Price: $65.99
In Mixed Case: $59.39
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
The estate Napanook is made to be soft in tannin and fresh in fruit. It succeeds in this vintage on both accounts, blendingCabernet Sauvignon withPetit Verdot andCabernet Franc, allowing the wine to age innew barrels. Clove, currant, black tea and chocolate-covered raspberry lie luxuriously on the palate, finishing in velvety violet.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
There are 2,000 cases of the 2013 Napanook Proprietary Red Wine, a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. This wine reflects the much higher quality that’s emerging with the second wine of Dominus, which has really become almost its own entity. Loads of loamy soil notes, grilled herbs, meat, blackcurrants, sweet kirsch and licorice are all present in this medium to full-bodied, lush, sexy wine, even in 2013. It is interesting how much more evolved and forward the 2013 Napanook is compared to the 2013 Dominus. This wine can be drunk over the next 12-15 years. - Robert M. Parker, Jr.
