I found three bottles of the 1989 Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet while
rummaging through the celler so I opened one last night with braised
sirloin tips. Somewhat brickish red color with a clear colorless
rim. The nose was pure cedar at first but eventually opened up
showing tobacco and anise. The wine was medium bodied on the palate
with a fairly striking minerality with red fruits, red plums and cedar
flavors. It would have been hard in a blind tasting not to have
picked this as being from Bordeaux. I bought these on release in a
case lot fro the winery and will drink the remaining two over the next
few months as the wine seems to be fading. B+