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Lot 33
Estimate: $475
1 very lightly and 3 stained labels.
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96 · 92-95
96 RJ "Dark red violet color; big, herbaceous, tobacco, cigar box, menthol, herbal nose; tasty, tobacco, herbaceous, cigar box, tart black fruit, tart plum, berry, anise palate; long finish 96+ pts. (best Dominus I've ever tasted)" 92-95 WA âThe 1995 Dominus, a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot, is not as sumptuous as the 1994, but it is still an exceptional example of Cabernet. The color is a deep, thick-looking purple. The wine possesses a sweet, cassis-scented aroma that has not yet begun to take on additional nuances. Full-bodied, with low acidity, sweet tannin, and outstanding concentration and purity, this should turn out to be equivalent, if not slightly superior to the 1992, and perhaps similar to the 1990. It is a large-scaled, more noticeably structured style of Dominus that will age well for two decades. Because of a strict selection, only 6,000 cases were made in 1995.â
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96 RJ "Dark red violet color; big, herbaceous, tobacco, cigar box, menthol, herbal nose; tasty, tobacco, herbaceous, cigar box, tart black fruit, tart plum, berry, anise palate; long finish 96+ pts. (best Dominus I've ever tasted)" 92-95 WA âThe 1995 Dominus, a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot, is not as sumptuous as the 1994, but it is still an exceptional example of Cabernet. The color is a deep, thick-looking purple. The wine possesses a sweet, cassis-scented aroma that has not yet begun to take on additional nuances. Full-bodied, with low acidity, sweet tannin, and outstanding concentration and purity, this should turn out to be equivalent, if not slightly superior to the 1992, and perhaps similar to the 1990. It is a large-scaled, more noticeably structured style of Dominus that will age well for two decades. Because of a strict selection, only 6,000 cases were made in 1995.â
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
California's most prestigious wine region, celebrated worldwide for opulent, structured Cabernet Sauvignon. Diverse soils and mountain-to-valley-floor sites yield wines of remarkable ripeness, power and longevity.
Yountville is a sub-AVA in central Napa Valley, California, producing balanced, structured Cabernet Sauvignon of ripe dark fruit and firm yet refined tannins, blending power with elegance.
Dominus Estate is Christian Moueix's Napa Valley property centered on the historic Napanook vineyard in Yountville, producing a structured, Bordeaux-styled Cabernet-dominated red (with Napanook as its second wine).
An aromatic red grape lending perfume, red fruit and a leafy, savory edge. It thrives in the Loire and as a key blending partner in Bordeaux, especially Saint-Emilion.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.
Produces plush, supple, fruit-forward reds with plum and chocolate notes. Softer and earlier-maturing than Cabernet, it adds flesh and roundness to blends and stars in Right Bank Bordeaux.
A deeply colored, tannic Bordeaux blending grape adding color, structure and floral, spicy complexity in small proportions.