Dominus Estate Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

USA : CALIFORNIA : NAPA VALLEYCabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet FrancFULL-BODIED, CASSIS, CRUSHED STONE, TOBACCO, VIOLET, NEW OAKChristian Moueix — the Frenchman behind Château Pétrus — spent years making his case to farm the Napanook vineyard, a 124-acre site planted in 1838 at the Yountville foothills of the Mayacamas. He eventually acquired it outright in 1995, and Dominus has since been his singular statement of what Napa Cabernet looks like when Bordeaux restraint meets Californian terroir. The vineyard is dry farmed on volcanic, gravelly clay loam soils; harvest is conducted in sections, sunny-side before shade-side; everything comes through optical berry sorting and lot-by-lot fermentation before a low-pressure press and 16+ months in 40% new French oak.The 2019 is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Independent gave it a perfect 100 points: “tightly coiled with so much latent energy waiting to explode.” Wine Advocate 98 pts. Vinous 98+ and says it needs another decade. Wine Spectator 96 pts calls it “built for serious cellaring.” James Suckling 98 pts. If you open it now, give it two hours in a decanter — minimum.PAIRINGS : Dry-aged bone-in ribeye full tannins and iron-mineral spine cut through fat and char Braised short ribs tobacco and earth notes in the wine mirror the braising fond Roast leg of lamb with rosemary classic Bordeaux pairing logic — herb and mineral registers align perfectly

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