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Château la Dominique 2008 - Grand Cru Classé

Name: Château la Dominique 2008 - Grand Cru Classé
Brand: Château La Dominique
Rating: 4.1 (7 reviews)

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru|Red wine

4.1/5 (7 customers)

Ratings: Robert Parker 90–93/100, Gault Millau 17.5/20, Bettane & Desseauve 17/20, RVF 17/20
“One of La Dominique’s finest achievements in recent years…” (Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate). “Great potential, a great Saint-Emilion that is both powerful and distinguished. La Dominique has returned to its highest level.” (Bettane & Desseauve). “The 2008 marked the estate’s return to the highest level, with a wine of remarkable intensity. It has lost none of its fruitiness and smoothness. A must-have.” ” (RVF Guide 2011) - (Delivery in France in the original wooden case, for all orders of 12 bottles of this wine)

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Estate

Château La Dominique

Vintage

Grand Cru Classé

Vintage

2008

Designation

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

86% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon

Regions

Soils consisting of 75% old sand mixed with gravel on a clay subsoil and 25% deep gravel

Viticulture

Pruned using the single Guyot method, with the yield adjusted according to the vigor of each vine.

Grape Harvest

Entirely hand-harvested, carried in baskets, with sorting in the vineyard

Winemaking

Sorting on a sorting table after complete destemming and hot-air drying of the berries before transfer to vats. Vinification by vineyard lot in small temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, with a long maceration period of 30 days, micro-oxygenation, and malolactic fermentation carried out primarily in

Livestock farming

Aged 100% in barrels, 70% of which are new, for 18 months. Weekly stirring of the lees and fining with egg whites prior to bottling

Eye

a pretty, deep purple dress

Nose

richly expressive, with aromas of dark fruits—blackberry and blueberry—blended with spicy and licorice notes

Palate

full-bodied with good depth, refined tannins, and a long finish

Serve

decant at 17°C

Open

1 hour ago

Drink from

2011

Drink before

2025

Production

60,000 bottles

Food and wine pairings

Une entrecôte sauce forestière, une côte de boeuf sauce béarnaise, un pigeon à la broche, un carré d'agneau, un civet de marcassin<br/>

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2022 guide): 3 stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)

About the estate:

This 23-hectare estate is owned by the Fayat family (Fayat in Pomerol and Clément-Pichon in the Médoc). The estate has been steadily improving, and in recent vintages has produced wines worthy of the legendary Pomerol region. Since 2011, the proportion of the estate’s top wine has decreased from 80% to 55%, resulting in greater complexity. The proportion of Cabernet Franc is increasing, and the wine is taking on a new dimension with a refined texture, subtle tannic intensity, and more nuanced fruitiness.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

4-star estate (Very high-quality production)

About the estate:

“The château is superbly situated on the outskirts of Pomerol, next to Cheval Blanc, on sandy-gravel soils over a bed of iron-rich clay; a fine introduction. After suffering frost damage in 1956, the vineyard regained its health under Clément Fayat, who purchased it in 1969. Significant investments have been made to elevate the estate among the best, and Michel Roland is on board, with plot-by-plot vinification and micro-oxygenation as key elements. The proportion of new barrels ranges from 50% to 70%.”

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated estate (2022 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)

About the estate:

With its red building visible from afar, La Dominique has made a major commitment to wine tourism. From the panoramic terrace and restaurant above the winery, you can look out over the neighboring vineyards on the western plateau near Pomerol. The estate (29 hectares of clay-limestone, clay-sandy, and gravel soils), owned by Corrèze entrepreneur Clément Fayat, has embarked on major changes on the advice of Julien Viaud (Rolland team): planting massal selections, using amphorae and glass eggs... For a long time, La Dominique remained in the middle of the pack within the appellation, but the stylistic evolution of this great wine has been noticeable since 2018.

James Suckling

Rated: Recommended

About the estate:

Customer rating

4.1/5

based on 7 reviews