Lot 531
DOMINUS ESTATE 1985 (1) WA 91
DOMINUS ESTATE 1986 (1) WA 93
DOMINUS ESTATE 1987 (2) WS 92 WA 96
Lot 531 Details
DOMINUS ESTATE 1985 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. hs. stained & marked label.
WA 91
DOMINUS ESTATE 1986 (1)
Napa Valley.
u. vts. stained & marked label.
WA 93
DOMINUS ESTATE 1987 (2)
Napa Valley.
u. 2 x bn. 2 x stained, marked & wrinkled labels.
There were 6,500 cases produced of the 1987 Dominus. It is one of the great wines of the vintage in a year when a handful of California producers made profound Cabernets (i.e., Robert Mondavi Reserve, Dunn Howell Mountain, and Chateau Montelena). The wine is beginning to shut down, but it still displays a rich ruby color and an intensely spicy, fragrant nose of toasty vanillin oak, cassis, and cedar. In the mouth, this medium to full-bodied wine displays considerable tannins, fine integrated acidity, and an opulent, rich, spicy finish. WS 92 WA 96