When one thinks of Christian Moueix, one's mind immediately goes to the wines he makes at his family's Château Petrus in Bordeaux and his Dominus Estate in Napa.

Today's headline wine, however, comes from his newest project, Ulysses.

“Christian Moueix's Napa Valley project Ulysses is a wine every collector of Napa Cabernet should have in their cellar.”
- Decanter, May 2024

Made at the Dominus winery by the Dominus winemaking team, the Ulysses Vineyard is located two miles northwest of its sister estate. Now, only in its ninth vintage, it is making impressive waves.

Earning a raving 99-point review from Decanter Magazine, the 2021 Ulysses is a blue-chip Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that seems destined to share a spot on the plateau with Opus One, Quintessa, Insignia and, of course, Dominus.

For now, however, the Ulysses Cabernet Sauvignon is available for 40% to 70% below its peers. Making things ever more exciting, we bring this cellar-worthy gem to you today for a price that beats every single online listing!

Read on for the details, and for one more crack at the multiple-100-point rated 2021 Dominus, then click quick on the Big Green Button to make a wonderful addition to your collection!

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2021 Ulysses
Oakville, Napa Valley, California
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With production of just 1,400 cases, this thrilling Cabernet is not something that you'll find everywhere. While Decanter quotes a drinking window ranging from 2024 through 2045, we suggest laying the bottles in your cellar for two or three years to let the secondary flavors develop before serving with your favorite cut of steak.

Check out Decanter Magazine's passionate 99-point review, then click quickly to secure a few bottles or a wooden six-bottle case!

“Simply put, Christian Moueix's Napa Valley project Ulysses is a wine every collector of Napa Cabernet should have in their cellar. The 2021 release of the Oakville red is a knockout that is never too bombastic, entirely reserved even in its generosity, and one that will last a very long time. A dry winter and spring led to the second consecutive year of a drought that began in January 2020. Temperatures were warm and consistent and slightly above average. The vines produced smaller clusters of small berries with high phenolic compounds and tannin levels. 1,400 cases produced. Opaque purple-ruby to the rim. A wine showing all the best qualities you'd expect from a prime Oakville site. This is a beautifully balanced red, imbued with a tremendously fresh streak of acidity. The nose leads with prime, ripe, dark black fruits, cassis, violets, creme de menthe, and crushed slate.—medium to full-bodied with impressively fashioned tannins that are robust and build through the extravagantly long finish. Marked by ripe black cherry and spiced plum notes, the length is extended by zesty blood orange acidity. Fragrant with sage and thyme, nuanced by brighter cherry blossom freshness and mineral tension. Impressive depth and density with a core of pure, ripe, and juicy fruit. Exceptional. This was the last wine in a complete vertical I tasted with Moueix and winemaker Tod Mostero in a tasting room tucked within the barn on the Ulysses Vineyard site. 'I'm thrilled,' commented Moueix, 'There's a real dignity to the wines.' Moueix said that until this tasting, he hadn't quite noticed the style signature but found it emerging, though cautioned, 'Even with our experience next door at Dominus, we are still figuring it out.' For Mostero, 'Making these has been a discovery of place. With our mature vines, we're just beginning to get a sense of the true resonance of the place. The 2021 typifies what we can expect. This arrow-like structure that is piercing, resonant, and strong. Drinking Window: 2024-2045.”
          - 99 Points, Decanter (5/6/2024)

Looking online we find just 13 listings for this Napa Valley superstar. Our price beats them all. Packed in impressive six-bottle wooden crates, it is an absolute steal compared to the $300 to $500+ Napa cult wines!

Vin Chicago Price: 148.99

Plus the 100-Point Dominus!

2021 Dominus
Napa Valley, California
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“Superbly aromatic, polished, and balanced. Tannins are plump, pliant, and extremely long, with a beautiful velvety quality. Ripe blackberry, spiced plums, and black cherry fruits are super-expressive and imbued with this spicebush note, which is a shrub bush that grows near the vineyard and, when crushed in the palm of your hand in the thick of summer, reveals a high-toned minty-citrusy note, which is very present on the palate. The minerality is perfectly expressed as iron and stone, and the finish is exceedingly long, nuanced by mocha, loamy earth, and wildflowers, and resolves with tremendous freshness. Just splendid. Drinking Window: 2024 - 2050.”
          - 100 Points, Decanter (1/28/2024)

“One of the legendary Dominus, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is unquestionably in the same league as the 2018, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010, and 1991, and to my mind, wine simply doesn't get any better. Sporting a dense purple hue as well as an incredible perfume of blackcurrants, crushed stone, cedar pencil, smoke tobacco, and baking spices, it s rich, full-bodied, and voluptuously textured, with ripe yet building tannins. It reminds me slightly of the 2010 (maybe the 2013), and I suspect it will have a similar evolution. Hide bottles for 7-8 years, and it will evolve gracefully for 30+ years. Hats off to the team of Christian Moueix and director Tod Mostero. Maturity: 2031 - 2061.”
          - 100 Points, Jeb Dunnuck (12/26/2023)

Looking online we find 398 listings for this legendary wine. Median retail is $400. Our price, as usual is quite a bit less!

Vin Chicago Price: 339