Dominus Estate Napanook Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 0426JACKSON This is a super-impressive showing

This is a super-impressive showing from a producer who appears to have a very bright future

and a saline edge that lingers long after each sip

age-worthy

austere half of Côte-Rôtie

fifteen days of wild fermentation in stainless at cool temperatures

Dominus Estate Napanook Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 0426JACKSON This is a super-impressive showingNapanook is the name of the historic Yountville vineyard that gave rise to Dominus, and it's also the name of the estate's second wine. Made from younger vines and parcels not selected for the grand vin, it's a more approachable, earlier drinking expression of the same address and the same Bordelais hand. The 2023 is open and pretty out of the gate, with black cherry, cassis, leafy tobacco, graphite, and sage over polished tannins. The way into