2009 Château La Dominique

Community Tasting Notes (71) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  1/18/2024 - Yagil wrote: 91 Points

  Wine Bordeauxphilia (at Adina's): Merlot (85%), Cabernet Franc (15%)
  Traditional Bordeaux winemaking, with fermentation in stainless steel tanks and aging in French oak barrels for 18 months
  Deep, ruby color with complex aromas of black fruits, spices, and tobacco.
  Full-bodied and powerful, with velvety tannins and a long, lingering finish.
  Can drink now or age further.

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  10/18/2023 - CharlesHK wrote: 90 Points

  First of six bottles purchased in 2016. Provenance perfect; decanted five hours, served at 20C. 14.5%. 100% merlot with this vintage, which is unusual for La Dominique.
  
  The deep, rich, dark almost impenetrable garnet colour on this wine is remarkable. Noteworthy. It just looks luxurious and full. Tremendous luster. Almost like liquid velvet. Impressive.
  
  Nose: very muted.
  
  Taste and mouthfeel: While approachable, its best days--by far--are still ahead. The wine almost has secondary characters at this stage, but not quit. Honestly, I won't touch my other bottles until 2029. Thick, but not inky. Mouth filling and long profile, but no overt oak. Rich, but not mouth coating or raspy.
  
  Great balance for a 2009. There is heavy extraction on this wine but the fruit, acidity, and oak match it. Surprisingly dry finish and lift on this wine, which is not obvious by looks alone. The wine looks like it will be a sweet, ripe, fruit bomb (ala - Chateau Rouget 2010). It isn't. I am betting that by 2029, this wine will be sublime, sophisticated, multi-dimensional. But, it is not there, yet.
  
  Enjoyable, no doubt, but it promises so much more. If you have got a proper cellar and it has been cellared properly since release, seriously, be patient. I really don't think you will be disappointed in six years time.
  
  So, how do I "score" this wine? 90 now, potential is 94.

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  6/15/2023 - mikelikewine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted for one hour. This is in a perfect spot. Feels mature but still with enough tannin left to suggest it can age further. Smooth and silky.

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  1/8/2023 - Rightbankrefreshment Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drinking well now. No need to wait.

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  10/19/2022 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points

  Beautiful bouquet with ripe red berries, sweet spices and some barnyard and stable smells. Same on the palate, full bodied, cigar box, licorice, tobacco and chocolate. Beautiful and soft acidity and tannin. The latter promises a future of several years more, but the wine is in a lovely drinking stage now.

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