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Reviews

100 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

A blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot and 8% Cabernet Franc aged in 40% new oak, the 2016 Proprietary Red Wine is deep purple-black in color and quite reticent at this youthful stage to begin, offering up subtle notions of potpourri, Indian spices, cigar box and iron ore over a core of crushed blackberries and black cherries with intermittent wafts of black and red currants, new leather and smoked meats. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a densely packed mid-palate and oodles of freshness framed by very ripe, finely grained tannins and laced with compelling earthy accents. It offers incredible vibrancy with tons of black and red fruit sparkle in the mid-palate leading to a provocative mineral element on the very long finish. If I could give more than 100 for this one, I would. To be released in May 2019.

100 -Falstaff -

Deep, opaque ruby colour, purple reflections. Dark minerality, candied violets, fine oak, red and black berry fruit with nougat, cherry jelly, but also vanilla, graphite and liquorice; extremely multi-faceted. Complex, taut and carried by a fine fruitiness, ripe tannins, nougat touch, shows freshness as well as length, has certain ageing potential. The best Dominus ever. PM.

100 -The Wine Independent -

A blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 8% Petit Verdot, the 2016 Dominus is deep garnet-purple in color. Pow! It erupts from the glass with powerful black and blue fruit notes of blueberry preserves, crème de cassis, juicy blackberries, and crushed plums, followed by hints of lilacs, cardamom, baking spices, and fragrant soil. The palate is full-bodied, youthful, bright, and pure with so many fruit, spice, and floral layers and a fantastically ripe, soft texture, finishing so bright that it shines. Incredible!

98+ -Jeb Dunnuck -

Another possible legend in the making is the 2016 Dominus, a classic blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot and the rest Cabernet Franc brought up in 40% new French oak. Pure, pristine notes of charcoal, cold fireplace, smoke tobacco, and both blue and black fruits all flow to a full-bodied 2016 that has incredible elegance and finesse, yet also depth and density. It’s more backward and reserved than the 2015 and needs 4-5 years of cellaring. It will unquestionably live for 25-30 years.

98 -James Suckling -

The opulence of fresh flowers and dark fruit is so impressive. There’s so much going on, from flowers to currants. The palate is full and powerful, but what impresses most are the ripe tannins and the amazing poise at the finish. Tightens down at the end. A blend of 84 per cent cabernet sauvignon, eight per cent petit verdot and eight per cent cabernet franc. Drink in 2021.

97 -Vinous -

The 2016 Dominus is a dark, somber wine. I don't quite see the explosive energy of the 2013 or 2010, not the seductiveness of the 2012, but the 2016 has a distinct charm that is all its own. Quite frankly, I can't remember a young Dominus with this combination of fruit density, freshness and polished tannins. A huge center of fruit emerge with time in the glass in a big, large-scaled Dominus that should provide readers with a long drinking window of pure pleasure once some of the baby fat wears off.

95 -Wine Spectator -

This marries a range of old-school savory, tobacco, chestnut and bay leaf notes with a dense and muscular core of dark currant and blackberry fruit, all backed by a loam-swaddled finish. Long and dense, but defined, with the fruit steadily emerging to win out in the end. Patience is required. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023 through 2040. 5,500 cases made.

Technical Details

Blend 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 8% Cabernet Franc
Winemaker Christian Moueix
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 18 months
Alcohol 14.5%
Production 5,500 cases

Dominus Estate Proprietary Red Napa Valley 2016

Name: Dominus Estate Proprietary Red Napa Valley 2016
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1006693
Price: 289.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Proprietary Blends | California

WA100, FS100, TWI100, JD98+, JS98, VN97, WS95

Dry-Farmed & CCOF Certified Organic

$550.00

$289.00

750ML

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Moueix's Dominus has become an international sensation taking this storied estate into a new stratosphere of acclaim and stardom. Everyyear our tiny allocation gets swooped by collectors around the globe and with all hype around the 2016, we don't expect this will last long at all. As Robert Parker's Wine Advocate proclaimed of this wine:

“If I could give more than 100 for this one, I would.” - WA

'Nuff said!

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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