Now here’s a rare opportunity: a perfectly stored Cabernet from the great 2007 vintage that sold out at the winery for $110 for only $49.99. It’s from a very special vineyard at the top of Diamond Mountain that sells most of its fruit to such cult producers as Lokoya and Cardinale.
What they keep for themselves is fashioned by the former winemaker for Stags Leap Wine Cellars, John Gibson, into a Diamond Mountain Cabernet that’s both archetypal (black cherry and dark chocolate) and sensational.
Especially in 2007. Owner Peter Thompson said “if you couldn’t make good wine in 2007, you’re in the wrong business.” And he and his team certainly delivered. In fact, they felt their 2007 Cabernet was so special they bottles it in under a one-off “Ascent” label – with an image of Diamond Mountain on the label, signifying both the height it reaches and that it’s the very essence of Diamond Mountain.