Community Tasting Note

• iamandyc Likes this wine: 95 points

  June 27, 2023 - Clearly the best "value" in the increasingly expensive Realm lineup. Really delivers for its direct purchase release price. This again needed major decanting time (depending on taste preference) to integrate and smooth out (but was really interesting from the get-go). Lots of fruit flavor nuances which lean darker with air. Nice structure and love the typically 2016 dusty minerality. Long finish. Went well with filet mignon and marinated mushrooms dinner.

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4 Comments

• Franken Berry commented:

  6/27/23, 7:52 AM - Great note. How much air time would you suggest? I have one left of this vintage

• Mark1npt commented:

  6/27/23, 8:43 AM - Same here, Andy! Our group is opening a mag of this in a few days. Do appreciate the heads up!

• iamandyc commented:

  6/28/23, 11:57 AM - Hi guys! For me, I thought it needed 2-3 hours to open up and integrate. My bottle was not a fruit bomb -- a touch more earthy and flinty but smooth with air. Hard to say on a magnum since they seem to age slower. I usually track the wine with sips upon opening and each hour in the decanter to decide. Let me know how your experiences go.

• Mark1npt commented:

  6/28/23, 8:26 PM - Good to know Andy, ty! Will proceed accordingly later this week!

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