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2006 Dome, Le Bordeaux Blend
Bordeaux Blend: 750ml
$109.99
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about this wine:
This single-vineyard of three hectares is situated next to Château Angelus and represents the highest manifestation of Cabernet Franc in a wine of this level from Bordeaux. Seventy five per cent of the vineyard is dedicated to this variety - the rest is old-vine Merlot.
The vines were planted in the 1950's on sandy soil over an extended ironstone layer (crasse de fer). The yield is reduced by up to three runs of green harvesting. Concentration and definition are therefore the watchwords for this benchmark wine.
points awarded:
ST 90 WA 94 WS 9094 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2009
The brilliant 2006 Le Dome offers plenty of cassis and camphor as well as a terrific texture and that almost surreal lightness that comes from the high percentage of Cabernet Franc and what is obviously a top-flight vineyard. This elegant offering is not as dense as the 2008, but it is capable of lasting 15 or more years.
90 points,
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, May 2009
Bright red-ruby. Aromas of blackberry, plum, licorice, violet, coffee and mocha; very cabernet franc. Lush, rich and fine-grained, with lovely inner-mouth spicy and floral lift. The most serious and concentrated of Jonathan Maltus's group of 2006s, this should really be held for at least a few years. The sweet finishing flavors dust the palate.
90 points,
Wine Spectator, January 2009
A very attractive wine, with berry, chocolate and light toasty oak on the nose and palate. Medium- to full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a medium, caressing finish. Very pretty, if young. Best after 2013. -JS
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