Lokoya, Diamond Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon

Lokoya, Diamond Mountain District Cabernet SauvignonIron, tobacco, incense, graphite and smoke all open up in the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain. Rich, ample and layered on the palate, the 2012 boasts tons of depth and plenty of personality. This is the most intensely mineral and savory of the four Lokoya Cabernets. It is also one of the more open wines in this range today. With time in the glass, the fruit takes on distinctly more red hued tones of expression, along with distinctive floral

elegant with the clearest Margaux typicity

Proper red wine

mulberries and pomegranate with hints of milk chocolate and tree bark

it is dazzling

and notably floral nose combines notes of apple

offering intense blueberry

but I like the overall sense of harmony and balance

pixelated tannins and seamless freshness

peking duck and dark spice tones are followed by a wine of impressive textural refinement and deep

the wine is energetic with vibrant acidity and mineral tension and concludes with a fine

The palate is quite mellow

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