2021 | Dominus Estate Christian Moueix | Napa Valley Eola-Amity Hills with a distinctly ethereal quality

with a distinctly ethereal quality

The NV Brut Reserve is a gorgeous wine full of Bouey and Pinot Noir character

While I feel the Treinta y Dos bottling offers a slightly more complete expression of the Chacra project

and comes together for a long

It has a medium-bodied palate and a sapid finish with contained ripeness and fine granite granularity

2021 | Dominus Estate Christian Moueix | Napa Valley Eola-Amity Hills with a distinctly ethereal qualityOne of the legendary Dominus, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is unquestionably in the same league as the 2018, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010, and 1991, and to my mind, wine simply doesn't get any better. Sporting a dense purple hue as well as an incredible perfume of blackcurrants, crushed stone, cedar pencil, smoke tobacco, and baking spices, it s rich, full bodied, and voluptuously textured, with ripe yet building tannins. It reminds me slightly of the 2010