2013 Dominus, Napa Valley Subregion_Santa Cruz Mountains and a 23-month aging regimen

and a 23-month aging regimen in 37% new French oak

where the Amalric family has managed the estate since the 1950s after replanting the vineyards from the ground up

It is a winemaking philosophy that deliberately avoids the mask of new oak

linear tannins and a persistent mineral backbone

A grape that was nearly extinct 20 years ago

2013 Dominus, Napa Valley Subregion_Santa Cruz Mountains and a 23-month aging regimenDominus Estate was established in 1983 by Christian Moueix, who chose to plant his vines on the historic Napanook vineyard in Yountville, a site originally cultivated in 1838. The vines grow in gravelly clay loam soils at the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains and are made from a blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc. In the glass, the wine shows intense dark fruit aromas of blackberry and blackcurrant alongside