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Dominus Proprietary Red Napanook 2016  - First Bottle

Reviews

96 James Suckling -
This is a flamboyant red that offers hazelnuts, dark berries and a hint of chocolate. Full-bodied with round and soft tannins. So fresh. So rich, enticing and layered. A blend of 84 per cent cabernet sauvignon, nine per cent petit verdot and seven per cent cabernet franc. Delicious now. Drink or hold. April 2019 release.
93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
Very deep purple-black in color, the 2016 Napanook Proprietary Red Wine is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot and 7% Cabernet Franc aged in 20% new oak. A beautiful perfume of violets, aniseed, truffles and lavender is just starting to emerge over a core of warm cassis, blackberry preserves and ripe plum plus hints of cedar chest, chocolate box, rare beef and cardamom. The palate is medium to full-bodied and firmly textured with very ripe tannins, gradually revealing layers of black and blue fruits plus loads of earthy sparks, finishing with amazing freshness and depth. 3,500 cases produced.
93 Jeb Dunnuck -
Moving to the 2016s, this was a more abundant year for this estate and the vintage was compared to 2006 by the winemakers. The 2016 Napanook is another terrific wine and has a more elegant, pretty, seamless style than the 2015, with the purity of the 2016 vintage front and center. Classic red and blue fruits, spring flowers, and tobacco leaf notes all flow to a medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced red that will keep for 10-15 years.

Technical Details

  • Blend84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot and 7% Cabernet Franc
  • WinemakerChistian Moueix
  • CountryUS
  • RegionCalifornia North Coast
  • AppellationNapa
  • Alcohol14.5%

Dominus Proprietary Red Napanook 2016

Cabernet Blends  |  US
JS96, WA93, JD93

Too late, we are SOLD OUT!
I don’t say this a lot, but if you buy just ONE Cabernet this vintage from us, buy this. The 2016 Napanook (JS96) for a shocking $79.95, is simply SUPERB, easily one of the very best “second wines” in Napa, if not the best, and certainly in its price range. You can definitely enjoy it now but it’s so solid it will age a decade with ease. Just astounding. A MUST.

“This is a flamboyant red that offers hazelnuts, dark berries and a hint of chocolate. Full-bodied with round and soft tannins. So fresh. So rich, enticing and layered.” -JS

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.