Its dark plum/purple color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of truffles, forest floor, black cherries, black currants, and Asian spices. One of the finest wines of the vintage, it is complete, full-bodied, and seamlessly built with beautiful ripe tannins, low acidity, and a luscious, layered mouthfeel. The aromatics are even more evolved and complex than the 2005's. The 2006 should drink well for 20-25 years. (RP)

A blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot, the 2006 Dominus is deep garnet in color, with a touch of brick. It sashays out of the glass with an alluring perfume of incense, cinnamon stick, clove oil, and potpourri, over a core of blackberry pie, dried mulberries, and plum pudding, plus a hint of tobacco leaf. The full-bodied palate delivers beautiful tension to the mineral, red and black fruit layers, supported by finely grained tannins, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. (LPB)

Quite dark and with nice juiciness along the edges, this shows slightly warmed cassis and plum pâte de fruit accents that stretch out with a mix of sweet and savory details through the focused finish, where an iron note emerges steadily. Reveals some serious tannic grip at the very end. A very solidly built wine that seems likely to remain in this phase for a while. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. (JM, Web-2022)