2019 Realm Cellars The Bard

Community Tasting Note

MagicInABottle Likes this wine:

94 Points

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Definitely improving, but as others have noted, this bottle needs a significant decant to mellow the astringency of the tannins/high acidity. On this evening we tasted at the 3, 4, and 5 hour mark, and the wine continued to evolve in the glass past that point. Really enjoy the layers here - dark fruit, allspice, cedar, cocoa and vanilla bean. The mid-palate has layers of cassis, licorice and dark chocolate. The only thing holding it back right now is time. As someone wiser than me once said, 'The power of patience is always rewarded.'

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Comment posted by Mark1npt:

5/2/2024 7:37:00 PM - Thanks for the update. Good to hear that it kept improving even after 5 hours of air. That's a very good sign!
Comment posted by MagicInABottle:

5/3/2024 3:30:00 PM - Anytime @Mark1npt! Considering purchasing a couple bottles of the 2016 Bard, any thoughts on that vintage?
Comment posted by Mark1npt:

5/3/2024 3:33:00 PM - I loved that vintage and drank a lot of them from '18 until last summer. They have entered a new phase now. Not sure if they'll ever be as good as they were before. I think I have one left....seems like they need a long decant now?
Comment posted by MagicInABottle:

5/4/2024 4:30:00 PM - Very interesting @Mark1npt, sounds like it's entered a new stage in its maturation process? I will take a gamble on purchasing a bottle to see where it stands and will take your advice on decanting for an extended period. Fingers crossed the best of the '16s hasn't passed us by!
Comment posted by Mark1npt:

5/4/2024 6:28:00 PM - '16s were such good fruit.....but I think the big, juicy, electric stage is gone.