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2016 Le Dome, 6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

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2016 Le Dome

750ml

RATINGS

100Wine Enthusiast

...swathes of opulent black fruit... Juicy acidity gives the wine a velvet character that is enticing.

100Jeb Dunnuck

...brilliant wine that does everything right...huge perfume of blueberries, spring flowers, graphite, wet stone, and camphor. Incredibly layered and complex, with full body, building, ultra-fine tannins, a multi-dimensional texture, and a monster finish, it’s unquestionably one of the most flamboyant, sexy, opulent wines in the vintage yet stays ethereal, elegant, and weightless.

99The Wine Advocate

...red roses, candied violets, chocolate box and Chinese five spice with a core of kirsch, blackberry tart, warm plums, black raspberries and cloves plus wafts of cigar box and orange peel. Full bodied—the palate is positively electric with energy—it gives layer upon layer of perfumed black raspberries and mineral sparks, framed by super ripe, firm, finely grained tannins and bags of freshness, finishing very long and very fragrant.

96James Suckling

With ripe berries and decadent undertones, this wine is really alluring on the nose. Medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and a very, very pretty and energized finish.

92Vinous / IWC

...open, quite mature bouquet with touches of cooked meat infusing the ferrous red fruit...palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, quite savoury in style with good acidity and an almost Burgundy-like finish.

16.5Jancis Robinson

PRODUCER

Le Dome

Le Dome is a Saint-Emilion estate created in the 1990s by Jonathan Maltus, an English winemaker, entrepreneur and maker of “garagiste” wines. Maltus bought a dilapidated, 5-acre estate called Chateau Teyssier in 1994 and then acquired numerous nearby vineyards, including a 7.5-acre parcel next to Château Angelus that is 80% old vine Cabernet Franc. Le Dome is made from grapes from that 7.5-acre vineyards, and it is typically at least 75% Cabernet Franc, with the remainder Merlot. Because the Le Dome vineyard has no chateau, the wine is made at nearby Chateau Teyssier. Maltus debuted Le Dome with the 1996 vintage and in 2010 Le Dome earned 100 pts from Robert M. Parker Jr., who has called Malltus “visionary” and “brilliant.” About 1,000 cases of Le Dome are produced annually. Maltus also owns World’s End winery in Napa Valley and The Colonial Estate in Australia.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, St.-Émilion

Saint-Émilion is on the east side of the Dordogne River. At 13,400 acres it is one of Bordeaux’s largest appellations, and perhaps its most picturesque. It is also home to what has been called “the garagiste” movement of upstart, tradition-defying winemakers who produce artisanal wines in styles that are unconventional for the appellation. The village of Saint-Émilion dates from the middle ages and it sits on low hills, surrounded by ancient walls. Like its neighbor Pomerol, Saint-Émilion was not included in the famous Bordeaux classification system of 1855. But a century later a ranking system was put in place, and unlike the classification system for the Medoc, the Saint-Émilion system is reviewed every ten years, meaning that estates can be upgraded or downgraded. There are three rankings: Grand Cru Classé, Premier Grand Cru Classé B and Premier Grand Cru Classé A, with the final ranking being the best. Such legendary Saint-Émilion estates as Châteaux Ausone and Cheval-Blanc are Premier Grand Cru Classé A, along with Châteaux Pavie and Angélus, both added to the classification in 2012. Wines in this appellation are primarily Merlot, mixed with Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.

VINTAGE

2016 Le Dome

It has heaps of fruit and lots of dimension and class. A splendid recruit to the ranks of the super-stars. - Clive Coates, MW