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Manage Subscriptions1985 Dominus Estate
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 113
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mick978@gmail.com Likes this wine: 94 points
December 29, 2023 - Drinking superbly
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glucker Likes this wine: 92 points
October 11, 2022 - Oct 10 2022 thanksgiving dinner. Still has a lot of time.Had to use screwpull as cork was disintegrating .Lots of fruit and tannins .Long aftertaste
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salcorn Likes this wine: 93 points
August 7, 2022 - This was the best 85 Dominus I've had, and, surprisingly, one of the best from the 80s. More youthful than others, but still with some tannins, this bottle gave the impression that it might actually continue to improve for some years. Surprisingly aggressive for merlot, this wine might actually be just coming into its own, compared to later vintages where the merlot was blended out in favor of cabernet sauvignon.
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Dustonthebottle wrote: flawed
January 8, 2022 - Corked
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jlgnml Likes this wine: 93 points
November 20, 2021 - Delicious. Drink
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2021, Issue #93, The 1984 and 1985 Vintages Of California Cabernet Sauvignon(Dominus Red Table Wine (Napa Valley)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Bonus Articles, California Cabernet Sauvignon: A Tale of Two Epochs (June 2003)(Dominus) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
6/27/2003 (link) 83 points(Dominus Estate) Herbaceous, anise nose; very tannic, herbaceous, coffee, green, pepper palate; dry medium finish 83+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type Red
- Producer Dominus
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Estate
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 636595212759
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 8 (1%)
- In Cellars 853 (62%)
- Consumed 521 (38%)
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationEstate
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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