George C. Yount, the founder of Yountville, planted in 1836 the first vines of the valley on the location of Napanook vineyard. In 1850 the property was bought by Charles Hopper, and owners since include Hugh La Rue, a pioneer in the use of rootstock and John Daniel Jr., the owner of Inglenook Winery who bought the estate in 1946.[1]
Following Daniel's death in 1970, Napanook passed to his daughters Robin Lail and Marcia Smith who in 1982 began a partnership with Christian Moueix,[2] acting on a recommendation by Robert Mondavi to establish production in Napa Valley.[1][3]Daniel Baron became general manager of Dominus in the 1980s.[4] Moueix, also in charge of production at Château Pétrus and president of Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, became the sole owner of Dominus Estate when Lail and Smith sold their shares in 1995.[3] Napanook, the estate's second wine, was first released in 1996.
With the previous thirteen vintages crushed and aged at the nearby facility Rombauer Winery,[1] a new winery was constructed by the Swiss architects Jaques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron in 1996, a $5 million, 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) structure.[3] The architects' first U.S. project, it was constructed from stone-filled gabions to provide protection from scorching heat by day and the cold at night.[5][6][7]
Productionedit
A bottle of 2002 Dominus.
From an estate of 124 acres (50 ha), the vineyard area extends 108 acres (44 ha) in 14 blocks, with some presence of phylloxera-resistant St. George rootstock from the Inglenook period, the grape varieties are 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, and 5% Cabernet Franc.[3]
The annual production is 7,500 to 12,000 cases which includes both Dominus and Napanook.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abcPrial, Frank J. The New York Times (March 9, 1988). "Wine Talk". The New York Times.
^Stevenson, Tom (2005). The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia (4th ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 490. ISBN0-7566-1324-8.
^ abcdMurphy, Linda San Francisco Chronicle (February 3, 2005). "MoueiX Files". The San Francisco Chronicle.
^Swinchatt, Jonathan; Howell, David G. (15 August 2004). The Winemaker's Dance: Exploring Terroir in the Napa Valley. University of California Press. p. 189. ISBN978-0-520-92920-3. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
^Franzoia, Elena, floornature.com (August 2002). . Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2012-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Matthews, Kevin, ArchitectureWeek (June 20, 2007). "Dominus in Depth"
^Maisons Marques & Domaines Usa Inc. . Archived from the original on 2007-07-02.
^Apstein, Michael, Wine Review Online (September 27, 2005). . Archived from the original on February 26, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
dominus, estate, california, wine, estate, producing, bordeaux, style, blends, owned, christian, moueix, winery, located, yountville, within, napa, valley, locationyountville, california, usaappellationnapa, valley, avaformerlynapanook, vineyardsfounded1836fir. Dominus Estate is a California wine estate producing Bordeaux style blends owned by Christian Moueix The winery is located in Yountville within the Napa Valley AVA Dominus EstateLocationYountville California USAAppellationNapa Valley AVAFormerlyNapanook VineyardsFounded1836First vintage1983Key peopleChristian MoueixKnown forDominus NapanookWebsitewww dominusestate com Contents 1 History 2 Production 3 References 4 External linksHistory editGeorge C Yount the founder of Yountville planted in 1836 the first vines of the valley on the location of Napanook vineyard In 1850 the property was bought by Charles Hopper and owners since include Hugh La Rue a pioneer in the use of rootstock and John Daniel Jr the owner of Inglenook Winery who bought the estate in 1946 1 Following Daniel s death in 1970 Napanook passed to his daughters Robin Lail and Marcia Smith who in 1982 began a partnership with Christian Moueix 2 acting on a recommendation by Robert Mondavi to establish production in Napa Valley 1 3 Daniel Baron became general manager of Dominus in the 1980s 4 Moueix also in charge of production at Chateau Petrus and president of Etablissements Jean Pierre Moueix became the sole owner of Dominus Estate when Lail and Smith sold their shares in 1995 3 Napanook the estate s second wine was first released in 1996 With the previous thirteen vintages crushed and aged at the nearby facility Rombauer Winery 1 a new winery was constructed by the Swiss architects Jaques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron in 1996 a 5 million 50 000 sq ft 4 600 m2 structure 3 The architects first U S project it was constructed from stone filled gabions to provide protection from scorching heat by day and the cold at night 5 6 7 Production edit nbsp A bottle of 2002 Dominus From an estate of 124 acres 50 ha the vineyard area extends 108 acres 44 ha in 14 blocks with some presence of phylloxera resistant St George rootstock from the Inglenook period the grape varieties are 87 Cabernet Sauvignon 8 Petit Verdot and 5 Cabernet Franc 3 The annual production is 7 500 to 12 000 cases which includes both Dominus and Napanook 8 References edit a b c Prial Frank J The New York Times March 9 1988 Wine Talk The New York Times Stevenson Tom 2005 The Sotheby s Wine Encyclopedia 4th ed London Dorling Kindersley p 490 ISBN 0 7566 1324 8 a b c d Murphy Linda San Francisco Chronicle February 3 2005 MoueiX Files The San Francisco Chronicle Swinchatt Jonathan Howell David G 15 August 2004 The Winemaker s Dance Exploring Terroir in the Napa Valley University of California Press p 189 ISBN 978 0 520 92920 3 Retrieved 11 March 2013 Franzoia Elena floornature com August 2002 Dominus Winery in Napa Valley California USA Archived from the original on 2014 03 20 Retrieved 2012 11 29 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Matthews Kevin ArchitectureWeek June 20 2007 Dominus in Depth Maisons Marques amp Domaines Usa Inc The Architecture of Dominus Archived from the original on 2007 07 02 Apstein Michael Wine Review Online September 27 2005 A Conversation with Christian Moueix Part II Dominus Estate Archived from the original on February 26 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link External links editOfficial website nbsp 38 24 18 N 122 22 26 W 38 40500 N 122 37389 W 38 40500 122 37389 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dominus Estate amp oldid 1144522150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
