Dominus Estate 1986

Professional Ratings

• 96 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  COMMENTARY: The 1986 Dominus Estate is packed and loaded, offering a most satisfying experience. TASTING NOTES: This outstanding wine offers formidable aromas and flavors of blackberries and cherries. Pair it with a grilled, well-marbled ribeye. (Tasted: September 4, 1991, Yountville, CA)
• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  I did not pick this out as Dominus in the blind tasting, largely because it came across as such a young, rich, blockbuster wine. One of the richest, densest, most concentrated offerings in the entire tasting, it also proved to be one of the best-balanced, with better integration of acidity and tannin than many 1986s exhibited. The color remains a deep, dark ruby, with purple hues. Dense, concentrated, and pure, with copious quantities of cassis fruit intermingled with earth, spice, and minerals, this large-scaled, concentrated wine appears to have aged at a glacial pace since I first tasted it. Accessible because of its well-integrated, low acidity, this wine should continue to evolve and drink well for another 15-20 years.