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Older vintage of heady Chateau La Dominque (Chevel Blanc's Neighbor)
Parker, Tanzer, La Revue du Vin de
France, Wine Spectator - they all agree: "There is no question that 2009 is going to be
one of the greatest Bordeaux vintages of our
lifetimes."
Robert Parker on the 2009
Bordeaux,
"Some of the greatest wines I have
tasted in 32 years"
Chateau La Dominique sits on the Western St Emilion limestone plateau by the Pomerol border and right beside St Emilion most famous estate Cheval Blanc (a staggering $15,000 per case in 2009). La Dominique is not well known and because of this it always has represented one of the best values for top St Emilion. It's location and the dream team of Michel Rolland and Jean Luc Thunevin who manage the wine making made this one of Bordeaux's top performers in 2009. Its high Merlot content (100% in 09) deliver La Dominique's characteristic richness and concentration beautifully in this great vintage. This will be delicious young. I have still have 5 cases available.
WINE SPECTATOR on La Dominique Rated 93-96 : "Sweet berry and plum, with wild cherry. Full and velvety. Long finish. Clear and focused fruit. Best in years? JS
CHATEAU LA DOMINIQUE St Emilion GCC 2009 Parker Rated 91-94 6 bottles $340, $648 ($53.99) per 12 bottle wood case.
" The greatest La Dominique since the 1989 and 1990, the 2009 was fashioned by the brilliant duo of Jean-Philippe Fort (Michel Rolland's top lieutenant) and Jean-Luc Thunevin (the bad boy of St.-Emilion). Made from 100% Merlot (which must be a "first" for this estate), and with 14.3% alcohol, this will be a thrilling wine to drink over the next 20-25 years. Dense purple-hued with loads of black raspberries, black cherries, truffles, earth, and spice, it is an opulent, viscous effort with extraordinary intensity, purity, and richness, and a superb finish of nearly 45 seconds. It will be drinkable young, yet is capable of lasting a long time. Bravo! P.S. It is good to see this 58-acre vineyard return to form after a somewhat listless period of performances. (Tasted three times.)" Robert Parker
Here is more of what the press says about 2009:
"...virtually
everyone agreed that '09 will go down in
history as the greatest Bordeaux vintage of
all time." Whoa! -Stephen
Tanzer, International Wine Cellar
"The reasons for such high
praise? A
seemingly endless line-up of remarkably
concentrated yet balanced wines, and the
possibility that more properties than ever
before have made what may end up being their
best wine of all time. There are also rich
pickings in the value-for-money appellations
of Castillon, Francs and Fronsac." -Stephen
Tanzer, International Wine Cellar
"A
lot of people make comparisons to 1982, which
I have to agree with to some extent but,
honestly, I think they are better." James
Suckling Wine Spectator
There you have it. Consensus on the quality
of the 2009s.
Two Reasons to Buy Bordeaux
Futures (in
Great
Vintages) First it
assures you
access to
the best wines
before they are sold out. The top rated wines
often sell
out in Bordeaux within a day and often in hours.
Second, while you do pay in advance you will
get a substantial discount to their price
once they
reach the US (if they are available at all)
In 2005 this discount was from 30 to 100%.
Cynthia
Hurley
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