Joe Flo

9.6

Easter wine in Magnum 🍷 — 23 days ago

Shay A

9.5

One of the wines I supplied for an annual lunch hosting (co-host this time). I was really hesitant to open this given the fanfare of this specific wine, but also how DrCrane can be an in-between wine for me (so explosive young, shut down at 5-10yrs, re-open 10+). Decanted two-three hours.

Classic deep purple-black DrCrane in the glass. Aromatics are immediate with ripe blue and black fruits, baking spices, mocha and graphite. Just a little bit of high-toned EA to make it pop, along with this roasted character I always get from DrCrane wines. Opulent and polished in every way on the palate, this is a tidal wave of flavor with no hard edges. It’s a towering wine in the sense of so much concentration and depth on the mid-palate, but it’s so incredibly polished at the finish…almost shockingly so. The ripe fruits and the dark chocolate linger longer than any Napa cab I can remember. Iron first in a velvet glove.

No need to worry, these are open for business. Plenty of structure to carry a while, but this window seems like it was made for how this wine is drinking now. — 2 months ago

Joe Flo

9.9

Still a baby but drinking great will only improve with time. — 4 months ago

Shay A

9.2

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 day ago

Joe Flo

9.9

Realm is killing it. — 2 months ago

Ron R

9.4

One of our fave Napa wines due to the fact that it’s consistent and restrained. Requires no food, just good company. — 2 months ago

with Anne-marie

Joe Flo

9.6

Drinking fantastic unfortunately it’s my last Btl. Realm no longer makes the wine because the Levensohn Vineyard was sold. — a month ago

Joe Flo

9.8

Another awesome Realm. — a month ago

John Malcolm

10

Sticking with my December 2021 rating. This is a spectacular wine. — 2 months ago

Joe Flo

9.7

Another winner from Realm — 4 months ago