Cyrus Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain 2014

All estate Cab from a rocky, volcanic hillside overlooking Calistoga. Massimo Monticelli, winemaker. This wine is always firm, taut and mineral-driven, the 2014 vintage softens it a bit. Dried cassis, spiced plums, tobacco, graphite and black pepper. Pronounced “mountain cab tannins” soften with a decant. Best drinking years: 2023-2035, we suspect. 175 cases produced.