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2009 Dominus Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend (Winery Direct Library Release)

2009 Dominus Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend (Winery Direct Library Release)

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Wine Advocate

Review Date: 01/2020
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The 2009 Dominus is a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet colored, it rolls easily, sensuously out of the glass with evolving fruit notes of baked blackcurrants, plum preserves, mulberries and fruitcake plus underlying suggestions of charcuterie, camphor, chocolate-covered cherries and candied violets with just a touch of cast iron pan. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is an exercise in balance, with loads of emerging black fruit and earthy layers and a solid line of finely grained tannins, finishing very long with a perfumed lift. (LPB)

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 12/2017
Deep ruby opaque colored, the 2009 Dominus is a killer bottle of wine made from 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and the balance Petit Verdot. Loaded with notions of black currants, black cherries, graphite, lead pencil shavings, and crushed flowers, this beauty is full-bodied, deep, concentrated, and decadent. Perfectly balanced, pure and layered, it’s a sensational wine and you should count yourself lucky if you have bottles of this in the cellar. It will keep for another two to three decades.

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James Suckling

Review Date: 10/2012
Stunning nose of lavender and flowers. Currants and raspberries. Subtle and intriguing. Full and dense but wonderfully balanced with firm and silky tannins and a persistent finish. Dusty texture. A wine so balanced that you want to drink it already.

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The Wine Independent

Review Date: N/A
A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2009 Dominius is deep garnet in color. It comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notes of blueberry jam, black cherry compote, and blackcurrant pastilles, followed by suggestions of aniseed, dark chocolate, tar, and fertile loam. The full-bodied palate is open and ready-to-go, featuring soft, silky tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with a skip in its step.
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Notes

97-points The Wine Advocate: "The 2009 Dominus saw about 40% new oak compared to the 20% for Napanook. A seamless classic, it offers a symphony of red and black currants, Asian plum sauce, lavender, and underbrush. Sweet Christmas fruitcake characteristics emerge from this magnificent Dominus that finished at 14.5% natural alcohol (slightly higher than usual). The seamless integration of acidity, tannin, wood and alcohol, the brilliant length and overall compelling complexity and richness make it one of the great classics from this historic estate. It should drink well for 20-25 years. (RP)"

Product Details

Origin: Napa Valley, California, United States

Type/Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

Alcohol Content: 14.5%

SKU: #1094792

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