Dominique has a long history in the region that goes back to the beginning of the 18th century. The name comes from the first owner who made his fortune on the Caribbean island of the same name. In 1969 the domain was bought by the current owners, the Fayat family. Clément Fayat was a rather remarkable figure who started his career as a bricklayer and from there grew into one of the largest construction companies in the world. It took a while before he implemented modernisations, but gradually a new drainage system was installed first and later a completely new basement was added. But it is mainly since 2007, when the new wine consultant, Jean-Luc Thunevin, joined the team that qualitative steps were taken and Dominique settled at the top of Saint-Emilion.