Wine Spectator: Dark and ripe, with a lush edge to the plum sauce and dark fig notes that's held in check by a charcoal frame. Bitter orange and Campari hints flash through the finish, with a...

Burghound: A later malo is evident here as a lactic character presently dominates the nose. There is good concentration and solid intensity to the vibrant, balanced and focused flavors t...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Dark yellow. Pungent aromas of white stone fruit, wax and flowers. A laser-like freshness nicely lifts the white peach and green apple flavors. This excellent, very well-balan...

Wine Spectator: Very solid, with a graphite spine that drives through the core of dark plum, currant and blackberry fruit. The finish lets the anise and violet notes play out, retaining some ...

Burghound: Residual fermentation aromas dominate the nose but the seductively textured flavors are clean and bright. There is solid mid-palate concentration to the citrusy, complex, bala...

Wine Enthusiast: The husband-and-wife team of Mike and Claire Allen have turned out 2,000 cases of this terrific value, which delivers authentic Pinot Noir complexity at an attractive price. B...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Full ruby-red. Blackberry and licorice on the nose. Deeper and sweeter than the Palm Terrace; a step up in texture and concentration. Good density and enlivening spice to i...

Wine Spectator: Offers fine concentration, depth and intensity in the apricot, peach and passion fruit flavors. Light, elegant and succulent, this delivers harmony and grace, with a lilting, ...

Burghound: This is also relatively wood-influenced as the oak sets off ripe but fresh aromas of plum, spice and earth, all of which continue onto the powerful and well-muscled middle wei...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Marsannay Les Longeroies is impressive. It boasts considerable depth and sheer concentration in its juicy dark cherries, mint, flowers and graphite. Its vibrancy and ...

Wine Spectator: Ripe, concentrated and youthful, offering generous plum, currant and anise aromas and flavors framed by cedar and toughened a bit by tannins that will need until 1997 to 2000 ...

Wine Spectator: Intense aromas of crushed blackberries and cassis. Full-bodied, with ripe fruit and velvety tannins. Long. Slightly one-dimensional. Needs to develop.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retros...

Wine Spectator: A lean wine, with good grip but not much flesh. The cedar and cherry flavors are light and spicy.--Ducru-Beaucaillou vertical. Drink now through 1995. (TM)

About this Wine: Dominus is made solely from grapes grown on the historic Napanook vineyard in Yountville, California.

Wine Spectator: A textbook version of the ripe, modern style, with a core of plum, linzer torte and black currant fruit backed by toasty spice and melted licorice note. A nice tug of roasted ...

Wine Spectator: This is lightly firm, with the vintage's plum skin and raisin notes at the edges, but the core of black currant, licorice and anise is juicy and very solid, with spice and iro...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale bright yellow. Subtle aromas of grapefruit pith, anise, fresh herbs and white pepper: a real essence of sauvignon blanc. Dusty, lively and intense; a refreshing wine w...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, green-tinged yellow. Bracing, intense aromas of lemon, white pepper, white flowers and minerals. Fresh, intense and complex, with white stone fruit and lemon flavors c...

Wine Spectator: Very well done. Gorgeous aromas of raspberry, cherry and flowers. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a long, caressing finish...

Wine Spectator: Coated with suave toast and packed with ripe linzer torte, boysenberry and blackberry fruit, this displays great drive and energy, with mouthwatering anise and graphite drivin...