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2005 Realm Cellars The Absurd
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 30
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Jkuryak Likes this wine: 97 points
June 25, 2022 - Absolutely delicious bottle of wine. 17 years and going strong.
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CanDoCabAndIWill Likes this wine: 99 points
October 13, 2021 - 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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DaButtah Likes this wine: 98 points
October 11, 2021 - Wow wow wow. What a wine!!! This is phenomenal. I need more.
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SlimShaney Likes this wine: 97 points
March 21, 2020 - Rich. Bitter. Absurdly good.
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msuwine wrote: 96 points
March 15, 2020 - 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.1 person found this helpful Comments (1)
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)(Realm Cellars The Absurd Red Wine Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Realm Cellars
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation The Absurd
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 353 (54%)
- Consumed 298 (46%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
88% Like It 16 votes
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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