Le Dome 2016 750ml

Le Dôme is Jonathan Maltus's Saint-Émilion grand vin, an unusual Cabernet Franc-led blend from a small site not far from Angélus. The 2016, 80% Cabernet Franc and 20% Merlot from tiny yields, is one of the estate's finest vintages, with perfect 100-point scores from Jeb Dunnuck and Wine Enthusiast and 99 from Wine Advocate. Dunnuck called it "one of the most flamboyant, sexy, opulent wines in the vintage." Saturated purple, it shows blueberry, spring flowers, graphite, wet stone and camphor over a layered, full-bodied palate with ultra-fine tannins. It is drinking well now and should last two to three decades.