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  • Country ranking ?

    300
  • Producer ranking ?

    28
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Game

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The Story

Dominus is created by French winemaker Christian Moueix, who crafted the wines of Chateau Petrus (a bottle of which recently sold at auction as one of the most expensive wines ever sold). The Dominus estate owns the historic Napanook Vineyard that was the base of so many of the historic Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignons of the 1950s and 1960s. It is considered one of the finest reds of Napa Valley.

Christian Moueix’s approach to creating wines ...

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Wine Information

DOMINUS 1985

The 1985 Dominus Estate is produced solely from Bordeaux varieties grown at Napanook Vineyard, creating the most harmonious and complex wine of the “first stage” of Dominus Estate — the 1983, 1984 and 1985 vintages were blended from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes grown on the property when we took over management.

The 1985 vintage is composed of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot. The climatic conditions of the 1985...

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Tasting note

color

Brick red

ending

Long and Round

flavors

Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberry and Voluptuous

taste

Medium-bodied

Written Notes

Moderately intense, dark ruby red colour. Intense, spicy, herbaceous, cassis nose. Full-bodied, silky structure, smooth, elegant and velvety. Round and very appealing. JL 93p (8/2018)

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Origin

Yountville, Napa Valley
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