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The 2006 Dominus (a 7,000-case cuvee of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest equal parts Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) has come of age, and is one of the strongest efforts they've made. There are 6,500 cases of the superb 2006 Dominus (91% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot). 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. Wine Advocate # 180 Dec 2008
Bright red-ruby. Lovely floral lift contributes precision to the aromas
of raspberry, rose petal and licorice. Sweet, high-pitched and sharply
delineated; velvety but not thick. There's a juicy quality to the ripe
red fruit, mineral and graphite flavors, not to mention a firm
underlying spine, that promises a long and positive evolution in
bottle. Quite young but not austere, finishing with building tannins
and lovely lift. The lingering perfume of red fruits, pepper, flowers
and licorice is unusually complex. A really superb 2006, seemingly
every bit as good as the sensational 2005. May/June 2009
This is a California Wine.
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2006 Dominus Napa Valley Red Blend MAGNUM 96pts (WA) 94+ pts (ST)
2006 Dominus Napa Valley Red Blend 96 pts (WA) 94+ pts (ST) MAGNUM California Wine
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