2021, Othello, Jean-Pierre Moueix, NAPA VALLEYThe 2021 is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot. A fantastic introduction to Napa and the Dominus style. After recently tasting the 2018 and 2019 back to back, Othello is a wine not to be underestimated. Great value. Lots of blackberries, dark cherries and hints of orange peel and bark in the aromas. Medium to full bodied with fine creamy tannins that caress the palate. The tannic tension give this focus and

good concentration and intensity

power and finesse

Darkly spiced fruit on the nose

modern style

wafting from the glass with aromas of plums and raspberries mingled with exotic spices

The 2019 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a seriously impressive wine

lime zest and nougat with oyster and sea bed undertones

menthol and dark berries

94 Lisa Perrotti-Brown

it keeps on revealing itself after it has left your mouth

No chaptilisation

deep and somewhat seductive in terms of aromatics