Realm Cellars
Riise Wine
Jovian Paso Robles Tempranillo Blend 2019
Not Realm but very good Rhône style wine. — 3 months ago
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The Bard Red Wine 2021
Young. Black and red ripe fruit. A bit more fruit forward. Tannins match it and should have years to develop. Decant helps. Enjoyable. — 2 years ago
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The Bard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2021
The label I read showed 2019, my host assured me that it was 2021.
The 2021 coming along nicely and showing some beautiful development. Because of its nice integration, I believe this really was 2019. 🤷♂️ — 7 days ago
Realm Cellars
The Tempest Napa Valley Red Blend 2018
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Dark inky in color with a short purplish rim.
Fruity nose and full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate and very fruity.
Showing black currants, plums, cooked cherries, dried figs, cedar, vanilla, cooked raisins, chocolates, light earth, herbs, spices, dark coffee, peppercorn and licorice.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious Merlot from Napa Valley. Fruit forward and extracted. Rich, and in your face kind of wine.
Still young, and needs 7 years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years.
This 8-year-old is nicely balanced and dense, with enough acidity for the fruits. Complex with a nice mouthfeel. Big, bold and beautiful, with a teeth staining color. Not a good choice for a first date.
Wine Advocate 94 points.
The blend varies with each vintage. I've had the 2014 vintage a year ago, and loved it even more.
A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with food.
A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.
14.6% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$160. — 4 months ago
Hartwell Vineyards
Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon 1991
Picked up a couple of these from a local cellar sale at a crazy cheap price and have been happy with each one.
Classically older SLD Cabernet. The fruit spectrum is on the red and black side (as I expect from SLD) with a mocha/cocoa layered sweetness. Some older fig, sweet pipe tobacco, and a core of fruit still in-tact. Soft on the mid-palate but retaining nice structure throughout the finish. Exactly what I expected from 34yr old Napa Cabernet.
Hope to try the Realm X Hartwell wine to see the vision from where this was to what the profile goal is in the future. — a year ago
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Farella Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
This was the best Farella I’ve had from them. Almost as good as The Absurd w/o all the magic but roughly half the price of The Absurd. — 7 days ago
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The Fidelio Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Always have mixed feelings on Sauvignon Blanc. This no different. Mixed on palate which was ok. It was the nose that I found unpleasant. — 7 days ago
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Beckstoffer Bourn Cabernet Sauvignon
One of my favorite vineyards Bourn. Unfortunately Realm will not have access to their grapes. — 2 months ago
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The Bard Blair Edition Red Bordeaux Blend 2023
This was sensational today at the Brasswood Event.
The 23’s I tasted today are as good as advertised. — a year ago
Somm David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
This was utterly fantastic.
The first sip seemed like another one of their many other great bottling’s. So, I let open & warm up and then the magic began. It is next generation from the others and they are very good.
The tannins were so soft & well managed. The wine seamless and beautiful. The fruit second to none. It simply got better with each sip. With each sip the; balance of fruit & earth extremely impressive. The layers just kept building unlikely any other Napa Cabernet I’ve had. I would be very surprised if this doesn’t get a 100 from nearly every critic. Allocation just opened last week. Ships in the fall. Just one thing, it’s $675 a bottle. — 7 days ago