Chateau Dompierre - Pauillac Red 2022

Grapes

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting note

The nose is fruity and well-defined, showing real concentration and depth: brilliant cassis, bright red cherry, and violet, accented by hints of rhubarb and lily. The palate is unusually fine and velvety for a Pauillac, marrying the power of Médoc terroir with a rare fruit purity, smooth mouthfeel, and extraordinary tannic finesse. It finishes long, structured, and balanced, reflecting a non-traditional, Burgundian-inspired approach to Bordeaux winemaking.

More About The Winery

Château Dompierre sits in Saint-Laurent-Médoc, just outside Pauillac in Bordeaux, on ground that faces the Garonne alongside the gravel-rich vineyards that give this stretch of the Médoc its character; Pauillac itself is one of the appellation's most celebrated names, home to eight crus classés, three of them Bordeaux's very highest classification, and known for wines of power, tannin, and long aging potential. Michel Aroldi, the estate's founder, was born in Libourne in 1959 and learned his craft in Saint-Émilion before spending two decades at Château Plain-Point in Fronsac, where he built his reputation as a serious winemaker. When he sold that domain, he turned to Pauillac, drawn by what he calls the alchemy of terroir — earth, sky, and human hand working together — and settled on the Gironde's gravel banks and the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon as his foundation. Drawing on deep winegrowing knowledge and techniques of his own devising, Aroldi crafts wines built for both power and purity, made to age and to reward patience. His bottles have impressed connoisseurs for their combination of strength and finesse, earned a place as the French President's wine of choice for state banquets, and now sit on some of the best tables and in the finest wine institutions around the world.