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Dominus Estate Napa Valley 2006
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"There are 6,500 cases of the superb 2006 Dominus (91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot). Its dark plum/purple color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of truffles, forest floor, black cherries, black currants, and Asian spices. One of the finest wines of the vintage, it is complete, full-bodied, and seamlessly built with beautiful ripe tannins, low acidity, and a luscious, layered mouthfeel. The aromatics are even more evolved and complex than the 2005''s. The 2006 should drink well for 20-25 years. "
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Appellation
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Dominus Estate
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Napa Valley
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2006
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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United States
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Napa
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2031
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Dominus Estate
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Winery URL:
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www.dominusestate.com
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Reviews
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The Wine Advocate
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"There are 6,500 cases of the superb 2006 Dominus (91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot). Its dark plum/purple color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of truffles, forest floor, black cherries, black currants, and Asian spices. One of the finest wines of the vintage, it is complete, full-bodied, and seamlessly built with beautiful ripe tannins, low acidity, and a luscious, layered mouthfeel. The aromatics are even more evolved and complex than the 2005''s. The 2006 should drink well for 20-25 years. "
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The Wine Spectator
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2006
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Review Not Available
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The Wine Enthusiast
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International Wine Cellar
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2006
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94
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Good ruby-red. Rich, smoky, expressive aromas of plum, currant, licorice, tobacco, game and leather. Suave and lush in the mouth, with explosive flavors of currant and graphite. Quite suave and pliant, offering excellent balance and full, broad, well-buffered tannins. This is just over 14% alcohol. The non-decanted version showed aromas of plum, redcurrant, mocha and nutty oak, and hints of tobacco leaf and licorice in the mouth. Though it was tighter and more firmly tannic, it also showed considerable early complexity. This distinctly claret-like vintage may well merit an even higher score with six to eight years of bottle aging.
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Burghound
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2006
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7% Cabernet Franc; 5% Petit Verdot. Complexing touches of dusty earth, pepper and nicely fit oak are comfortably tied to a good dose of clean, clearly defined curranty fruit in the nose of this fairly fleshy young Cabernet, and, while quite rich, the wine is never beholden to ripeness and is at once both weighty and exceptionally well-balanced. It is built along claret-like lines, but is rife with generous fruit, and its relative lack of bluster should not be taken as a sign that it somehow lacks the potential for age. Let it sit for three of four years, and do not be surprised if it improves for twice as long.
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