2023 Dolum Estates Cabernet Sauvignon California
- 100pt Winemaker Chad Alexander (Mt. Veeder’s Hess Collection)
- "Delivering a Pleasing One-Two Punch to the Senses" ~ 94 Decanter
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About the Wine
Let’s cut to the chase—Dolum Estate isn’t here to play; it’s here to win. For 30 years, this Napa Valley icon has been quietly crafting red wine that punches well above its weight. Think luxury, think bold, think the kind of wine that has sommeliers swooning and critics scrambling for superlatives.
Dolum sources its magic from Napa’s holy grail regions—Oakville, Stags Leap, and other elite sub-districts (oh, and Sonoma magic!). And as if that’s not enough, Dolum flexes with its own 40+-year-old vines planted in Oakville’s prime terroir.
Chad Alexander isn’t just a winemaker; he’s a legend. With a career spanning iconic names like Mt. Veeder’s Hess Collection, Chad’s got a Midas touch for turning grapes into gold. His obsessive attention to detail ensures every bottle delivers world-class quality—and then some. Critics? They’re obsessed. Wine lovers? Hooked.
For 2023, Dolum Estates continued sourcing from small sub-districts across select Napa Valley and Sonoma sites, leaning into the vintage’s long hang times to capture aromatic lift, refined structure, and concentrated flavor from small, well-aerated clusters. Precision picking and gentle extraction aimed to preserve freshness, polish tannins, and let the site speak—bottles framed by energy, clarity, and enduring balance.
Tasting Notes
100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Packed with lush flavors of plump blackberries, black cherries, mulberries, and a dash of spice, this vintage is another grand slam.
Critical Reviews
A full-throttle, blackberry-driven red, laden with chalky minerality and layered with robust tannins. Violet scents mingle with fig and plum fruit in a medium- to full-bodied expression that hits all the right chords, delivering a pleasing one-two punch to the senses. ~ 94 Decanter
Ripe blackberries and blackcurrants with toasted walnuts, chocolate, mocha and licorice. Full-bodied, dense and creamy on the palate, with velvety tannins. Rich and concentrated fruit with a lingering finish. Lush and spicy. Drink or hold. ~ 93 James Suckling
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Food Pairing
Steak
Grilled Meat
Tacos
Pasta
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Dolum Estates
Napa Valley, California