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Dominus Estate Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011
USA : NAPA VALLEY : YOUNTVILLE Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc MED-BODIED, WILD STRAWBERRY, RED CURRANT, TOBACCO LEAF, CRUSHED ROCK, NEW OAK Christian Moueix, of Petrus and Trotanoy in Pomerol, has farmed the Napanook vineyard west of Yountville since 1982. The site is dry farmed on volcanic gravel that drains hard, which is exactly the asset you want in a year like 2011. That year was cold, wet and late, and Napa spent a decade arguing about it. The critics still do: Decanter 96 pts, Wine Advocate 89 pts. Both agreed it succeeded where the vintage defeated others. Fifteen years on, this is 86% Cabernet Sauvignon with Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, savory rather than plush, and ready to drink now. PAIRINGS : Roast leg of lamb Wine & Spirits called this a great bottle for lamb; rosemary meets the herb and tobacco notes Grilled ribeye enough tannin for fat and char without flattening the meat Aged Comte nutty, crystalline cheese picks up the almond and caramel in the wine
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The 2011 Dominus is a bold, powerful wine. It opens with a huge bouquet redolent of dried herbs, licorice, spice, tobacco and espresso. Relative to most vintages of Dominus, the 2011 is a bit light, but compared to most wines of the year, it is pretty big! The cool, savory notes that are typical of the year are present, but not dominant, while the 2011 is marked by a distinctly red fruit profile. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2022)
The 2011 Dominus is a bold, powerful wine. It opens with a huge bouquet redolent of dried herbs, licorice, spice, tobacco and espresso. Relative to most vintages of Dominus, the 2011 is a bit light, but compared to most wines of the year, it is pretty big! The cool, savory notes that are typical of the year are present, but not dominant, while the 2011 is marked by a distinctly red fruit profile. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2022)
9.4
Julia Cochran
Manager/Buyer The Wine Club-Santa Clara
Young and awkward now but lots of potential from an "off" vintage.
Young and awkward now but lots of potential from an "off" vintage.
8.5Rebekah Wineburg
Winemaker Buccella Wines
In an awkward stage?
In an awkward stage?
8.4
Big Bob Dillon aka G-Somm
Too young , not showing well
Too young , not showing well
8.1
Mike R
Ok I have been a little under the weather so just posting from this weekend and this was good to great but just not as good as the 10 and 12 and 13 is better but still loved it and gave me a smiley
Ok I have been a little under the weather so just posting from this weekend and this was good to great but just not as good as the 10 and 12 and 13 is better but still loved it and gave me a smiley
9.3
Kevin Ortzman
Red raspberry on he nose with a leather and tobacco finish
Red raspberry on he nose with a leather and tobacco finish
9.1
Riccardo L.
Herbal, menthol, smoke, barrel, licorice and forest berries. What an impressive mixture of flavours! What a tour de force to pull off a wine like this on an off-year in Napa. So good.
Herbal, menthol, smoke, barrel, licorice and forest berries. What an impressive mixture of flavours! What a tour de force to pull off a wine like this on an off-year in Napa. So good.
9.4
R. Addison Wehrfritz
'11 Dominus is like a teenage girl, moody and unpredictable
'11 Dominus is like a teenage girl, moody and unpredictable
7.8R. Addison Wehrfritz
2011 was a dark and wet vintage for Napa. This may explain the palpable tension that currently permeates this opulent, rich, yet nonetheless lacking red blend. With a gentle spin of your glass, tanned leather and dark fruit aromas are carried upward on a wave of ethanol vapor. This wave comes crashing down with a cheek grippingly sour finish that may convince you to give this vintage some time to mature.
2011 was a dark and wet vintage for Napa. This may explain the palpable tension that currently permeates this opulent, rich, yet nonetheless lacking red blend. With a gentle spin of your glass, tanned leather and dark fruit aromas are carried upward on a wave of ethanol vapor. This wave comes crashing down with a cheek grippingly sour finish that may convince you to give this vintage some time to mature.
7.9
Alex Powell
Excellent napa cab, more classic than a good many bordeaux, with richness, structure and complexity to match most at the $200 mark as well. Lovely graphite, tilled earth, spruce and tobacco nose, refined cassis in background. Very elegant, mineral and long on the palate. 2011 vintage.
Excellent napa cab, more classic than a good many bordeaux, with richness, structure and complexity to match most at the $200 mark as well. Lovely graphite, tilled earth, spruce and tobacco nose, refined cassis in background. Very elegant, mineral and long on the palate. 2011 vintage.
9.2
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