Dominus 2008

Red
Napa Valley, United States
7.3
WineSaint

Brooding and formidable, with dark fruit locked beneath granite-like structure. Cassis and chocolate emerge slowly, joined by cedar and savory herbs. The tannins are massive but ripe. A monument that demands patience.

cassischocolatecedarherbs
Label

Dominus

Christian Moueix's Napa project, built on the historic Napanook Vineyard in Yountville, produces two Cabernet-based wines that sit among the valley's most age-worthy and structurally precise reds.