Château La Dominique - Vignobles Clément Fayat - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2014

Jamessuckling.com

93 / 100

par James Suckling le 16/02/2017

This is a more extracted style of top Bordeaux, but there is plenty of ripe fruit and cool tannins underneath. Chewy and polished texture. Give it two or three years to open.

Wine Spectator

92 / 100

par James Molesworth le 08/02/2017

Enticing, with loganberry, raspberry and blackberry fruit rushing forth, pushed by a graphite edge and underscored by a mouthwatering anise note on the finish. Shows a lovely tobacco echo at the very end. Best from 2018 through 2028. 5,583 cases made.

Vinous

92 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 06/02/2017

The 2014 La Dominique is a big, powerful wine that needs time for the tannins to soften. Blue and purplish-hued stone fruits, licorice, menthol, spice and a good bit of French oak shape a powerful, deeply expressive Saint-Émilion that hits all the right notes. The 2014 has certainly developed nicely since I tasted it from barrel. There is plenty to like. The blend is 85 % Merlot and 15 % Cabernet Franc. Tasted three times.

Le Point

15,5 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 21/05/2015

Fruits rouges, salade de fruits, boisé blond, bouche élégante, tendue, fraîche, crémeuse, une certaine sucrosité gourmande. 

Vinous

90-92 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 11/05/2015

The 2014 Dominique is certainly not lacking in either intensity or personality. Super-ripe plums, blueberries, cloves, black cherries, new oak, menthol and smoke add complexity in a bold, explosive St.-Emilion built on fruit and suppleness. It will be interesting to see if the 2014 develops a bit more nuance during its aging. The blend is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. Tasted two times.

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 05/05/2015

Floral, black raspberry and coffee bean notes on the nose, open to a lavish, forward wine that ends with black cherries, licorice and chocolate in the finish. From a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.7 and will be aging in 60% new, French oak barrels for approximately 16 months. 90-92 Pts

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

par Neal Martin le 30/04/2015

The Château La Dominique 2014 is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc matured in 60% new oak. It has a little more composure on the nose compared to recent vintages: black cherries, iodine and floral notes developing, though I would still prefer to see more delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, quite plush in the mouth with soft blackberry tinged with allspice and graphite on the finish. This is a structured La Dominique that just needs to muster a little more precision on the hard finish. Not bad, but this estate should aim for the very top of the pile given the brilliance of the wines produced back in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Asian Palate

87 / 100

par Jeannie Cho Lee MW le 20/04/2015

Vibrant cassis and blackberry on the nose with an equally juicy palate of fresh red and black berries. Lifted flavors that are balanced and subtle with firm, ripe tannins. Enjoy in 4 to 6 years.

Decanter.com

17,25 / 20

par James Lawther MW le 17/04/2015

Fragrant dark fruit aromas with integrated oak. Some spice. Juicy, ripe fruit. Tannins finely textured. More elegance this year. Clean, long finish. Drink: 2022-2034 (90+)

Jancis Robinson

16 / 20

le 13/04/2015

Very dark blackish crimson. Raw fruit on the nose. But this stands out. Masses of acidity and some relatively light tannins but great fruit concentration. Very distinctive. Very ambitious but a bit like hard work at the moment. Drink 2024-2034 (16+)

Jamessuckling.com

90-91 / 100

par James Suckling le 10/04/2015

This is a rich and slightly extracted wine with lots of fruits and spices. Full-bodied and chewy. Wait and see.

timatkin.com

94 / 100

par Tim Atkin MW le 07/04/2015

René Gabriel

17 / 20

par René Gabriel le 01/04/2015

Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Süsses, dropsiges, fettes Bouquet, die Frucht wirkt da ziemlich gekocht, ist aber auch gleichzeitig betörend. Im Gaumen wie ein Himbeerlikör, gebundene Textur, im Untergrund dann doch stützende Tannine, welche sich mit der Säure im leicht aufrauenden, konzentrierten Extrakt verbinden. Irgendwie hat man da das Gefühl, dass der Wein stärker ist als der Jahrgang. Man kann gespannt sein ob er den Gerbstoff- Verdauungsprozess während dem Ausbau durchhält. 17/20 2024 – 2040

Wine Enthusiast

93 / 100

par Roger Voss le 01/04/2015

92–94. Barrel Sample. This is a fruity wine, with notes of concentrated dark-plum skins and bright acidity. The darkly tannic structure is already integrating well. The finish is fresh fruit all the way.   — R.V.  (4/2/2015)

Wine Spectator

89-92 / 100

par James Molesworth le 31/03/2015

Friendly raspberry, cherry and spice notes mingle here, with bright acidity and a light brambly edge holding the finish.