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2016 Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- St. Helena
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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seijaro Likes this wine: 97 points
November 23, 2023 - Wow, a giant and just singing. This is Napa Cab at its best.
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greg@newsomehh.com Likes this wine: 99 points
October 12, 2023 - Incredible drank at the GG Meeting
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89grange Likes this wine: 99 points
March 12, 2023 - WOW!
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Tonythefish Likes this wine: 98 points
April 17, 2022 - Easter Saturday bottle. Decanted for 2 plus hours, and this wine is a beast. Tons of velvety dark fruit cassis, chocolate and minerality. Baking and roasted spices involved too - very deep and dense. Plenty of upside here with time.
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MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 93 points
February 6, 2022 - Opened in the bottle five plus hours. This was pretty much ready from the start though opened up more after an hour. In all honesty it was not impressive. Tons cassis and ultra ripe dark fruit. It’s structured but purely from the ripeness of the fruit as both acid and tannins (maybe some grip more at the finish) are minimal. To me it lacked freshness and lift. It’s good but just not living up to the vintage, vineyard and brand. Personal preference is to drink Realm very young.
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By James Suckling
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Realm Cellars
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation St. Helena
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 14 (2%)
- In Cellars 691 (76%)
- Consumed 199 (22%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VineyardBeckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationSt. Helena
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- AppellationSt. Helena