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We KNOW you’ve been exhausted with options today…

But DOMINUS?! A Napa 1st Growth at the best price anywhere?!!!

Just saying the name fills me with a sense of raw power and prestige.

Of course, it starts with the Moueix family of the pearl of Pomerol Château Pétrus fame (plus La Fleur-Pétrus, Trotanoy, Hosanna, etc.) Christian Moueix came to Napa in the 1980s to start a new project with Napanook Vineyard, originally planted by George Yount in 1838, that became Dominus. And he earned massive praise and recognition from day one.

A recent Wine Enthusiast study of “California’s Top 10 Collectible Wines” ranked Dominus #2 just below Screaming Eagle, and above Scarecrow, Opus One, Monte Bello, Harlan, Colgin, Insignia, because “Moueix first fell in love with Napa Valley as a grad student studying enology at UC Davis, during the 1960s. Dominus Estate, a minimalist stone winery in the historic Napanook Vineyard in Yountville, is his monument to that moment… one of the most long-lived and classically styled wines in California, mostly from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. Collectors have invested in Dominus for a generation, but it’s recently appreciated in value almost as fast as Screaming Eagle.”

Speaking of speed, we have just a handful of bottles to spare, sorry!

100 Points – The Wine Palate “The 2023 Dominus is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot. Opaque purple-black in color, it slowly unfurls to reveal a powerful core of blackcurrant jelly, ripe black plums, and fresh blueberries, followed by hints of menthol, crushed rocks, dried sage, black truffles, and black olives. The full-bodied palate is both generous and energetic, displaying an impressive array of savory and earthy nuances among the dense black fruit layers and a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins and beautiful tension, finishing with epic length. Drink 2029-2059.”

100 Points – Inside Bordeaux “The aromatics are a little more contained than the Napanook, knitted down with savoury incense and charred sandalwood, and a texture that even visually is rich and supple. Through the palate, things move slowly and deliberately, tobacco, musk, ocean spray, iris, with layers of sweet red liquorice, olive tapenade, latte, crushed rocks, broth, cranberry, just a beautifully crafted wine that is so enticing you could drink it now, but that promises to reward long ageing. 40% new oak, Tod Mostero winemaker, Christian Moueix owner. A late harvest from October 7-18. Drink 2026-2045.”