Technical Details
- BlendCabernet Sauvignon
- WinemakerRudy Von Strasser
- CountryUS
- RegionCalifornia North Coast
- AppellationDiamond Mountain District, Napa Valley
- VineyardDiamond Terrace Vineyard
Von Strasser Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Terrace Vineyard Diamond Mountain 2015
I know a lot of Napa Valley wine drinkers who cut their teeth on big mountain Cabs back in the day with wines like Dunn, Beringer Reserve, Mount Veeder, and Von Strasser. Style-wise, nearly nothing has changed for Rudy Von Strasser in 3 decades!!
Sitting on the northwest side of Napa, Diamond Mountain District is a part of the Mayacamas Range, dividing Napa Valley from Sonoma Valley, and produces some of the most characterful Cabernets, with very long aging potential. When Rudy purchased the old Roddis Estate Winery on Diamond Mountain back in 1989, he chose this location for its potential to produce refined, classic Cabernet with the structure and depth to age like Bordeaux. As the first American allowed an internship at Château Lafite-Rothschild, Rudy was profoundly impressed by the elegance and craft he witnessed. He seeks to portray something of this character in his own wines, always considering the unique climate and fruit of his vineyard.
This blockbuster ‘15 is packed with dusty mountain cassis fruit, cinnamon, cherry extract, hints of cedar and toasted spices, all in a “rugged”, strong frame of fresh acidity and tannin. This wine definitely shows the opulence and warmth of the vintage as it does drink on the riper and softer side for Rudy's wines. Opens and changes rapidly in the glass, this is one you can enjoy today or over the coming 15 years. Simply SHOCKING at our price today...50% OFF is UNHEARD OF for this wine! While it lasts!