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Dominus Estate Napanook Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012
Dominus' second label, the Napanook is a great opportunity to try the Dominus magic at a fraction of the price. Drink this beauty while the Dominus is aging in the cellar.93 Points Robert Parker: "The 2012 Napanook displays a classic profile filled with cedarwood, Christmas fruitcake, spice box, sassafras and plenty of red and black currants. Some firm tannins are present, but they are well-integrated. This fruit-forward, opulent effort is a terrific second wine. Interestingly, it is a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot that should drink well for 15+ years."
Ratings on Delectable
Severn Goodwin 
Nose has ripe dark fruits, plum, blackberry, black cherry, wet rusted metal and garden soil. Palate has sweetened tart cherry juice, blackberry jam, wet leather, dried leafy herbs, cocoa powder, faint metallics with a long finish and mild tannins. Quite a nice bottle. Decanted 3H, starting to unfold, but 8-10 more years appreciated.
Nose has ripe dark fruits, plum, blackberry, black cherry, wet rusted metal and garden soil. Palate has sweetened tart cherry juice, blackberry jam, wet leather, dried leafy herbs, cocoa powder, faint metallics with a long finish and mild tannins. Quite a nice bottle. Decanted 3H, starting to unfold, but 8-10 more years appreciated.
9.3Severn Goodwin
Young Napa, but oak is fully resolved...
Young Napa, but oak is fully resolved...
9.1
Sipping Fine Wine
Deep intense red with aromas of rich dark fruit, smoke and spice. On the palate cherry and blackberry flavors with licorice and earthy spice. Soft dusty tannins but some time can make them better. Fresh on the finish with a lingering ending of toasty oak. Tasting Sample.
Deep intense red with aromas of rich dark fruit, smoke and spice. On the palate cherry and blackberry flavors with licorice and earthy spice. Soft dusty tannins but some time can make them better. Fresh on the finish with a lingering ending of toasty oak. Tasting Sample.
9.3
Riccardo L.
Best Napanook yet. Maybe reflected by the fact that it costs twice as much as it did a few years ago. Big and bold. Rivals some estate flagship wines and it's just a secondary.
Best Napanook yet. Maybe reflected by the fact that it costs twice as much as it did a few years ago. Big and bold. Rivals some estate flagship wines and it's just a secondary.
9.3
mattswineworld
A Napa Cab that has green, herbaceous aromas! Yes.
A Napa Cab that has green, herbaceous aromas! Yes.
9.2Geoff Troup
Sales Eder Brothers, Cellar Fine Wines
Extremely well balanced between fruit, tannin, and more aggressive flavors of earth. Impressive, but I bet this will be far superior in a few years.
Extremely well balanced between fruit, tannin, and more aggressive flavors of earth. Impressive, but I bet this will be far superior in a few years.
8.8
Alex Papanicolaou
Magnum. Not near its peak yet.
Magnum. Not near its peak yet.
9.0
Weijie Shi (Jay)
2012 vintage.
2012 vintage.
9.4
gino CapitalG
Round Pond Wine & Olive oil educator/sales
A little green and tight. Strong and pronounced as usual but I wonder what the high end stuff was like this year.
A little green and tight. Strong and pronounced as usual but I wonder what the high end stuff was like this year.
8.4
Anthony Giglio
Wine Blogger WineWiseGuy
Powerful; till developing; too young -- but no regrets!
Powerful; till developing; too young -- but no regrets!
9.0
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