"Organic farming is a natural extension of the long-held philosophy at Dominus Estate that vines produce more balanced and complex grapes when grown in harmony...
"Wine is a long game. It often takes a generation or more to learn the vagaries of a vineyard site. It takes a decade for...
DOMINUS 200294 Points The Super Cabernet “This wine combines staying power with tremendous elegance. The complex red fruit scents and satin pleasure of the texture make it...
DOMINUS 200395 Points “The 2003 Dominus has turned out even better than I thought from barrel. There are 4,800 cases of this 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7%...
“The Moueix Files” “When Bordeaux’s “Mr. Merlot” arrived in Napa Valley in 1981, he said it would him take 20 years to make great wine from...
DOMINUS 20033 Stars, Recommended “Christian Moueix, head of Bordeaux’s famed Chateau Petrus, used this bottling to celebrate 20 years of his wine from the Napanook vineyard....
DOMINUS 2002Exceptional “Fairly closed at first, but with an hour of air shows cherry, pepper, and tea notes, with hints of cumin and tar. One of...
DOMINUS 200393 Points “Christian Moueix’s Napanook vineyard has pedigree, and so does the wine. Moueix’s 20th—anniversary vintage, this emphasizes distinction and restraint, the deep black fruit...
DOMINUS 200590-92 Points “…the 2005 Dominus exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue as well as a classic bouquet of fresh herbs, spice box, cedar, and black currants....
DOMINUS 200592-95 Points “Saturated ruby-red. Vibrant, complex nose melds blackberry, cherry, violet, mocha, cocoa powder, game and tobacco. Rich, fat and large-scaled for a young Dominus,...