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Manage Subscriptions1991 Dominus Estate Napanook Vineyard
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 303
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cweiss Likes this wine:
March 13, 2024 - At St Botolph's dinner. A mini horizontal with a 1991 Mondavi Reserve and mini vertical with a 2002 Dominos, as well as 1989 and 2000 Leoville Barton. Not blind, but the two Dominus had the same plush feel in the mouth that made them quite different from the other wines. The 2002 unsurprisingly had fresher fruit and was my preference of the California wines, but I was pleased with how my 1991 showed.
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glou.sf Likes this wine: 96 points
January 10, 2024 - Dinner at Foliage (San Francisco): Very distinctive nose with lots of green bell pepper, fragrant black cherries, leather, a good amount of menthol, and some cassis. Lovely palate with good acidity and complexity, more dark cherry and fruit flavors, and some underwood. Long and lingering finish that is quite primary still. This is a powerful yet elegant and very well balanced wine. It's not easy drinking and I found this the most challenging out of all the wines tasted that night, but it's also the most interesting to me.
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aagrawal wrote: 94 points
January 10, 2024 - Dinner with Herwig (Foliage, SF): Amazing nose with fantastic black currant, some savory green, a touch of pepper; palate is full bodied, medium-plus vibrant acidity, balanced alcohol, black fruited, slight chocolate; finish is medium-long. Very lovely, a treat. 94
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Geoff Likes this wine: 99 points
January 1, 2024 - Wow and wow! Truly extarordinary. We all know the mantra, but it is remarkable to make a stellar wine like this no matter where the location. Still going strong with plenty of everything left in the tank.
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Burgundy Al wrote: 92 points
December 21, 2023 - Holiday Champagne Gala (Wilmette Harbor Club): Tasted alongside 1992 at gala dinner. Fully mature, less exciting than it was in its youth, coming across as enjoyable but less complex than 1992. Still easy to enjoy with very good length.
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By Neal Martin
Cellar Favorite: 1991 Dominus (Nov 2022), 11/1/2022 (link)(Dominus Dominus Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 11/2/2019 (link)(Dominus Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Vintage Retrospective: 1991 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (Jul 2018), 7/18/2018 (link)(Dominus Napanook Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2016, Issue #65, October 2016 American Wines Including A Great Lineup of Cutting Edge Wines From Oregon(Dominus (Napa Valley)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/10/2015 (link)(Dominus Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/13/2012 (link)(Dominus Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/4/2010 (link)(Dominus Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2010, Issue #25, The 1991 California Cabernets- Should There Be More Great Wines?(Dominus) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 1999, IWC Issue #85 (link)(Dominus Estate Red Wine Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By William Kelley
(link)(Dominus Estate, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
12/6/2013 (link) 92 points(Dominus Estate Napanook Vineyard) From magnum - bricking, very dark red violet color; mature, savory, corn beef, beef jus nose; tasty, mature, beef jus, corn beef, olive tapenade palate; medium-plus finish (more advanced than the last bottle I tried)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1991
- Type Red
- Producer Dominus
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Estate
- Vineyard Napanook Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 017224712107, 3157719387049, 400009424171, 636595102753, 636595106751, 636595107758, 636595113759, 636595115753, 636595116750, 636595199753, 636595211752, 636595212759, 636595215750
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 40 (1%)
- In Cellars 3,264 (62%)
- Consumed 1,962 (37%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef Wellington, choclate, filet, Grilled filet., Smoked salmonWho Likes This Wine
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- FamilyDominus Estate Napanook Vineyard
- ProducerDominus
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationEstate
- VineyardNapanook Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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- AppellationNapa Valley