4/5

fruit

5/5

body

3/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Dominus

2004 {(currentVariant.size?' | ':'')} {( currentVariant.size )}

Various vintages

Cocoa / Fruity / Powerful / Spice / Vanilla

Yountville, Napa County, California, United States

Red

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot

Drink Now/Cellar

VN 94 WA 97

Deep red in color, with an intense nose of vanilla, black currants and cedar. The elegant integration of the tannins and fruit is noticed immediately. Flavors of warm mulled spices on the mid-palate complement the balanced and complex structure. The long, aromatic finish exhibits notes of leather and cardamom.

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meat:
Beef, Game, Lamb

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Stephen Tanzer

(14.1% alcohol): Bright, dark red with ruby highlights. Superripe but highly complex nose exudes scents of blueberry, violet, minerals, licorice, game and cocoa powder. Plush and seamless on the palate, conveying a wonderfully silky mouth feel to the dark fruit, coffee and licorice flavors; less animal in character than some other very ripe vintages of Dominus. This wonderfully suave, sweet, youthful wine finishes with slowly mounting, very fine-grained tannins and considerable class.

4/5