2016 Chateau La Dominique - St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe

Decanter.com – 91 pts – GH, VA, AC: *Aromatic with smoke, dark fruit and perfume on the nose. Supple, ripe, juicy with bold concentration and focused dark, plumy fruit. Full-bodied with a liquorice, clove and spiced cedar edge. Delicate acidity and grainy tannins on the finish.* - 03/2023

Falstaff Magazin - 94pts - PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, fester Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, zart floral unterlegtes schwarzes Waldbeerkonfit, sehr attraktiv, ein Hauch von Vanille und Kardamom. Saftig, elegant, reife Kirschen, Gewürze, perfekte Tannine, frisch strukturiert, elegant und anhaltend, sehr vielversprechend.* - 05/2017

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20pts: *Bestätigt den Primeur-Eindruck: grosse Rasse und Mineralität trotz der Fülle, Tannin mit Schliff und fruchtiger Länge; gehört klar zu den besten Jahrgängen, die wir bisher verkostet haben.* - 06/2019

WeinWisser – 18/20pts: *Intensives Purpur mit schwarzer Mitte und violetten Reflexen. Sehr kompakte, blaubeerige Nase, viel Cassis und Schattenmorellen, dahinter Veilchen und rote Johannisbeerdrops. Im Gaumen mit stützendem Tannin und berauschender Textur, im langen Finale hocharomatisch. Mit Potenzial.*

JancisRobinson.com - 16,5/20pts - JR: *Tasted blind. Rather sumptuous and interesting on the nose. Thick and sweet – fruit that almost disguises the tannins. Just a little more acidity would transform this into a perfect wine. Certainly one of the most distinctive of this flight of superior St-Émilion 2016s. A bit of heat.* - 01/2020

JamesSuckling.com - (93-94)pts - JS: *Layered and juicy with lots of ripe fruit and soft tannins. Decadent and generous. Lots going on here.* - 04/2017

Vinous.com – 89 pts - AG: *The 2016 La Dominique is a rich, powerful wine laced with copious blackberry jam, bittersweet chocolate, licorice and spice. Sadly, heavy torrefaction notes completely dominate the wine and leave the 2016 with a slightly oxidative character that is not especially pleasing. It's hard to find any real pleasure here.* - 01/2019

Vinous.com – 91+pts - NM: *The 2016 La Dominique has a feisty, intense bouquet that flirts with being overworked, though with aeration it appears to gain more cohesion and control. The palate is medium-bodied with quite dry tannins, grippy and assertive, though it needs more flesh to come through and keep everything on an even keel. This may well be closing down for a period and entering a dumb phase. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.* - 01/2020