1994 Dominus Estate Napanook Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
Cailles wrote:
93 Points
Sunday, December 31, 2023 - No notes taken. This second bottle from a weaker batch didn’t showcase the peak qualities that the 1994 vintage can achieve. It had just a bit less of everything that typically makes this wine outstanding: less density, a weaker and less pure fruit core, fewer tertiary aromas, and less tension and verve. It was still a very good wine, but not exceptional.
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Comment posted by V Vignes:
1/1/2024 11:26:00 AM - Thanks for your note.
Does this wine need time in a decanter other than to rid any sediment?
Thanks. Happy New Year!
Comment posted by Cailles:
1/1/2024 4:47:00 PM - I was fortunate enough to taste this wine over a dozen times over the past few years and usually the bottles were ready to go without decanting, but some bottle needed a few hours in the decanter (see previous tasting notes, often with decanting comment). So no definite answer. I would open it 2, 3 hours in advance and if its not open and singing decant it.
Comment posted by V Vignes:
1/1/2024 5:15:00 PM - Thanks for your advice. I did exactly that, only double decantied the wine back into to the cleaned bottle. Very little fine sediment was evident. The cork was absolutely perfect with no seepage at all!
This bottle was simply gorgeous! A nose of plums, new saddle leather, earth. The palate followed the bouquet with fully resolved tannins and some cedar on the back end. Served with a filet mignon with red wine sauce. Unfortunately, this was my last bottle of the 1994 but I’m still cellaring 3 bottles of the 1991.