Community Tasting Note
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Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 95 points
November 25, 2020 - Somehow I've managed to be at this for a good two decades without ever trying a Dominus, at least not that I can remember. Figured I may as well remedy that. This has a little pop of California sweetness on the entry but from then on it's about as Bordeaux-like a California wine I've ever had. Initially more Pauillac/St.-Estephe like, but by the end more like a Graves with its singed, scorched character. The oak is doing a lot of heavy lifting here but it's as fancy as barrels get, not "oaky" in the sense of having any oak or wood flavors, just the full array of stuff that's derived from the oak (and the toast) - all those smoldering cigar and Graves-like charcoal elements. All of that is in the foreground, I can't say much about the fruit other than it's deep black in tone, mainly on account of that scorched sensation. The 15% alcohol doesn't throw the wine out of balance but does manifest itself when it comes to sip size and sipping pace. It is like it is nine tenths table wine and one tenth after-dinner libation.
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9 Comments
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WineGold commented:
11/25/20, 6:44 PM - Great note and terrific descriptions as I consider purchasing a few bottles. Thank you for this.
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Agunner23 commented:
11/27/20, 6:34 PM - Love the profile pic, by the way, I have an option to buy this for $215 a bottle is it really worth it? also, I have an option to buy Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard 2017 at $235. What is your opinion?
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Keith Levenberg commented:
11/27/20, 6:50 PM - Using wine.com coupon codes you can get it closer to $170 (look at the wineberserkers thread and use one of the $50 off codes). But honestly it would have to be even cheaper than that to be a buy for me. Buy 2016 Montrose or Pichon-Baron instead for less money - they are at the level of the most epic cabernets that have ever been made anywhere.
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Agunner23 commented:
11/27/20, 7:25 PM - Chateau Pichon Longueville au Baron Pauillac 2009 is on sale for $175 is that worth it? the others are not available by me. Living in Illinois is a pain in the but, binnys the largest chain store us. They are not allowed to do inter-store transfers and with tax rates from %7 to %10.5 depending on what store has it in stock, ugh illinoid
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Keith Levenberg commented:
11/27/20, 7:34 PM - That's a very competitive price on the '09 though I think '16 is even better. If you're in IL you should take advantage of HDH's 15% Thanksgiving sale. They had '16 Baron at $140 (sold out now). Plenty of goodies left though. Duhart Milon '18 at $65 drinks like twice the price.
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Agunner23 commented:
11/27/20, 7:35 PM - yeah but shipping will offset the cost from wine.com , how do I find wineberserkers coupon codes? thanks!
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Agunner23 commented:
11/27/20, 7:43 PM - what is HDH in illioins? this state is so screwed up, my town has 9% sales tax and I go 2 towns over and it is 7 to 8 percent.
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Keith Levenberg commented:
11/27/20, 8:00 PM - wine.com codes - https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3133197#p3133197
HDH - www.hdhwine.com -
Agunner23 commented:
11/28/20, 12:06 PM - ok thank you