La Dominique St-Emilion 2009

Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends from St-Émilion, Right Bank, Bordeaux, France
JS 95
JD 94
RP 93
JA 93
WS 93
ST 92
14.5% ABV
Item # 307779

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95 points James Suckling: "Lots of blackberries, sweet tobacco and violets on the nose. Black tea. Full-bodied yet tight and very focused. Structured with very precise tannins. A beautiful and focused wine. Needs two or three more years of bottle age but gorgeous. (3/2/18)"

94 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2009 Château La Dominique is a beauty, offering a ripe, plush, sexy, and full-bodied style that still has a terrific sense of purity and elegance. Notes of red and black currants, white truffle, lead pencil, and sous bois all emerge from this classic Saint-Emilion, which has ripe, sweet tannins, a great mid-palate, and the balance and class to continue evolving for another 10-15 years. Drink: 2020-2035. (11/23/20)"

93 points Robert Parker: "Finally we have returned to the great La Dominiques made in 1989 and 1990. This has much of the style of the 1990, with supple tannin and loads of spicy fruitcake, licorice, cassis and kirsch-like notes that jump from this dense ruby/purple wine. Fat, fleshy and full-bodied, with beautiful richness, purity and length, this wine will be approachable in its youth yet last for two decades (just like the 1989 and 1990). (Feb 2012)"

93 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "(90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc). Tawny-plum in colour, this is full of tobacco, tar and sweet black cherry fruits, with peppery spice on the finish. Enjoyable, tannins now softened, lacks some mid-palate depth for a classified estate in a good vintage - I would place it as a 2005 perhaps, a good quality vintage but more evolved than many 2009s. Harvest September 21 to October 12. Michel Rolland consultant, Yannick Evenou director, 48hl/h yield, 3.7ph. 70% new oak. (12/6/21)"

93 points Wine Spectator: "This sports a dark, roasted feel, as espresso and charcoal notes flank the core of tobacco and dark fig flavors. Has a burly edge now, but shows ample flesh through the finish. Should settle down in the cellar. Lots here. Best from 2014 through 2027. (1/18/12)"

92 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Bright medium ruby. Smoky, sexy aromas of roasted blackberry, kirsch and toffee; I might have picked this blind as a Pomerol. Rich, concentrated, dense and sweet but not heavy, with chewy flavors of black raspberry, blackberry and roast coffee. The broad finish features sweet, building tannins and excellent length. There's an almost exotic quality to the blackberry fruit and yet the wine also maintains a primary character. The best La Dominique in many years. (Jul/Aug 2012)"
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95 points James Suckling: "Lots of blackberries, sweet tobacco and violets on the nose. Black tea. Full-bodied yet tight and very focused. Structured with very precise tannins. A beautiful and focused wine. Needs two or three more years of bottle age but gorgeous. (3/2/18)"

94 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2009 Château La Dominique is a beauty, offering a ripe, plush, sexy, and full-bodied style that still has a terrific sense of purity and elegance. Notes of red and black currants, white truffle, lead pencil, and sous bois all emerge from this classic Saint-Emilion, which has ripe, sweet tannins, a great mid-palate, and the balance and class to continue evolving for another 10-15 years. Drink: 2020-2035. (11/23/20)"

93 points Robert Parker: "Finally we have returned to the great La Dominiques made in 1989 and 1990. This has much of the style of the 1990, with supple tannin and loads of spicy fruitcake, licorice, cassis and kirsch-like notes that jump from this dense ruby/purple wine. Fat, fleshy and full-bodied, with beautiful richness, purity and length, this wine will be approachable in its youth yet last for two decades (just like the 1989 and 1990). (Feb 2012)"

93 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "(90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc). Tawny-plum in colour, this is full of tobacco, tar and sweet black cherry fruits, with peppery spice on the finish. Enjoyable, tannins now softened, lacks some mid-palate depth for a classified estate in a good vintage - I would place it as a 2005 perhaps, a good quality vintage but more evolved than many 2009s. Harvest September 21 to October 12. Michel Rolland consultant, Yannick Evenou director, 48hl/h yield, 3.7ph. 70% new oak. (12/6/21)"

93 points Wine Spectator: "This sports a dark, roasted feel, as espresso and charcoal notes flank the core of tobacco and dark fig flavors. Has a burly edge now, but shows ample flesh through the finish. Should settle down in the cellar. Lots here. Best from 2014 through 2027. (1/18/12)"

92 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Bright medium ruby. Smoky, sexy aromas of roasted blackberry, kirsch and toffee; I might have picked this blind as a Pomerol. Rich, concentrated, dense and sweet but not heavy, with chewy flavors of black raspberry, blackberry and roast coffee. The broad finish features sweet, building tannins and excellent length. There's an almost exotic quality to the blackberry fruit and yet the wine also maintains a primary character. The best La Dominique in many years. (Jul/Aug 2012)"
Product SKU 307779
Producer La Dominique
Country France
Region Bordeaux
SubRegion Right Bank
Appellation St-Émilion
Varietal Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends
Vintage 2009
Size 750ml
Color Red
ABV 14.5%
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