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Manage Subscriptions2012 Château Le Dome
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru

























Community Tasting Notes 20
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Ernestas Likes this wine: 93 points
June 29, 2023 - Top wine of Chateau Teyssier, made from single vineyard planted in 1960-70, neighbour of Chateau Angelus. The only blend from portfolio based on CF, 20% Merlot. Deep garnet, ruby touch. Pronounced, rich & complex aroma of toasted herbs, raspberries, prunes, dried wild strawberries, toast, dried earth, leather, spices, tobacco. Medium+ body, well structured, silky textured, complex and layered flavours of fresh and dried fruits, leathery and spice notes, firm and high fine tannins, long finish with smoky touches.
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RichardsEric1 wrote: 96 points
March 12, 2023 - My first experience with this wine. Holy shit.
Color. Dark crimson red
Nose. Dense brooding fruit. Lots of blackberries and dark cherries. Clove, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel, ... so amazing. Kirsch. Gardenia and elevated floral characteristics.
Palate. Intense mouth feel. Bursting with fruit(first time I have said that) explosive mouth feel. Amazing red and dark purple fruits. Tannins and acidity are perfect. The finish just lasts and lasts.1 person found this helpful Comment -
chatters wrote:
November 5, 2022 - Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (The Landmark, London): Fresh blackcurrant and red currant, sweet spice, smells 'fresh'. Pretty nose. Medium plus intensity acidity, juicy, tangy fruit up from, fresh, tannins are dialled back, controlled, balanced, very slightly hard but this is rather splendid, bit yummy
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Juliansi Likes this wine: 93 points
March 24, 2022 - Never realised a wine could have 80% Cab Franc, this is quite a boutique right bank offering, and has a dense purple colour with blackfruit notes. Surprisingly ready to drink and so elegant too. Lovely!
What a surprise, bro @[1|9482449|Mika Tyson Teau] popped this freshly delivered Le Dome Saint-Émilion 2012 for us back to back after his incredible Mazerat 2010.
A superb evening of fun at Butchers Table, sure felt a lot more serious with the finely curated wines at our "Happy hour".
Malaysia - Mar 2022 -
VAGenius Likes this wine: 92 points
March 13, 2022 - Nose of dark fruits, rubber, and some floral notes. Dusty black fruit palate with dark minerals, graphite, black pepper, iron, and pewter notes. More iron and pewter on the finish, followed by black plum and licorice riding on plump tannins with lots of minerally earth as a finale.
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Pro Reviews 12
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By Georgina Hindle
Le Dôme masterclass: Decanter Fine Wine Encounter, London 2022, 11/5/2022 (link)(Le Dôme, Cabernet Franc, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Georgina Hindle
Le Dôme masterclass: Decanter Fine Wine Encounter, London 2022, 11/5/2022 (link)(Le Dôme, Cabernet Franc, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/24/2022 (link)(Le Dôme St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
December 2021, 12/1/2021 (link)(JCP Maltus Le Dôme St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Up From The Cellar #2 and Misc New Releases, 2/15/2018 (link)(Le Dome) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/20/2016 (link)(Le Dôme St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
2012 Bordeaux: Messages in a Bottle (Jan 2016), 1/1/2016 (link)(Le Dôme Le Dôme) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By James Lawther MW
Bordeaux 2012 results: St Emilion Grand Crus, 4/19/2013 (link)(Le Dôme, St-Émilion, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Ian D'Agata
April 2013, IWC Issue #168 (link)(Le Dome Saint-Emilion) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2013, 4/1/2013 (link)(Jonathan Maltus & Château Teyssier Le Dôme St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2013, Issue #44, The 2012 Bordeaux Vintage: A Very Inconsistent, But Classically-Proportioned Year(Château Le Dome) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022) (link)(Le Dôme Le Dôme Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Château Le Dome
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
- UPC Codes 3419466197846, 3510701201752
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 61 (10%)
- In Cellars 379 (64%)
- Consumed 150 (25%)
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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