Dominus Estate 1983

The 1983 debut vintage of Dominus, this highly praised Napa Valley produced wine was hand created by esteemed winemaker Christian Moueix for the John Daniel Society. This wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot. The grapes for this expression were grown at the Napanook Valley vineyard, a location regarded as producing some of the best heavy red fruit in all of Napa. The 1983 vintage saw a rainy winter and a hot summer, creating rapidly ripening fruit. The wine produced spent 20 months total in 100% used French oak barrels, all of which were hand racked every 3 months. A seminal bottling, this Dominus expression was Christian Moueix's foray into Napa reds. Considering he is known for creating Chateaux Petrus wines in France, it's quite an exceptional achievement!