DOMINUS PROPRIETARY RED WINE NAPA VALLEY 2005

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Notes on the Dominus Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley 2005 : WINE ADVOCATE REVIEW: 96 POINTS The 2005 Dominus (a 7,000-case cuvee of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest equal parts Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) has come of age, and is one of the strongest efforts they’ve made. It is possibly the best Dominus since the 2001, and perhaps even the 1997 or 1991. A beautiful, sweet nose of roasted coffee interwoven with kirsch, black currant, cedar, and spice box emerges from this deep ruby/purple-colored wine. The wine has fabulous intensity, a layered, opulent, full-bodied mouthfeel, well-integrated acidity, and a stunningly long finish. The layering of this wine as it builds incrementally on the palate is something to behold. An outstanding, sexy, ageworthy Dominus, it will benefit from 2-3 years of cellaring, and last for at least 25 or 30 years. When I am tasting at Dominus, they always present a wine opened the day before and decanted, and one just opened, and the extended aeration version always seems to be the better example of the wine, so plenty of decanting seems to be in order. Drink 2009-2037 WA # 174 Dec 2007 Robert Parker

NVWE NOTES: The 2005 Dominus is beautifully fruity, attractively spicy and immediately appealing, with its aromas of dark cherry, blackberry, violet, sandalwood, toffee and tobacconist-shop spice. It is plush and layered with fruit on the palate: a lingering cascade led by dark plum, dark berry, vanilla toffee and forest earth. The tannins surprise at the end as, although they are polished, they are more significant than the aromas or mid-palate flavors suggested. Delicious and seductive now with a rich beef roast or steak, this one will surely get deeper and more sophisticated if left in the cellar for another five years or so.



DOMINUS PROPRIETARY RED WINE NAPA VALLEY 2005

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