Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 91 Points

Dominus Napa Valley 1996 91 Points

Blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot.

Medium clear, garnet with brown rim showing development.
Clean, moderate intensity, tertiary note, baked and dried red fruit, slight jammy note, earthy, oak well integrated with cigar and tobacco note.

Dry with moderate plus acidity, fresh, high alcohol of 14% abv evident, moderate tannins confits red fruits follows through, plush leathery texture, elegant yet full in style with loads of mid palate stuffing, still lots of stamina with many more years to go, now until 2016+