THE PRODUCER
Christian Moueix is a winemaker and president of the Bordeaux negociant house
Etablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix. During travels in California in 1981, he
discovered the Napanook vineyard, which is nestled in a natural amphitheatre at
the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains on the western side of Napa Valley.
Napanook is thought to be where Napa’s first vines were planted. Soon after
Dominus Estate was born and the first vintage produced was 1983.

The Estate consists of 40 hectares planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet
Franc and Petit Verdot in gravelly clay loam soils. The vineyard is organically
and sustainably farmed, and the farm is planted throughout with indigenous plant
species and wildflowers to provide refuge for local wildlife. Today the vines
are dry-farmed, which means they rely only on the water naturally present in the
soil, without any irrigation.

THE WINE

The Dominus estate wine is a Cabernet Sauvignon led blend, complemented with
varying proportions of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, and matured for 18-22
months in French oak barrels. The wines are pure and powerful with a strong
sense of place, and a bold and vibrant flavour profile.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2016Country:U.S.A.
Region:California
Sub region:Napa ValleyGrape:86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot & 8%
Cabernet FrancStyle:Bold & structuredSweetness:DryABV:14.5%Drinking window:2019
- 2055Size:750mlFood match:Beef and venison

CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.