Chateau La Dominique - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2011

Decanter Magazine

14 / 20

the12/31/2014

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/2/2014

This favorably situated terroir sandwiched between Cheval Blanc and the Pomerol border where La Conseillante and l’Evangile are located has produced another excellent wine for proprietor Clement Fayat. The 2011 La Dominique boasts lots of deep raspberry and black currant fruit intermixed with licorice and spice box notes, a medium-bodied mouthfeel, impressive concentration, and no herbaceousness whatsoever. This well-made St.-Emilion can be drunk early in life or cellared for 10-12 years.

Jamessuckling.com

92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe2/19/2014

This is really polished and silky with beautiful blueberry, chocolate and walnut character. It’s full-bodies with integrated tannins and a long, long finish. A triumph for the vintage. Better in 2016.

La Revue du Vin de France

15,5-16 / 20

the5/31/2012

"Nous avons supporté des foyers de pourriture comme rarement. Courir ou attendre? Sans cesse, il fallait s'interroger en 2011", raconte le directeur Yannick Evenou. L'échantillon à 95% merlot, 5% cabernet franc et 85% fûts neufs livre un vin tendu, sans creux, avec une solide acidité, qui devrait être fin et très digeste.

Le Point

16 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/17/2012

Nez de raisin bien mûr, bouche tannique, vive, tendue, fraîche ; vin de caractère, séveux et fin. O= 2017 G= 15 ans

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

87-90 / 100

byIan D'Agatathe5/12/2012

Bright ruby-red. Cassis and dark chocolate on the perfumed nose. Rich, velvety and full, with a savory quality to the blackcurrant, plum and coconut flavors. This sweet, fruity wine has plenty of underlying backbone but finishes with slightly hard tannins.

Decanter.com

17 / 20

the4/30/2012

Ripe and zesty with a generous volume of fruit and a tight, firm, long finish. Serious wine for ageing. Continues the progression here. Drink 2018-2030.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2012

After some rough performances earlier in this century, La Dominique has returned to form over recent vintages. The dark ruby/purple-colored 2011 is a lush, ripe, fruit-driven effort displaying notes of dark raspberries, cedarwood, spice box, herbs and licorice. This medium to full-bodied, round St.-Emilion is ideal for drinking over the next decade.

TAST

16,5-17,5 / 20

by Bettane & Desseauvethe4/30/2012

Robe profonde, vin gras et ample, fruit noir frais généreux, notes de pivoine, allonge harmonieuse et charnue, bel équilbre avec des tanins de bonne constitution. Incontestablement réussi.

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe4/30/2012

2017-2037

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/27/2012

Blending 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc produced a wine with truffle, smoke, coffee and black raspberry scents. Silky textures and a sweet, black cherry and stone sensation are found in the wine. 90-92 Pts

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/27/2012

A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc picked from 22nd September until the 14th October, the La Dominique was a little variable from sample to sample. At the UGC it has a clean, crisp bouquet with ripe black cherries and cassis aromas. It is harmonious with well-integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with a spicy entry, fleshy tannins and it shows good weight towards the finish. This is promising for future. Tasted April 2012

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

byJulia Harding MWthe4/24/2012

Drink 2017-2028
Black as black. Inviting, sweetly ripe but not overripe damson and cherry. Rich, chewy, full flavoured and with the flesh to carry the structure. Powerful and juicy. Long too. (JH)

Wine Spectator

88-91 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/10/2012

Ripe, slightly hefty style, with plum skin and macerated cherry and currant fruit backed by a well-toasted finish. Verges on overextracted but has enough lift to keep it honest on the finish.—J.M.