Region
USA > California > North Coast > Napa Valley
Type
Red
Grape
Bordeaux Red Blend
Vineyard
Producer
Dominus Estate
Appellation
Napa Valley
Designation
AVA
Classification
Cuvee Bottling
Dominus Estate Napa Valley
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Tasted: 10/01/2015
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Author: Antonio Galloni
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Dominus Estate is a California wine estate owned by Christian Moueix, producing Bordeaux style blends,. The winery is located in Yountville within the Napa Valley AVA and was first planted with vines in 1836 by George C. Yount in the Napanook vineyard.
Christian Moueix, who is also in charge of production at Chateau Petrus, first became involved as a partner in 1982, then in 1995 took over full ownership. In 1996, Napanook, the estate's second wine, was first released and the same year a new winery was built.
The annual production is 7,500 to 12,000 cases which includes both Dominus and Napanook.
Contact details
Address
2570 Napanook Road, Yountville, California, USA
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2570 Napanook Road, Yountville, California, USA
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