2019 Chateau La Dominique, Grand Cru Classe St. Emilion (1 x Double Magnum)
If you don't think that there is a human element to terroir, taste this wine against the 2010 - both excellent vintages but only this one lives up to the potential of the year. Layered and complexity, with blueberry, raspberry and cassis, alongside bracken, liqourice and tobacco leaf notes. Plenty of depth and grip to the tannins, and a mouthwatering finish. Julien Viaud consultant. Yann Monties, ex-Haut-Bailly, arrived as technical director for this vintage and together with director Gwendeline Lucas, began to make a host of small changes that have made a big difference. The 50th vintage of the Fayat family at La Dominique. 47hl/h yield, 50% new oak.
2019 Chateau La Dominique, Grand Cru Classe St. Emilion (1 x Double Magnum)
If you don't think that there is a human element to terroir, taste this wine against the 2010 - both excellent vintages but only this one lives up to the potential of the year. Layered and complexity, with blueberry, raspberry and cassis, alongside bracken, liqourice and tobacco leaf notes. Plenty of depth and grip to the tannins, and a mouthwatering finish. Julien Viaud consultant. Yann Monties, ex-Haut-Bailly, arrived as technical director for this vintage and together with director Gwendeline Lucas, began to make a host of small changes that have made a big difference. The 50th vintage of the Fayat family at La Dominique. 47hl/h yield, 50% new oak.
| Producer | Chateau La Dominique |
|---|---|
| Sub-Region | St. Emilion |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Country | France |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Colour | Red |
| ABV | 13.50% |
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This is a young red with chewy yet polished tannins that lead to a full-bodied palate with ripe fruit, chocolate and minerals. Some cloves, too. Muscular wine for the vintage, yet remains refined and well crafted.
94-95 Points
By James Suckling / May 2020
Vinous
The 2019 La Dominique just shimmers with beauty. Bright, floral and vibrant, the 2019 is a total stunner. Freshly cut flowers, mint, cedar and red cherry jam open up in the glass, but it is the wine’s purity that impresses most today. The oak and overall extraction – often an issue at La Dominique in recent vintages – are really well-judged. This is a fabulous showing.
94-96 Points
By Antonio Galloni / June 2020
Vinous
The 2019 La Dominique is plump, juicy and super-expressive, all while avoiding the excesses of years past. Succulent dark cherry, plum, leather, licorice, menthol and tobacco are front and center. This is an especially voluptuous, racy style that works so well. Soft, creamy tannins wrap around the gorgeous, persistent finish.
95 Points / Drinking 2025 - 2039
By Antonio Galloni / February 2022
Vinous
The 2019 La Dominique has an impressive bouquet, one of the best that I have encountered in recent years, with clean, pure black cherry and blueberry fruit embroidered with violets. The oak is neatly assimilated. The palate is well defined with detailed black fruit laced with graphite, but the real difference vis-à-vis previous vintages is the weight on the mid-palate. There is no hole in the middle and the wine stretches out languorously on the finish. Is La Dominique beginning to realize its potential? This sample suggests that is the case.
93-95 Points / Drinking 2024 - 2045
By Neal Martin / June 2020
Vinous
The 2019 La Dominique presents a composed nose of blackberry and blueberry fruit, touches of cedar and sous-bois and a hint of humidor, complex and quite mercurial. The palate is medium-bodied with plush tannins, savory red fruit mixed with black pepper and sage, good depth, and a spicy, persistent finish. This has a promising future ahead of it.
94 Points / Drinking 2025 - 2045
By Neal Martin / February 2022
Vinous
The 2019 La Dominique has a cool and harmonious nose, blackberry and seaweed, quite Left Bank in style with fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with finely sculpted tannins, very well balanced, silky smooth with a cohesive and quite persistent finish. This is very promising. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
93 Points / Drinking 2025 - 2045
By Neal Martin / February 2023