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Dominus Proprietary Blend Napa Valley 2020 (Half Bottle 375mL)

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99 -Decanter -

With a good decant, the compact, quiet bouquet of this 2020 Dominus begins to show off, exhibiting perfumed aromatics of dark-toned berry fruit, blood orange, and cocoa nibs. It boasts impressive staying power with a real depth of concentration of fruit. Long strands of velvety tannins are interwoven around pure and symphonic black-toned fruit, while bright and present acidity provides the kind of lift that makes the wine seem almost featherweight. A beautiful red florality envelops the finish. Winemaker Tod Mostero said that hours before the Glass Fire on 27 September, they had just brought in the last of their grapes. It's a good thing, too, because it's a splendid wine and deserves to share the spotlight with the best wines of the vintage. Aged 16-18 months in 40% new French oak.

95 -Wine Spectator -

95 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

An excellent wine, even if not a great Dominus, the 2020 Dominus delivers waves of dark fruit—think predominantly cassis. A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, it's full-bodied and richly textured, perhaps a bit warm and open-knit because of the summer's heat, but with a long, velvety finish attractively tinged with mocha and dark chocolate.

93 -Vinous -

The 2020 Dominus is one of the wines of the vintage in this crazy year marked by drought and fires. There's plenty of upfront richness and fruit, but the mid-palate and finish taper off faster than they would in a higher-quality vintage. Here, too, the balance is notable, even if there is no escaping the reality that the 2020 is a relatively small-scaled Dominus.

Technical Details

Blend 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc
Winemaker 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 2020 (Half Bottle 375mL)

Name: Dominus Proprietary Blend Napa Valley 2020 (Half Bottle 375mL)
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014610
Price: 139.95 USD
Availability: InStock

Cabernet Sauvignon | California

DC99, WS95, WA95, VN93

Dry-Farmed & CCOF Certified Organic

$275.00

$139.95

375ML

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The 2020 Dominus is a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, rolling out of the glass with expressive notes of baked blackberries, preserved plums, and kirsch, with suggestions of Indian spices, sandalwood, potpourri, and black truffles, plus a ferrous hint. Winemaker Tod Mostero dry-farms the Napanook Vineyard with minimal intervention, vinifying each parcel separately to preserve the expression of this singular Yountville site. The 2020 delivers plenty of upfront richness and fruit, though it is more modest in scale than the towering vintages on either side of it, making it a relatively accessible and approachable entry into the Dominus canon. Available in half bottles, it is an excellent format for exploring what this iconic estate does even in a more restrained year.

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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