2019 La Dominique
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The 2019 La Dominique has a cool and harmonious nose, blackberry and seaweed, quite Left Bank in style with fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with finely sculpted tannins, very well balanced, silky smooth with a cohesive and quite persistent finish. This is very promising. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
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James Suckling
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Tasted blind. Intense, interesting, high-toned nose. Solid and very right bank with layers of ripe berry flavour. Pretty rich though! Quite a bit of alcohol. (JR)
An estate readers need to have on their radar, the 2019 Château La Dominique is a beautiful Saint-Emilion coming from the northern sector of the region, not far from the Pomerol Bordeaux, which might explain why I always find a Pomerol-like elegance in this wine. Redcurrants, black raspberries, sappy flowers, sandalwood, tobacco, and hints of damp earth all define the nose, and the wine is medium to full-bodied, with a pure, layered, seamless mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's going to benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age and keep for two decades.
The third vintage produced by the new team that is trying to take this irregular estate adjacent to Cheval Blanc to new heights is the 2019 La Dominique. Offering up aromas of sweet berries, cherries, mocha and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and seamless, with juicy acids, supple tannins and an elegantly gourmand profile. This is a terrific effort that shows that this estate's fine performance in vintages such as 1998, 1990 and 1989 is not a thing of the past.
About the producer
This 29-hectare estate’s site speaks for itself, neighbouring Cheval Blanc, Figeac, Evangile and La Conseillante at the northwestern edge of Saint-Emilion, where the appellation meets Pomerol.