02/04/2025
The Wine Spectator gave Dominus 2018 the distinction of Wine of the Year for 2021.
“The 2018 season saw warm but very steady temperatures, without heat spikes,” says winemaker Tod Mostero. “The ripening was even, there was no sunburn and no dehydration. There was no stress, no rush to do anything, no emergency work.”
The evenness of the season shows in the 2018 Dominus, which captures the essence of the vintage perfectly, with vivid and dense yet restrained fruit carried by evident yet fine-grained and well-integrated structure. The wine brims with a deep, warm loamy edge and is backed by cast iron accents on the finish—a compelling display of great terroir.