Community Tasting Notes 75

• Papies wrote: 93 points

  April 8, 2024 - Kendrick’s Wine Club (67 Pall Mall, London): Double decanted for a good hour and a half. Definitely needed albeit what this wine needs is 10 years of more cellaring. Not that it is austere or defficult or closed down it’s just that , barring the beautiful nose, one but sees a small glimpse of what this wine can achieve once it hits its full stride . Now is it a beautiful and elegant wine ? For sure ! But is one drinking it at its peak? No way! 92-93 for now and a wine with another 20years of life ahead.

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• Brucie69 Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 25, 2024 - Nose: a rich but still quite nuanced nose of blackberries, black cherry, spice, graphite and some secondary earthy, mushroomy aspects.
  
  Palate. A really nice interplay of black and red fruits. With blackberries and black cherries forming the initial hit before the cherries become redder and then black and red raspberries take over and the acidity joins the party giving an almost refreshing undercurrent to what is still big fruit. Theres well integrated oak and a touch of Asian spices too. Tannins are mid weight as is the mouthfeel.
  
  Whilst clearly Napa, the relatively poor vintage conditions I think give it an elegance that I like more than the fruit pile drivers that I’ve had before from this region.

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• LBDWine wrote:

  February 16, 2024 - KIS young vintage

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• Dr. Bee Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 25, 2023 - Pop & pour. Needed an hour to open. Served with roasted duck breast and a chocolate cherry demiglass reduction. Perfect pairing! Day 2:was better. Paired with a 2017 Venge family reserve. The Venge paired with the venison. Hedonistic for sure

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• NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 12, 2023 - Mystery wine evening (Restaurant Lion's, Stuttgart): Glass: Unsuited white wine glass
  Popped and poured, tasted completely blind. Clear, deep ruby color. BDX style nose. On the palate green pepper, spices, good pressure, round, a bit got. Good length. 91+

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Dominus
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Estate
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 636595105754, 636595106751, 636595111151, 636595111373, 636595111755, 636595115753, 636595196752, 636595212759, 991006169364

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• Pending Delivery 39 (1%)
• In Cellars 3,416 (69%)
• Consumed 1,507 (30%)

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