I did not pick this out as Dominus in the blind tasting, largely because it came across as such a young, rich, blockbuster wine. One of the richest, densest, most concentrated offerings in the entire tasting, it also proved to be one of the best-balanced, with better integration of acidity and tannin than many 1986s exhibited. The color remains a deep, dark ruby, with purple hues. Dense, concentrated, and pure, with copious quantities of cassis fruit intermingled with earth, spice, and minerals, this large-scaled, concentrated wine appears to have aged at a glacial pace since I first tasted it. Accessible because of its well-integrated, low acidity, this wine should continue to evolve and drink well for another 15-20 years. Very impressive. The tasting notes for this section are from two single blind tastings, one conducted in May, 1996, in California, and the other in June, 1996, in Baltimore.

盲品的時候我并沒有認(rèn)出這是一款 Dominus 葡萄酒，主要是由于它是如此的年輕、豐郁，一鳴驚人。它是整個品酒過程中最豐郁、最黏稠、最集中的一款酒，同時它也是最平衡的酒之一，與展會上很多 1986 年的酒相比，它的酸和單寧融合得更為均勻。該酒呈深寶石紅色，并閃爍著一絲絲紫色。它黏稠、集中、純凈，帶有充沛的黑醋栗味和泥土、香料、礦物質(zhì)的味道，是款大氣、濃縮的葡萄酒。由于酒中的各種味道融合得比較充分且酸度較低，該酒現(xiàn)在即適于飲用，但它也可以繼續(xù)發(fā)展，在未來 15 至 20 年內(nèi)都適合飲用，是一款令人印象非常深刻的酒。