From the 8 acre single vineyard site with a soil composition of Volcanic Ash, this Cabernet shows intensity in the fruit with currant and berries complemented by violet and graphite with a dense and chewy tannin structure on the finish. | Falling BrightAn Eminently Age-Worthy CabernetVolcanic Hill is a south-facing hillside vineyard. The consistency of the gray soil is that of light, fluffy, volcanic ash, originally deposited from the eruption of Mt. Konocti eight million years ago. Sitting in one of the estate's warmer microclimates, the site typically produces Diamond Creek's most powerful and long-lived wines, typically the third wine to be tasted in the line-up of Diamond Creek's four Cabernet Sauvignons.Volcanic Hill is a full-bodied Cabernet with ripe berry fruit, smoky richness, scented earth and elegant tannins that make the wine alluring in youth but eminently age-worty. | Diamond Creek