Sign In

Dominus Estate

Dominus Estate is a California classic producer with a French winemaking pedigree. Founded and owned by Christian Moueix, whose family owns the legendary Chateau Petrus in Pomerol, France, Dominus Estate wines are shaped by Moueix’s education at the famed UC Davis viticulture and enology programs. Located in Yountville, CA in the Napa Valley AVA, Dominus Estate began in 1982 as a partnership between Moueix and the owners of Napanook Vineyard, Robin Lail and Marcia Daniel Smith, who were themselves the daughters of John Daniel Jr. Daniel was for many years owner of the much-admired Inglenook winery in Napa Valley. With an eye for classically styled wines embodying the Napa Valley, Moueix began producing Dominus Estates wines formally in 1984 and became the sole proprietor for both Dominus Estate and Napanook in 1995.

Like other cult classic producers such as Opus One, Dominus was from the start an enterprise combining traditional Bordeaux winemaking techniques with Napa Valley terroir. One of the ways this was achieved is by utilizing the Napanook property itself, originally planted in the late 1850s when George Yount first began planting vines in Napa Valley. Today the winery is run by a team of French winemakers, and the wines are noted for, as wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr. has written, “their unmistakably French personality.” In addition to Dominus Estate, Moueix himself continues to oversee production for Pomerol’s Château La Fleur-Pétrus . Reflecting a traditionally Bordeaux makeup of varietals, the vineyards are planted to 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. Some 85,000 bottles are produced annually. The estate’s second wine is Napanook to honor the land the estate was founded on. Buy Dominus Estate wine on WineBid today.

1983 Dominus Estate

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; heavy label condition issue

RP  90   

1983 Dominus Estate

Light label condition issue

RP  90   

1984 Dominus Estate

Light label condition issue

RP  92   

1988 Dominus Estate

Heavy capsule condition issue; label condition issue

RP  91   
5 available
Bid *

1988 Dominus Estate

Light capsule condition issue

RP  91   
3 available
Bid *

1989 Dominus Estate

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  91   
2 available
Bid *

1990 Dominus Estate

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  95   
ST  93   
WS  91   

1992 Dominus Estate

RP  97   
ST  92   
2 available
Bid

1996 Dominus Estate

Light label condition issue

RP  95   
ST  93   
WS  92   

1999 Dominus Estate

Lightly depressed cork

WA  91   
ST  91   
WE  91   
WS  #11 of 2002   

2000 Dominus Estate

3.0ltr

Light label condition issue

ST  90+    

2012 Dominus Estate

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
JS  98   
VN  97+    
WE  95   
WS  94   

2016 Dominus Estate

WA  100   
JS  98   
JD  98+    
VN  97   

2017 Dominus Estate

VN  98+    
WA  97+    
JD  97   
WS  95   
2 available
Bid *

2019 Dominus Estate

WA  98   
WS  96   
4 available
Bid *

2016 Dominus Estate

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  100   
JS  98   
JD  98+    
VN  97