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 Dominus Estate

現任酒廠主人Christian Moueix先生是在波爾多無人不曉的Chateau Petrus的主人，也是本世紀最傳奇的釀酒師之一。Christian Moueix先生在1968年時到了U.C Davis大學唸書，自那時起他便深深的愛上了這塊土地。經過長時間的搜尋，終於找到了他心目中最適合的地方，便在Napanook那帕努克葡萄園紮根，在1982年與原擁有者John Daniel 先生的兩個女兒Robin Lail以及Marcia Smith合作，並在1983年收成了第一批葡萄，也開始了Dominus Estate 達慕思酒廠的釀酒大業。

建立了Dominus Estate 達慕思酒廠後，他開始釀製完全不同於Chateau Petrus (以Merlot梅洛為主)，而是以Cabernet Sauvignon卡本內˙蘇維濃為主的這款加州頂級紅酒，並以此挑戰另一事業高峰。

而Napanook葡萄園可謂是Napa Valley那帕山谷中最早的葡萄園之一，並以生產傑出的Cabernet Sauvignon聞名，加上Merlot 、Cabernet Franc及Petit Verdot，正好可以發展波爾多風格的紅酒。自第一個上市年份1983年起，大受好評；直到1995年，Christian Moueix先生買下所有股權並成為完全的擁有者，Christian Moueix先生仍持續致力於釀造出最好的酒，並期盼創造出經典非凡的風格，而Dominus Estate 達慕思酒廠更是不負眾望的完成了任務，成為最具獨特風格的經典酒廠。

值得一提的是，1994年份的Dominus達慕思紅酒被評為The year of the century – 世紀典藏年份。此酒獲得Robert Parker給與99分的頂級肯定，如今Dominus state達慕思酒廠在美國市場的拍賣價節節上漲，儼然已成為加州天王級酒廠。

INthe late 1960s, while attending the University of California at Davis,Christian Moueix fell in love with the Napa Valley and its wines. son of Jean-Pierre Moueix, the famed wine merchant and producer FROM Libourne, France,Moueix returned home in 1970 to manage the family vineyards, including chateaux Petrus, La Fleur-Petrus, Trotanoy in Pomerol and Magdelaine in Saint Emilion.

Dominus 2005 is dark red, almost deep crimson in color. The nose is dense and compact, filled with dark berries, blond tobacco, black cherries and cacao. The entry is both powerful and supple, spherical in quality. Perfectly ripe, the enveloped tannins are firm, rounded and elegant. Black fruit and licorice linger throughout the evolution in mouth, well-balanced and harmonious. A superb vintage.

The 2005 blend consists of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. No Merlot was used in the blend this year.

This wine clearly has tremendous aging potential. We recommend decanting the wine prior to serving, to allow it to develop its full potential. This is especially important when serving young Dominus wines.

Vintage Summary:

The winter was typical, with only slightly above-average rainfall. We received 28″ during the winter, 6″ in March and 4″ in May. Rains were light and spread out over 68 days. Temperatures throughout the season were quite moderate; we saw a cool spring that delayed budbreak, and a summer without excessive heat. 2005 was a year with only 23 days over 90° F, and one day over 100° F – July 23rd. The beautiful weather contributed to a long growing season and very even ripening. With no threat of a heat wave or rain during the harvest period, the grapes reached full maturity at a slow, steady pace.

BEGINNING DATE OF HARVEST: September 29

FINAL DATE OF HARVEST: October 20

PERCENTAGE OF NEW BARRELS: 40%

TIME IN BARREL: 17 months

BOTTLING DATE: July 2007

9-LITER CASES PRODUCED: 7000

RELEASE DATE: June 2008

Dominus 2005推薦~~~

VIP 限量60瓶  每箱6瓶

金額超過6000以上即享全省宅配到府,訂單未確認且匯款前將不做任何保留.敬請見諒,為因應市場價格變動,樂活將保留價格變更之權利,有效期限內亦然

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