Dolum Diamond Delight!

You’ll find it challenging to score a sub-$100 bottle from this famed AVA. An area known for Lokoya, Diamond Creek, Lerner Project, Checkerboard… etc., powering many $200-300+ Cabernets.

So, this bad boy for $44? Where $140 was the release price? AND with 94 points?! We call that a NO BRAINER.

Dolum - a name that gets our bottle counter go brrr - has been simply crushing it. If you’ve had any of their offers in the past, you know this. If not, today is a perfect day to get on board. They locked down fruit from a bunch of prized locations around the valley - from Oakville to Stags Leap District to Diamond Mountain District and beyond.

Oh, and if that’s all the meat and bones of this wine, here’s the sauce: Chad Alexander! He’s been at it for a quarter century, helping put Robert Craig and Hess Collection on the map. He actually started at Hess when he was a teenager, not even of drinking age!

Then in 2009, he launched a label under his name, sourcing odd lots from various wineries in the area and offering them at breakneck discounts. In the process, he built a legion of fans, like us - and you. The quality was always off the charts, and the prices were always down to earth.

Speaking of, that classic Diamond earthiness is evident here, behind a mask of overflowing red and black currants, plums, and violet blossom. A complex and beautiful Cabernet with a real sense of place, along with a fresh lift in the form of sage and mint. Full body with crushed stone and very ripe fruits, minerals, and baking spices too. The flavorful and high-toned finish leaves you yearning for more.

And that PRICE!! Almost $100 off thanks to an almost 70% break, rare as The Hope Diamond.

Again. No. Brainer…

94 Points – Decanter “Dolum, crafted by Chad Alexander (formerly of The Hess Collection and Robert Craig), hails from a reputable Diamond Mountain site. The Cask 14 is exceptionally smooth and all too easy to drink for a mountain wine, thanks to its extremely fine and gentle tannins. It offers plenty of ripe red and black fruit character, layered with sweet spices, graphite, and the classic Diamond Mountain deep forest garrigue that intensifies and grows more earthy over time as it opens in the glass. Drink 2024-2034.”