1992 | Dominus Estate | Christian Moueix

Introduction

Red Wine: 1992 | Dominus Estate | Christian Moueix

The 1992 Dominus has a strict and very Bordeaux-like nose with fine definition, tobacco, melted road tar and graphite emerging almost reluctantly with time.

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Producer: Dominus Estate

Vintage: 1992

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: United States, California

The 1992 Dominus has a strict and very Bordeaux-like nose with fine definition, tobacco, melted road tar and graphite emerging almost reluctantly with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a grainy structure, a bit “gruff” perhaps, good depth with just a touch of dryness towards the finish.

Producer Information

Dominus Estate is a wine producer based just outside northern Yountville, in California’s Napa Valley wine region. The winery makes one Napa’s so-called cult Cabernets and its eponymous wine regulary receives critical acclaim. The owner, Christian Moueix, has had ownership at least in part since 1982, and ran the estate concurrently with his family wine business in Bordeaux until 2008. The estate is based around the Napanook vineyard, which is notable for being one of the first sites planted to grapes in the Napa Valley. George Yount, who gives his name to the Yountville appellation, set up a vineyard here in 1838 and, since then, the 50-hectare (124-acre) site has been owned by all manner of Napa stalwarts including John Daniel Jr, who is widely credited with bringing the Inglenook estate to world prominence. Moueix went into partnership in 1982 with Robin Lail and Marcia Smith, the daughters of John Daniel Jr, and, in 1995, took over as the sole owner. Since then, a second vineyard has been added to the Dominus portfolio, this time in Oakville.