2008 Le Dome - St. Emilion Grand Cru

Decanter.com – 93 pts – ID: *Expressive, floral aromas of raspberry, redcurrant and minerals, with a seamless quality. Readier to drink than most Le Dômes.* - 01/2016

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate – 94 pts - RP: *An opaque purple color is followed by notes of graphite, mulberries, blueberries and flowers. The 2008 is broad, savory and medium to full-bodied with sweet tannins, decent acidity, a textured, complex mouthfeel and no hard edges. It, too, should drink nicely for 10-15 years.* 02/2011

WeinWisser – 17/20pts: *Sattes dunkles Violett mit schwarzen Reflexen. Sehr intensiv in der Nase, viel schwarze Kirschen, schwarzer Holunder, Brombeergelée, schöne Cabernet-Franc-Würze, Eisenkraut, Pfefferkuchen, dunkles Malz, sehr tiefgründig. Fester Gaumen mit toller Konzentration, umfassende reife Adstringenz, kernige Noten im Nachklang, sehr gute Anlagen, kann noch zulegen.*

Vinous.com – 92 pts – ST: *Full medium ruby. Lovely cabernet franc perfume to the aromas of dark raspberry, graphite, flowers and licorice. Chewy, layered and sweet but tightly wound, with strong minerality and vibrant florality enlivening the middle palate. This really spreads out to dust the palate with flavor. Ultimately quite minerally and classically dry in spite of its full ripeness, and very long on the aftertaste. Leaves the taste buds vibrating. This singular wine is normally about 80% cabernet franc.* - 07/2011

Vinous.com – 93 pts - NM: *The 2008 Le Dôme is turning into a really quite lovely Saint Émilion. Now at a decade old, this has arrived at a sweet spot, atypically quite classic in style. As I remarked in 2012 when I last tasted it, this Le Dôme sports earthy tobacco-tinged red fruit on the nose, the iodine and cassis element having ebbed away. There is wonderful freshness here, frankly, not a million miles away from Figeac in style. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite sensual in style with a fine backbone, open and generous, with commendable complexity on the finish. It is a little abrupt on the finish but otherwise, Jonathan Maltus and his team oversaw a quite delicious Le Dôme that is ageing with grace.* 02/2018