2022 Chateau La Dominique - St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe

Decanter.com – 96 pts – GH: *Clean and fresh on the nose with cool blue fruit notes. Succulent and supple, lovely energy and life, with high acidity that has a sweetness and juiciness that is so enjoyable backed up with liquorice and dark chocolate edges and a salty undercurrent. Feels well worked, still quite tight and tense, there's power here but it's being funnelled directly from start to finish with real purity and precision. Well worked, finessed and presented carefully. Sappy and vibrant, a joy to taste and a great success. Has a serious side no doubt, this will age well but will also be so great to drink young and fresh. Tasted three times. 3.7pH. 60% grand vin production. Yield of 38hl/ha. Ageing 14 months, 50% new French oak barrels, 40% one wine barrels, 10% in composite eggs, amphora and wine globe. Gwen Lucas director, Yann Monties technical director and Julien Viaud consultant. Tasted three times.* - 04/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 95 pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Dunkle Waldbeeren, frische Pflaumen und Kirschen, Orangenzesten sind unterlegt, feiner Edelholztouch. Saftig, gute Komplexität, süße Kirschen, feiner Säurebogen, elegant und anhaftend, zeigt Länge und sicheres Potenzial.* - 01/2023

Vinum Magazin – 17/20 pts: *Noten von schokoladigem Holz und frischen Beeren; wohlproportioniert im Mund, erstaunlich geschmeidig und elegant, höchstens etwas zu dominantes Holz in dieser frühen Phase, ansonsten erfreulich und stilvoll.* - 04/2023

JancisRobinson.com – 17+/20pts – JL: *88% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Cask sample. Dense, fresh and spicy. Tannins rounded and refined. Lovely texture with freshness as well. Clean and poised with length on the finish. Well-judged extraction. One of the best from this estate for a while.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (93-95) pts – AG: *The 2022 La Dominique is stellar. Rich, deep and beautifully layered, the 2022 impresses with its fine balance. Succulent red/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, rose petal and mocha all take shape in the glass. All the elements come together beautifully in a polished, notable La Dominique. Tasted two times.* - 04/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (94-96) pts – JL: *Flowers, black cherries, black raspberries, wet earth, forest herbs, and a touch of crushed stone opens the aromatics. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, silky, fresh, and more importantly, the fruits express purity. The wine has lift, vivacity, spices and dark chocolate that accents the fruits. Not the most concentrated wine of the vintage, instead you find elegance, length and precision. The wine blends 88% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. 15% ABV, 3.7 pH. The wine is aged in 50% new, French oak, and 10% amphora. Drink from 2026-2045.* - 05/2023