When we offer a wine that I have always coveted; rather than read what the professional critics have said, I look towards my peers on Cellar Tracker, who offer a more detailed, accurate, up to date and often fun view of the wine. For this particular vintage, recent comments have included, "Holy Hell this was good" and "Like a perfect Bordeaux with an extra layer of sexiness", or the usual remorse about it being a last bottle, and as expected, many notes comparing it to the finest left bank Bordeaux in a perfect place with years of life ahead.

Dominus, from the stable of Christian Moueix of Petrus fame, can be described as a Californian love letter to Bordeaux. With a restrained 13.5%, this Cabernet dominated Bordeaux Blend meets Lewis Hamilton's accent somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic. There were only 6,000 cases made of the 1992 and I suspect this case might be one of the last chances to acquire this wine, and even more so in magnum format with perfect provenance. The 1992 is an outstanding wine, another majestic ambassador from Napa Valley, and a vintage not to be lost in the shadow of the 1991 and 1994.

Auction Details

This is a live online auction with an auctioneer. The auction will take place on Tuesday 28 May (starting at 10.30am BST) at Forum Auctions in London, but please note all wine and spirits are stored off-site at LCB Eton Park. Bidding is available in person at Forum Auctions, online, by telephone or you can leave commission (absentee) bids through Dreweatts. Please contact Dreweatts to register all commission bids or telephone bids by 12 noon BST the day before the sale.

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