2012 Dominus Red Blend 750ml

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    2012 Dominus Red Blend 750ml

    Located in New York

    $279.00

    SKU 121479 Categories ,
    Flirting with perfection, the 2012 Dominus is composed of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Five thousand cases were produced, a relatively modest amount from this large vineyard’s big crop. Christian Moueix told me that there was plenty of heat in 2012, but there were no excessive hot spells that can plague Napa Valley vintners during the growing season and harvest. This wine’s opaque plum/purple color is accompanied by a beautiful nose of sweet crème de cassis, a touch of background oak (only 40% new oak is used), spice box, cedarwood, black cherries and a hint of spring flowers. The complex, intense aromatics are followed by a deep, opulent, multidimensional, full-bodied wine with not a hard edge to be found. Everything is seamlessly crafted in this beauty and the vintage’s abundant richness is well-displayed. This 2012 can be drunk in its exuberant youthfulness or cellared for another 20-25 years.
    JD99
    WA98+

    6 in stock

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    Three Dimensional
    Color/Type
    Red
    Producer
    Dominus
    Style
    Varietal/Spirit
    Blend
    Country
    United States
    Pairings
    Vintage
    2012
    Region/Category
    California
    Subregion
    Napa Valley
    Size
    750ml
    JK        WS        BH 98       ST 98       WA 98+, 99       AG        JR        JG        VINOUS        IWC        RJ       
    Reviews & Scores
    The exuberance and drama in the stunning nose of the dense plum-colored 2012 Dominus offers up notes of Asian spice, ripe, black currants, kirsch, tobacco leaf and Christmas fruitcake. It is full-bodied and opulent, with no hard edges, a seamless integration of acidity, wood and tannin and a density and richness. WA
    JD99
    The exuberance and drama in the stunning nose of the dense plum-colored 2012 Dominus offers up notes of Asian spice, ripe, black currants, kirsch, tobacco leaf and Christmas fruitcake. It is full-bodied and opulent, with no hard edges, a seamless integration of acidity, wood and tannin and a density and richness that are built to go on for 25-30 years. - WA
    WA98+

    Description

    Flirting with perfection, the 2012 Dominus is composed of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Five thousand cases were produced, a relatively modest amount from this large vineyard’s big crop. Christian Moueix told me that there was plenty of heat in 2012, but there were no excessive hot spells that can plague Napa Valley vintners during the growing season and harvest. This wine’s opaque plum/purple color is accompanied by a beautiful nose of sweet crème de cassis, a touch of background oak (only 40% new oak is used), spice box, cedarwood, black cherries and a hint of spring flowers. The complex, intense aromatics are followed by a deep, opulent, multidimensional, full-bodied wine with not a hard edge to be found. Everything is seamlessly crafted in this beauty and the vintage’s abundant richness is well-displayed. This 2012 can be drunk in its exuberant youthfulness or cellared for another 20-25 years.

    Additional information

    Weight 4 lbs
    Dimensions 6 × 6 × 16 in
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    Rating BH

    98
    Bottle Size

    Country

    Region

    Rating ST

    98
    Subregion

    Varietal

    Rating WA

    98+, 99
    Color

    Class

    Wine
    Category

    Fine & Rare, Retail
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    Best Score

    99

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