Picked up a 1/2 case of these at auction a few years ago. Popped n poured....and wow wow wow! This is why Realm is so damn good. Absoutely worth seeking out and securing a bottle of this. Compared to the more recent Absurd bottlings, this is more subdued, but by no means a lesser wine. It's slightlhy more old school. Loved this.
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This rich and open-knit Bordeaux Blend is drinking beautifully at the 15-year mark, with impeccable balance for such a ripe and big wine. Cherry red in color; full in body; nose of sour cherry, bay leaf, and baking spices. Tastes of boysenberry, plum (but not plummy), graphite, and mint, with a silky and integrated finish that goes on and on. Blend of 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Petit Verdot, and 24% Merlot. 15.7% alcohol. Drink in next year or so.
Soapbox alert: Although Jon Bonne has left CA and IPOB has disbanded, some critics of the New World still maintain (if not in argument, at least in condescension) that wines above a certain ripeness and alcohol level cannot age well (especially wines not from France). This wine - 15.7% ABV and all - is an effective rebuttal. Its integration, complexity, and class are impeccable, and - yes, indeed - it came from California.
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6/25/2022 - Jkuryak Likes this wine: 97 Points
Absolutely delicious bottle of wine. 17 years and going strong.
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10/13/2021 - CanDoCabAndIWill Likes this wine: 99 Points
Picked up a 1/2 case of these at auction a few years ago. Popped n poured....and wow wow wow! This is why Realm is so damn good. Absoutely worth seeking out and securing a bottle of this. Compared to the more recent Absurd bottlings, this is more subdued, but by no means a lesser wine. It's slightlhy more old school. Loved this.
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10/11/2021 - DaButtah Likes this wine: 98 Points
Wow wow wow. What a wine!!! This is phenomenal. I need more.
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3/21/2020 - SlimShaney Likes this wine: 97 Points
Rich. Bitter. Absurdly good.
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3/15/2020 - msuwine wrote: 96 Points
This rich and open-knit Bordeaux Blend is drinking beautifully at the 15-year mark, with impeccable balance for such a ripe and big wine. Cherry red in color; full in body; nose of sour cherry, bay leaf, and baking spices. Tastes of boysenberry, plum (but not plummy), graphite, and mint, with a silky and integrated finish that goes on and on. Blend of 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Petit Verdot, and 24% Merlot. 15.7% alcohol. Drink in next year or so.
Soapbox alert: Although Jon Bonne has left CA and IPOB has disbanded, some critics of the New World still maintain (if not in argument, at least in condescension) that wines above a certain ripeness and alcohol level cannot age well (especially wines not from France). This wine - 15.7% ABV and all - is an effective rebuttal. Its integration, complexity, and class are impeccable, and - yes, indeed - it came from California.
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