Dominus Estate
In the heart of Napa Valley, Dominus Estate in California feels more like stewardship than showmanship: Christian Moueix founded the project in the early 1980s on the historic Napanook Vineyard near Yountville, a site whose story reaches back to Napa’s beginnings in the 19th century. Farming is parcel-driven and exacting, with yields and picking dates tuned to the season’s rhythm.
The place itself became an icon in 1997, when Herzog & de Meuron completed a winery built with basalt-filled gabions—architecture that insulates against extreme temperatures and almost dissolves into the landscape. In the cellar, the same restraint applies: slow élevage, careful integration of oak, and a relentless focus on balance.
Dominus is, in the truest sense, an estate wine: a single site interpreted with patience, clarity and the quiet confidence of Napa’s oldest soils.Dominus Estate
In the heart of Napa Valley, Dominus Estate in California feels more like stewardship than showmanship: Christian Moueix founded the project in the early 1980s on the historic Napanook Vineyard near Yountville, a site whose story reaches back to Napa’s beginnings in the 19th century. Farming is parcel-driven and exacting, with yields and picking dates tuned to the season’s rhythm.
The place itself became an icon in 1997, when Herzog & de Meuron completed a winery built with basalt-filled gabions—architecture that insulates against extreme temperatures and almost dissolves into the landscape. In the cellar, the same restraint applies: slow élevage, careful integration of oak, and a relentless focus on balance.
Dominus is, in the truest sense, an estate wine: a single site interpreted with patience, clarity and the quiet confidence of Napa’s oldest soils.
