Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Christian Moueix |
Vintage | 1997 |
Country | United States |
Region | Napa Valley |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Stock | 0 |
The 1997 Dominus, a blend of 86.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 4.5% Merlot, is showing fabulously well. With 14.1% alcohol and a pH that would make many New World oenologists shudder (about 3.95), this wine is a fleshy, silky-textured, opulent wine with a gorgeous nose of roasted herbs, coffee, jammy black cherry and plum-like fruit.
A wine of substance and depth. Dark, rich and polished, with complex notes of earthy, meaty currant, anise, spice, cedar and leather, fanning out on the finish. Young and concentrated. Better than previously reviewed.