95pts Jeb Dunnuck

An estate readers need to have on their radar, the 2019 Château La Dominique is a beautiful Saint-Emilion coming from the northern sector of the region, not far from the Pomerol Bordeaux, which might explain why I always find a Pomerol-like elegance in this wine. Redcurrants, black raspberries, sappy flowers, sandalwood, tobacco, and hints of damp earth all define the nose, and the wine is medium to full-bodied, with a pure, layered, seamless mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's going to benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age and keep for two decades. Best after 2026.

95pts James Suckling
This is very perfumed, with dried flowers, chocolate and hints of nuts to the dark fruit, following through to a full body with layers of fruit and a ripe, rich finish. Plush and ripe, yet still formed and pointed. Needs time to open and come together. Try after 2024.

95pts Decanter
New winemaker headed over from Haut-Bailly for what is the 50th vintage at La Dominique under the Fayat family. The heat of the vintage you can see in the figures, but on the palate they have worked well with the elevated alcohol in the Merlots. Silky tannins and a rich mouthfeel with no dip through the mid palate. Good complexity also, there is bracken and tobacco alongside cassis and raspberry, plenty of grip. 60% 1st wine in this vintage. A yield of 47hl/ha and 3.7pH . Michel Rolland consultant.

94pts Vinous
The 2019 La Dominique presents a composed nose of blackberry and blueberry fruit, touches of cedar and sous-bois and a hint of humidor, complex and quite mercurial. The palate is medium-bodied with plush tannins, savory red fruit mixed with black pepper and sage, good depth, and a spicy, persistent finish. This has a promising future ahead of it.

93pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The third vintage produced by the new team that is trying to take this irregular estate adjacent to Cheval Blanc to new heights is the 2019 La Dominique. Offering up aromas of sweet berries, cherries, mocha and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and seamless, with juicy acids, supple tannins and an elegantly gourmand profile. This is a terrific effort that shows that this estate's fine performance in vintages such as 1998, 1990 and 1989 is not a thing of the past. Best After 2021