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  • Country ranking ?

    416
  • Producer ranking ?

    38
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    now to 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Butterflied leg of lamb

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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

The 1986 Dominus Estate is the fourth vintage produced by the John Daniel Society, and, as always, the grapes for this wine were grown solely at Napanook Vineyard in Yountville, California. This vintage marks the first of the “second series” of Dominus Estate — the 1986, 1987, and 1988 vintages use Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc in the blend, which introduces a floral, herbal character and added complexity.

The varietal compo...

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Tasting note

ending

Medium, Round and Lingering

taste

High in Acidity, Well-structured, Good texture, Mature, Medium-bodied, Modest and Round

Verdict

Well-rounded and Average

Written Notes

In theory this was a clever California wine to serve first, before we had cottoned on to the transatlantic theme, since Christian Moueix's early wines from his Dominus estate (first vintage 1983) were particularly bordeaux-like in youth. However this one seemed so sweet and dense that once I had realised it was from Napa Valley I guessed it was Caymus, which is not really the style of Dominus at all. Perhaps it was the proximity to the slightly more austere charms of the Cheval that made it seem so burly and sweet.

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Origin

Yountville, Napa Valley

Vintage Quality

Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None
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