La Dominique 2021 (6.0L)

93-94 JS / 92-94 WA / 92-94 VM / 93 DE / 92 JA / 88-90 WI

Blackberry, walnut and crushed-stone aromas follow through to a medium-bodied palate with medium, round tannins and a juicy, pretty finish. Polished and fine for the vintage. - James Suckling

Aromas of sweet cherries, berries, petals and loamy soil introduce the 2021 La Dominique, a medium to full-bodied, velvety and seamless wine that's attractively deep and complete, with ripe tannins, lively acids and a long, sapid finish. It's a blend of 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon from this estate in the ascendant. -William Kelley, Wine Advcate

The 2021 La Dominique presents a focused nose of perfumed blackberry, raspberry, cedar and sous-bois scents with well-integrated oak. The well-balanced palate is fresh and crisp with fine-grained tannins. Silky-smooth leading into a very persistent, tensile finish. This continues La Dominique's upward trajectory. Excellent. - Neal Martin, Vinous Martin

A dark nose with blackcurrant, bramble, dark chocolate and liquorice notes. Succulent and gently juicy on the palate, this has seamless, refined, silky tannins that fill the mouth and give just the right support to the fruit, while the minerality, liquorice, graphite and slate edging give more structure. It has tension, the flavours more linear than expansive, with a clarity and persistence from start to finish. A good effort and will reward with age. You really do feel the terroir at the end with a salinity and crushed stone grip. Creditable winemaking this vintage. Tasted twice. Julien Viaud consultant. - Georgina Hindle, Decanter

Raspberry leaf on the nose, along with enticing peony flowers, this is full of lively spice, great blueberry and redcurrant flavours that flood the mouth and a mouthwatering saline finish. Very well handled, skilful winemaking and enjoyable, if short on the finish and still on the just-grazing-ripeness character to the fruit. 38hl/h yield, 50% new oak, 10% amphoras and wine globes. Tasted twice. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2021 La Dominique has a nose of baked black and red cherries, fresh raspberries, and forest floor with hints of menthol and charcoal. Light to medium-bodied, the palate is plush and elegant with a long, pure fruity finish. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent