| Brand | Dominus Estate |
| Appellation | Napa Valley, California |
| Vintage | 1997 |
| Oak Treatment | French oak |
| Aging | more than 20 months |
| Total Varietal Composition % | 86.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 4.5% Merlot |
Product details
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.
