The 2009 Dominus is a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet colored, it rolls easily, sensuously out of the glass with evolving fruit notes of baked blackcurrants, plum preserves, mulberries and fruitcake plus underlying suggestions of charcuterie, camphor, chocolate-covered cherries and candied violets with just a touch of cast iron pan. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is an exercise in balance, with loads of emerging black fruit and earthy layers and a solid line of finely grained tannins, finishing very long with a perfumed lift. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Stunning nose of lavender and flowers. Currants and raspberries. Subtle and intriguing. Full and dense but wonderfully balanced with firm and silky tannins and a persistent finish. Dusty texture. A wine so balanced that you want to drink it already. Better in 2017.

Deep ruby opaque colored, the 2009 Dominus is a killer bottle of wine made from 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and the balance Petit Verdot. Loaded with notions of black currants, black cherries, graphite, lead pencil shavings, and crushed flowers, this beauty is full-bodied, deep, concentrated, and decadent. Perfectly balanced, pure and layered, it’s a sensational wine and you should count yourself lucky if you have bottles of this in the cellar. It will keep for another two to three decades.

This is really fabulous from start to finish. The nose and its complex array of fruits, licorice and earthy scents is right there. But the layers of silky, polished, lush, sweet, ripe fruits on your palate makes sure you finish your glass and ask for more. Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/search-wine-tasting-notes/?szSearch=2009+Dominus

Warm and sweet, almost burnt, on the nose and very round until refined, almost burnt chocolatey notes on the palate. But lovely and cool on the finish. Very clean and glossy. Lovely balance. Is it a fault to be too pleasant at a young age? Even rounder than the 2007.

Delightfully harmonious given its intensity with complex aromas of savory herbs flowers ripe and dried currant and berry crushed rock and cedar flavors. Well-proportioned focused and persistent. Very youthful and vibrant. Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2014 through 2030.â_"J.L.