O Produtor, tasting note published in August 15th 2021
This is incredible on the nose, offering warm stones, blackcurrants, iodine and damp earth. Full-bodied with a tight central palate, then opens up with a weightless tannin structure that spreads across the palate. Fully integrated into the palate. This is a magic carpet wine. Really incredible. One of the landmarks of the vintage. Drinkable now and please try a bottle, but it's one for the cellar.
At Dominus Estate, the 2018 season started late and harvest from 1-15 October was 12 days later than our historical average. Seasonal rainfall was light (22″ versus 31″ annual average) and the early summer remained consistently warm. Late summer temperatures dipped below normals with morning fog in August and September. Fruit ripened slowly in the absence of heat spikes and harvest began with Cabernet Franc on 1 October. A storm system that brought 1.2″ of rain on 2 and 3 October interrupted the harvest. Hot and very dry weather returned on October 5 and harvest continued with Cabernet Sauvignon on October 9, followed by Petit Verdot. We harvested 94% of our fruit between 9th and 15th October. The grapes were full and ripe and the resulting wines are deep, complex and well articulated.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 106685
Dominus Estate
We produce wines that reflect the purity, complexity and character of grapes grown exclusively from the Napanook vineyard. This unique provenance qualifies our wines as estate bottled wines, a designation rarely found.
The character of a wine is defined by the grapes at harvest. With our extensive vineyard efforts, once we have the grapes in hand, our winemaking practice is minimalist:
Thorough selection of the clusters by hand.
Optical sorting of the berries.
Gentle pumping-over – delicately extracts aromas, colour, tannin, and reveals the personality of each blend.
Manual stacking from barrel to barrel every three months, using the skiff.
Address
Dominus Estate
2570 Napanook Road
Yountville, CA 94599 USA
Email: info@dominusestate.com
+1 707-944-8954
+1 707-944-0547
