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Dominus Proprietary Blend Napa Valley 2021 (Half Bottle 375mL)

Reviews

100 -Decanter -

Superbly aromatic, polished, and balanced. Tannins are plump, pliant, and extremely long, with a beautiful velvety quality. Ripe blackberry, spiced plums, and black cherry fruits are super-expressive and imbued with this spicebush note, which is a shrub bush that grows near the vineyard and, when crushed in the palm of your hand in the thick of summer, reveals a high-toned minty-citrusy note, which is very present on the palate. The minerality is perfectly expressed as iron and stone, and the finish is exceedingly long, nuanced by mocha, loamy earth, and wildflowers, and resolves with tremendous freshness. Just splendid.

100 -Jeb Dunnuck -

One of the legendary Dominus, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is unquestionably in the same league as the 2018, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010, and 1991, and to my mind, wine simply doesn't get any better. Sporting a dense purple hue as well as an incredible perfume of blackcurrants, crushed stone, cedar pencil, smoke tobacco, and baking spices, it s rich, full-bodied, and voluptuously textured, with ripe yet building tannins. It reminds me slightly of the 2010 (maybe the 2013), and I suspect it will have a similar evolution. Hide bottles for 7-8 years, and it will evolve gracefully for 30+ years. Hats off to the team of Christian Moueix and director Tod Mostero.

100 -The Wine Independent -

The 2021 Dominus, 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, is opaque purple-black in color. It needs a lot of coaxing to lure out scents of freshly crushed blackcurrants, blackberry preserves, stewed plums, and boysenberries giving way to subtle nuances of violets, licorice, and tar plus a touch of cedar in the background. The full-bodied palate is taut with densely laden, muscular black fruits framed by a firm grainy texture and well-played tension, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. A stunning vinous record of time and place, this is a 50-year+ Napa Cabernet to be experienced across generations. 3,700 cases were made.

99 -James Suckling -

The purity of the cabernet fruit is so enticing, with blackcurrant, rose petals, nettles and subtle graphite. Touches of terra cotta and licorice. Full-bodied with super integrated tannins that are wonderfully polished, giving a cashmere texture that is really luxurious to taste at this early stage. It is quenching and so delicious already. 95% cabernet sauvignon and 5% cabernet franc. Needs three to four years to come around but already a joy to taste. Try after 2027.

98+ -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

The 2021 Dominus is a 3,700-case blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, with 40% of the wine matured in new French oak. Black cherries and cassis lead the way, accented by scents of crushed stone and pencil shavings. It's full-bodied, rich and concentrated, dark and intense, with ample tannins, but those tannins are ripe and well-rounded without being overly soft or creamy, gliding easily into a long, mocha-tinged finish. As a whole, the wine exhibits wonderful balance, even if it will benefit from 5 or 10 years in the cellar.

98 -Vinous -

The 2021 Dominus is a powerful, tightly-coiled wine that is holding back quite a bit of reserve. There's real depth and resonance waiting to emerge as the wine matures. Floral overtones and bright acids confer energy to a core of red/bluish fruits. Readers will find a Dominus built more on linear precision rather than opulence. It is hugely impressive in this tasting, with a long chalky finish.

96 -Wine Spectator -

A restrained style, this offers a focused beam of red and black currant fruit lined with warm stone, tobacco and savory accents and allied to a long iron spine. Marries density and freshness through the finish. A wine of precision that feels as if it will expand with time in the cellar. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2042. 3,700 cases made.

Technical Details

Blend 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc
Winemaker Christian Moueix & Tod Mostero
Country US
Region California
Sub Region North Coast
Appellation Napa Valley
Farming Method Dry-Farmed & CCOF Certified Organic
Oak 40% new French oak
Aging / Cooperage 16-18 months
Alcohol 15%

Dominus Proprietary Blend Napa Valley 2021 (Half Bottle 375mL)

Name: Dominus Proprietary Blend Napa Valley 2021 (Half Bottle 375mL)
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014635
Price: 149.95 USD
Availability: InStock

Cabernet Sauvignon | California

DC100, JD100, TWI100, JS99, WA98+, VN98, WS96

Dry-Farmed & CCOF Certified Organic

$275.00

$149.95

375ML

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The 2021 Dominus is composed of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, opaque purple-black in color, and needs some coaxing to reveal its scents of freshly crushed blackcurrants, blackberry preserves, stewed plums, and boysenberries, giving way to violets, licorice, and tar with a touch of cedar in the background. The full-bodied palate is taut with densely laden, muscular black fruits framed by a firm, grainy texture and well-played tension, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. Multiple critics awarded it 100 points, including Jeb Dunnuck and Decanter, and it carries one of the highest phenolic concentrations Dominus has achieved since 2013. These half bottles offer a rare opportunity to follow the wine's evolution across a range of occasions over the coming decades.

About The Producer

In the late 1960s, while attending the University of California at Davis, Christian Moueix fell in love with the Napa Valley and its wines. In 1981, he discovered the historic Napanook Vineyard, a 124-acre site west of Yountville that had been the source of fruit for some of the finest Napa Valley wines of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1982, Moueix entered into a partnership to develop the vineyard, and in 1995, became its sole owner.

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