The wines of Dominus Estate are handcrafted by renowned winemaker Christian Moueix of Chateau Petrus and Chateau Trotanoy in Pomerol. After studying enology at UC Davis in the late 1960s, Moueix returned to California in the early eighties and acquired a stake in the historic Napanook vineyard in Yountville. Originally planted in 1836, Napanook is home to some of the oldest Cabernet vines in Napa Valley, and to this day, it serves as the basis for Dominus. Estate Wine Brokers is thrilled to present two mature vintages of Dominus in rare large format bottlings, each sourced from a private collection and listed at the lowest price in the US:

Dominus Estate Napa Valley 1996 3000ml - $859
95 Points Wine Advocate "The 1996 Dominus, a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot, tips the scales at 14.2% alcohol. Although this offering lacks the power, intensity, and compelling characteristics of the 1991 and 1994, it is not far off the pace of those two monumental wines. A super nose of roasted coffee, chocolate, dried herbs, black fruits and kirsch is both intense and persuasive. The wine displays terrific richness, medium to full body, low acidity, a succulent, opulent texture, and superb purity. This beautifully made 1996 is one of the few wines that has successfully tamed the vintage's elevated tannin level. It should be relatively drinkable upon its release, yet evolve nicely for two decades. Impressive! (RP)" (12/1998)

Dominus Estate Napa Valley 1997 6000ml - $2,895
Dominus Estate Napa Valley 1997 6000ml [Neck Fill, Slight Seepage] - $2,459
94 Points Wine Advocate "The 1997 Dominus, a blend of 86.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 4.5% Merlot, is showing fabulously well. With 14.1% alcohol and a pH that would make many New World oenologists shudder (about 3.95), this wine is a fleshy, silky-textured, opulent wine with a gorgeous nose of roasted herbs, coffee, jammy black cherry and plum-like fruit. Asian spice, licorice, and blackberry and cherry notes with tobacco spice all add to this complex, very involved, yet gorgeously symmetrical Dominus. The wine is medium to full-bodied, very concentrated, and silky-textured. It is gorgeous to drink now, but should age easily for 10-15 years. (RP)" (12/2000)

We expect these large formats to disappear quickly, so place your order right away to add one to your collection.