2008 Dominus Estate

Community Tasting Notes (168) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  4/27/2024 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points

  4th Saturday Brown Bagger (R&D's): Double blind. Dark color. Aromas of blue and black fruits, clay and paprika. Full-bodied with medium tannins and flavors of red and black fruit, spice and dried herbs. Twenty minutes in the glass and some swirling coaxes out green tobacco, blackberry and mocha elements. The palate becomes more plummy and dark, picking up a chocolate flavor as well. Quite rich and plush, with a lengthy finish.
  
  Each time this shows up in our tastings it gets a little better, more open and enjoyable...even if it is on the more modern/generous side for Dominus. This certainly tasted much younger than sixteen. With three bottles of my own in the cellar, I am always happy to get a taste and see how it's doing. I'll continue to hold for now...check in perhaps 2028-2030? (R&D)

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  2/24/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 97 Points

  In the bouquet beautiful dark berries and well dosed oak and cedar. On the palate juicy dark berries, sweet spices, some pleasant sweetness, beautiful acidity, round tannin and a great length. Very beautiful wine in its early maturity stage. Delicious!

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  1/26/2024 - mcromain1021 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  What a special wine. Over 80% Cabernet with Cab Franc and Petit Verdot. Deep purple in color with hints of blackberry, cherry and plumb. Still super dry on the finish, but harmonizes well with the still very prevalent fruit. At 16 years old, still so youthful, it was amazing. This will continue to drink at peak for another 10-15 years with ease. I wish this was my first bottle of a six pack, but alas not to be--one and only.

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  9/23/2023 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Tasted blind. This is in a weird spot right now. I called it CdP from 2007 vintage. That’s how far off I was on this wine. Once it was revealed, I quickly picked up the sweetness of the Cabernet fruit on the finish. However, there was a kirsch liqueur dominant character on the finish and I detected alcohol so it threw me off as Grenache from a hot vintage. I will keep my hands off my remaining bottles for a while to allow this to harmonize. Blind tasting is a great equalizer to remove label bias.

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  7/23/2023 - Winedad53 wrote: 95 Points

  Drinking beautifully. Well balanced core of black fruit, leather, touch of iron and sweet finish. 10-15 more years ahead of it.

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