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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Vinnut on 12/15/2023 & rated 96 points: Deep dark reddish-purple garnet in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & cassis with overtones of earthy/dusty, spices & floral notes, some herbal notes, minerals, anise, coffee/cocoa & a slight hint of oak/vanilla in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, with layers of lush ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & dark raspberries with herbs, minerals, spices, coffee, cocoa & a hint of oak/vanilla. Lingering finish. Drinks well at present with decanting & extended airing but should develop further with additional aging at which time it may rate a higher score (95+). An indicative blend of 85% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc & 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. A remarkable wine! (854 views) | | Tasted by OldHick95 on 12/3/2023 & rated 95 points: Night 1: Black cherry, ripe blackberry, and dried orange peel dominated with baking spice showing through. Gently coating tannins. Night 2: caramel and molasses aromas emerged, and the fruit flavors came through as more blended sauce or puree. Milk chocolate accents. (787 views) | | Tasted by PlanetX on 6/10/2023 & rated 94 points: Union Grands Crus Bordeaux (UGC) 2020 Tasting (Hangar 14, Bordeaux): Very attractive fruit, in fact maybe a bit too much - picked a little late? Never less good balance with good mouthfeel. (1814 views) | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/21/2023 & rated 95 points: The perfume, with its white and red flowers, cherries, licorice, smoke, espresso and smoke is gorgeous. Medium-bodied, soft, silky and fresh, the wine provides layers of vibrant, sweet, clean, pure, red pit fruits, black plums, earth, roasted coffee, smoke and chocolate on the palate, which is perfect for its elegant stylings. This is clearly a top vintage for La Dominique. Drink from 2025-2050. (1807 views) | | Tasted by FransS on 3/6/2023 & rated 92 points: The 2020 vintage UGCB tasting in Amsterdam 03/06/2023 (Amsterdam): A black fruit (CS) impression, pure and tasty, with sufficient concentration in the midtaste; there is a good balance, although the tannins need some further ripening. (1359 views) | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/6/2023 & rated 93 points: UGCB tasting Bordeaux 2020 Walkaround tasting so in general just short notes (Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam.): Luxurious wine with beautiful oak, juicy dark berries, good acidity, tannin and length with a slight touch of sweetness in the finish. 93+ (2110 views) | | Tasted by kevinpatrick on 1/24/2023: 2020 Bordeaux UGCB -- the 3rd straight great vintage? Possibly (Washington DC): UGCB Washington DC tasting: Earthy nose, softly aromatic Rich mouthfeel, tasty dark cherries with some spice Savory finish (1227 views) | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 1/9/2023 & rated 93 points: Dunkle Frucht, Kirschen, floralte Töne in der Nase. Der Gaumen zeigt viel Gerbstoff, wirkt straff, trotz reifer Frucht frisch, saftige Säure, dunkelfruchtiges würziges, Finale. Sehr schöner La Dominique 2026-2044 (Verkostet am 8. November 2022 in Zürich) www.vvwine.ch (795 views) | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 6/3/2021 & rated 94 points: The nose pops with its black raspberry, floral, licorice, espresso, earth and crushed rock aromas. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, silky, fresh, clean and pure. The tannins are silky, with endnotes leaving you with a trail of sweet, refined red fruits. Give it 3-5 years in the cellar, allowing it to fill out and it will be easy to taste over the next 2 decades after that. 93-95 Pts (3963 views) | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 5/22/2021 & rated 94 points: 93-95 vvPunkte Feiner Duft, Kräuter, Kirschen, Blüten, Stein, würzige Noten, sehr komplex. Der Auftakt ist straff, frisch, saftig, mittlerer Körper, sehr gute Gerbstoffqualität, die Säure ist stimmig, hält den Wein wunderbar frisch, trägt ihn in einen würzigen und langen Abgang. Einmal mehr ein sehr schöner La Dominique 2026-2044 (April/Mai 2021) vvWine.ch (1157 views) | | Tasted by chatters on 5/10/2021: Airoldi - Bordeaux En Primeur 2020 (Quay Restaurant, International Passenger Terminal, Sydney): Softly plummy, sweet spice, slight alcohol warmth on the nose...In the mouth it's plummy with sweet spice, velvety tannins, softly easy, simple, balanced, pleasant with slight non-intrusive alcohol heat. (1406 views) | | Tasted by Shrewsram on 4/22/2021 & rated 93 points: Near opaque, vibrant and glossy appearance. Ripe and fresh nose, notes of boozy chocolate and black cherry with some red touches. Luxurious feel to this. Some alcohol/vapour, but in balance with the style, more of those liqueur chocolates, this is layered and generous and very long with it. (1017 views) |
| By Julia Harding, MW JancisRobinson.com (1/24/2024) (Ch La Dominique St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling JamesSuckling.com (5/18/2023) (Château La Dominique St.-Emilion , France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck JebDunnuck.com, 2020 Bordeaux from Bottle (3/29/2023) (Chateau La Dominique) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Antonio Galloni Vinous, Bordeaux 2020: Saving the Best for Last (Feb 2023) (2/1/2023) (La Dominique La Dominique Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin Vinous, Thrice Is Nice: Bordeaux 2020 in Bottle (Feb 2023) (2/1/2023) (La Dominique La Dominique Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle Decanter, Bordeaux 2020 in bottle (1/2/2023) (Château La Dominique, Merlot, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack Winedoctor, December 2022 (12/1/2022) (Château La Dominique St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW JancisRobinson.com (11/9/2022) (Ch La Dominique St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni Vinous, 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur: Almost Back to Normal (Jun 2021) (6/1/2021) (La Dominique La Dominique Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux 2020: En Primeur – Part 1 (5/23/2021) (Chateau La Dominique) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jane Anson Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2020 St-Émilion (5/1/2021) (Château La Dominique, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin Vinous, Vingt-Vingt Vins: Bordeaux 2020 (May 2021) (5/1/2021) (La Dominique La Dominique Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW JancisRobinson.com (4/15/2021) (Ch La Dominique St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | JancisRobinson.com (4/15/2021) (Ch La Dominique St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling JamesSuckling.com (4/10/2021) (Château La Dominique St.-Emilion , France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack Winedoctor, April 2021 (4/1/2021) (Château La Dominique St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of JancisRobinson.com and JamesSuckling.com and JebDunnuck.com and Vinous and Decanter and Winedoctor. (manage subscription channels) |
| Château La Dominique Producer Website - Read more about Chateau La DominiqueRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
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2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest" 2019 vintage reports 2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage." 2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman "The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as: - sales price levels - national and international commercial distribution - the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux: Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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