond Creek’s long celebration of site-driven, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon while nurturing the property and its wines to even higher expressions of quality and singularity.