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Dominus 2009 75cl

Napa Valley | California | United States of America
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Critics scores
97 Robert Parker
The 2009 Dominus saw about 40% new oak compared to the 20% for Napanook. A seamless classic, it offers a symphony of red and black currants, Asian plum sauce, lavender, and underbrush. Sweet Christmas fruitcake characteristics emerge from this magnificent Dominus that finished at 14.5% natural alcohol (slightly higher than usual). The seamless integration of acidity, tannin, wood and alcohol, the brilliant length and overall compelling complexity and richness make it one of the great classics from this historic estate. It should drink well for 20-25 years.
93 Wine Spectator
Delightfully harmonious given its intensity, with complex aromas of savory herbs, flowers, ripe and dried currant and berry, crushed rock and cedar flavors. Well-proportioned, focused and persistent. Very youthful and vibrant. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2014 through 2030. 6,000 cases made.
Producer
Dominus Estate
In the late 1960s, Christian Moueix fell in love with both the wines and the vineyards of Napa Valley. By the 1970s, he was back at home in France working for his family’s vineyards. However, as the son of famed Jean-Pierre Moueix, the most notorious wine merchant and producer in France, his family’s estates consist of some of the best - Pétrus, Château La Fleur-Pétrus, Château Trotanoy in Pomerol, and Château Magdelaine in Saint-Émilion. However, with his heart still set on California, Christian returned to Napa in 1981, and finally, in 1995, he entered a partnership to develop the historic Napanook vineyard. He named the property “Dominus” meaning the “Lord of the Estate” in Latin to accentuate his commitment to the land. Today, many of the exotic and budding elements of his Bordeaux background shine through in his wines – specifically in his flagship Cabernet Sauvignon, Dominus. While his second label, Napanook, is debatably just as impressive, and even more approachable, needing only three to four years to mature. While Dominus benefits from at least ten years’ patience.