Realm Cellars

Farella Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

9.25 ratings
9.32 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy
Top Notes For
"Odedi"

This extremely young Napa Cabernet is big and tannic.

Fruit forward and already complex, with black fruits and chocolate notes.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.

Needs many years to mature properly.

14.6% alcohol by volume.

94 points.

This extremely young Napa Cabernet is big and tannic.

Fruit forward and already complex, with black fruits and chocolate notes.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.

Needs many years to mature properly.

14.6% alcohol by volume.

94 points.

Mar 2nd, 2024
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This one is a 93+ at this stage with room for improvements with some more age.

The Farella showed a more savory character than the rest. It’s body thicker than the others. Ruby; blackberries, black plum, black raspberries & raspberries. Herbaceous notes, soft minerality-rock powder, limestone, volcanics and just drying top soil, dry tobacco, sandalwood, perfectly executed baking spices, dark spice, vanillin, withering dark, red, blue and violets, nice round acidity, nice tension, structure, well knitted & balanced structure with an excellent full minute finish.

Pano photo of Pritchard Hill from the estate (what a stunning view), barrel room, the estates wine collection; which given the excellent producers in it (bottles of Petrus just one of very expensive producers), I’d be a little earthquake nervous & lay some thin wire over the bottles to hold them in place and their tank room.

This one is a 93+ at this stage with room for improvements with some more age.

The Farella showed a more savory character than the rest. It’s body thicker than the others. Ruby; blackberries, black plum, black raspberries & raspberries. Herbaceous notes, soft minerality-rock powder, limestone, volcanics and just drying top soil, dry tobacco, sandalwood, perfectly executed baking spices, dark spice, vanillin, withering dark, red, blue and violets, nice round acidity, nice tension, structure, well knitted & balanced structure with an excellent full minute finish.

Pano photo of Pritchard Hill from the estate (what a stunning view), barrel room, the estates wine collection; which given the excellent producers in it (bottles of Petrus just one of very expensive producers), I’d be a little earthquake nervous & lay some thin wire over the bottles to hold them in place and their tank room.

Jan 27th, 2024
leon egozi

Needs time!

Needs time!

Feb 9th, 2024
Michael Covey

Michael had this 5 months ago

Michael had this 5 months ago

Jul 5th, 2024
Stephanie Chen

Stephanie had this 10 months ago

Stephanie had this 10 months ago

Jan 28th, 2024