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2012 Dominus, Napa Valley, California, USA

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (93%),Petit Verdot (5%),Cabernet Franc (2%)
Ready - youthful
Robert Parker
98+/100
Product: 20128036887
2012 Dominus, Napa Valley, California, USA
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (93%),Petit Verdot (5%),Cabernet Franc (2%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Dominus Estate

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 98+/100
The exuberance and drama in the stunning nose of the dense plum-colored 2012 Dominus offers up notes of Asian spice, ripe, black currants, kirsch, tobacco leaf and Christmas fruitcake. It is full-bodied and opulent, with no hard edges, a seamless integration of acidity, wood and tannin and a density and richness that are built to go on for 25-30 years.Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate (October 2015)
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Oct 2015)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Dominus Estate

Dominus is now entirely owned by Christian Moueix (of Château Pétrus fame) and produces one of the finest Bordeaux style wines in California. The fruit is sourced largely from the famed Napanook Vineyard located at Yountville in the Napa Valley. Some of the vines at Napanook are over 100 years old and it was one of the 3 vineyards from which the great vintages of Inglenook were produced. Dominus is a Bordeaux- style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. It is aged in one-third new oak barrels for 15 months. After a shaky start, Dominus is now a serious rival to Opus One and in recent years has arguably been the superior wine.
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