2020 Dominus Estate
Community Tasting Note
Alexander Smith wrote:
90 Points
Friday, February 24, 2023 - Premiere Napa Valley; 2/22/2023-3/25/2023 (Napa, California): A very simple straight forward Cabernet, nothing right, nothing wrong neither. This showed notes of dark ripe fruit, blackcurrant, cassis, drying tannins, very little in the way of mouth feel, quite savoury on the mid palate finishing short. Lacking personality.
This is the second recent vintage of Dominus I have tasted and left felted puzzled. Will this improve in 20+ years? Possibly, but I can't help but feel confused by the high scores and what I have recently tasted. It is possible the wine was not properly prepared, however I can only judge the wine on its presentation.
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Comment posted by bsumoba:
3/3/2023 2:33:00 PM - How did you get to taste Dominus? Just curious since they are not really open to the public. Then again, some of these wines we taste aren't either, like VHR and Macdonald.
Comment posted by Alexander Smith:
3/3/2023 3:00:00 PM - It was at PNV tasting event at Spottswoode, the greatest wine event in the world :)
Comment posted by 3daywinereview.com:
7/22/2023 4:31:00 PM - 2020 will go down as one of the worst vintages from Napa ever. Can't believe they made a wine that vintage and even more charging over $300.
Comment posted by Alexander Smith:
7/22/2023 5:55:00 PM - I thought that was 2011? ;)
Comment posted by tward:
4/30/2024 6:27:00 PM - Thanks for the TN and everyone's comments. A local retail has a few bottles available at $230 and it's an easy pass.
Comment posted by Alexander Smith:
5/1/2024 4:41:00 PM - I would not buy this for $30
Comment posted by tward:
5/1/2024 6:06:00 PM - Damn, the mic has dropped!
Comment posted by 3daywinereview.com:
5/3/2024 4:26:00 PM - Funny thing is the critics probably loved it. This is why they have become completely unreliable as Suckling surprise with the 98 and WS and WA 95 each. That is why cellar tracker is the best benchmark for making buying decisions.
Comment posted by Alexander Smith:
5/3/2024 4:50:00 PM - Well someone has to pay for these publications to keep going, I guarantee you this is not 98 points. I am drinking Spottswoode 2020 now and this is probably one of the best wines of the 2020 vintage, and this is a solid 95 points but not nearly as good as the 2019.