The Drinks Business
par Colin Hay le 21/05/2025
(St Emilion; 85% Merlot; 15% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 31 hl/ha; pH 3.56; 13.5% alcohol; tasted twice, the second time at the UGC press tasting). Quite distinctive aromatically, with quite a pronounced ferrous and saline note to the minerality when tasted both times. It’s quite meaty too. We almost have smoky bacon crisps, if you remember those. If you do, you should try them with dark berry and stone fruit – this vintage of La Dominique suggests they go very well together! Plush and quite luscious on the attack, above all when tasted alongside the other grands crus classés, this is very impressive texturally. Ample, plump, succulent and extremely juicy on the refreshing vintage, this is a great success.