Saturated bright ruby. Lovely lift to the aromas of blackberry, minerals, violet and mint; the floral quality verges on exotic. Rich and powerful in the context of the year, and long on personality too, offering very pure flavors of currant, dark chocolate, iron and tobacco. Finishes broad and ripe, with serious tannic spine and excellent precision. I like the combination of volume, minerality and energy on display here.

I've never been a huge fan of this vintage from Jonathan Maltus; I think he's made better and improved his winemaking since this. The 2007 Le Dôme has a dainty bouquet with maraschino cherry and fresh strawberries, a little monotone at first but gaining definition all the time in the glass and displaying fine focus. The palate is fresh on the entry, quite crisp and taut, almost pinched, in fact. After the pleasing aromatics, this feels a little disjointed, and the oak is not as deftly integrated as its peers. Perhaps more bottle age will meld it together? Tasted March 2015.

– The Wine Advocate#231, June 2017

Bright vibrant ruby. Fruit a little tired on the nose. Really pretty dull overall. It has lost its youthful fruit but hasn’t really much complexity and evolution to compensate. Pinched tannins on the end. (JR)