April 5, 2023 - Terrific Cabernet blend. Mature, deep burgundy color. Reich smoky fruit with plenty of backbone. Very comparable to a fine Left Ban Bordeaux from the same vintage. Great QPR.
March 16, 2022 - Drank absolutely beautifully on the first night. But after VacuVin, it had fallen off a cliff by Night Two. So my advice would be to PnP this and drink up!
January 27, 2022 - Full-bodied, deep garnet and opaque, aromas reserved at first then opened with mostly black fruits. Good concentration on the palate, moderate but soft tannins, not very complex.An excellent wine but overpriced.
Ric
April 10, 2021 - Popped and poured. This is a solid red wine that brings tongue-staining concentration and some modest sediment toward the end of the bottle. On the nose, I get chocolate-covered cherries, plum, mint, and espresso. In the mouth, this is plush and loaded with sweet fruit. The soft finish hangs on for 25+ seconds. Overall, this is a solid red blend that is holding strong. 90 points.
April 1, 2021 - Still improving
January 23, 2021 - A solid fruit core with blueberry and cherry. The fruit is cool and refreshing with a touch of coffee and vanilla.
There is some chocolate and aged meat also, with a touch of blood. A spicy and mineral-driven aftertaste.
Great structure and polished tannins with a good acidic touch. There is more structure than a "regular" Merlot based wine which is very nice.
Great balance and beautiful intensity. Loved it!!
From a Magnum bottle purchased directly at Realm.
May 23, 2020 - Popped and poured. This is a solid red wine with some material sediment at the end of the bottle. On the nose, I get dark cherries and chocolate. The mouth is juicy but with a velvety caress, which flips into a chewy finish with some black fruit notes. Overall, this is a decent showing from this wine. There is probably a bit more room to run. 90 points.
March 1, 2020 - This has aged really well and was almost magnificent except for a weird couple of hollow phases it went through over the course of 6 hours. At its peak, it was voluptuous, deep, velvety with a nice chalkiness, chocolate and classic merlot tastiness. Improved hour by hour (needs at least 2-3 hours to fully open up and shed some tough 2010 vintage muscle). Eventually had a fragrant nose and long finish.
February 9, 2020 - This is right in the sweet spot! Fantastic on PnP. Voluptuous, long finish.
April 15, 2019 - Rich dark fruits with chocolate and plum