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Manage Subscriptions2002 Realm Cellars The Tempest
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 21
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dkentaustin Likes this wine: 89 points
May 23, 2021 - Cigar box, oak, saturated dark fruits. Unctuous texture with some plum and raisin. A touch past it’s prime but you can tell it was a very quintessential Napa Cabernet a few years back
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msuwine wrote: flawed
June 12, 2016 - This wine - or this bottle - is long gone. Dark brick in color, full in body, nose of molasses and wet soil. Tastes of prune, plum, and vanilla, with a sweet and syrupy finish - almost like a Port. 14.9% alcohol. Blend of 72% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. This producer is amazing, but time stops for no wine - and, 14 years later, time has passed this one by. An 85 if I am scoring, but I am hoping there are still bottles out there that work (this one was purchased a few months ago from K&L - the store, not the auction).
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daniel.jay wrote: 94 points
November 2, 2014 - Drank w/ no decant - needed about 20 minutes of air. Just fantastic. Well integrated tannins. Lots of dark fruits (blueberry/blackberry). Sweet with fruit on the palate, but no sign of oak. Very straight-ahead, not a ton of secondary characteristics, just a touch of black pepper. Plenty of acid left despite CT drinking window.
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Jay A Likes this wine: 93 points
January 29, 2013 - Dark cherry, dark plum, cocoa, mocha, glycerin, and gentle oak. Smooth, sophisticated and well integrated. In a beautiful window right now. It is a showy wine.
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Le Musigny wrote:
April 8, 2012 - Well integrated. This wine has developed well and is not as big as it once was and has soften up nicely. Good fruit.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120 (link)(Realm Cellars The Tempest Red Wine Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2002
- Type Red
- Producer Realm Cellars
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation The Tempest
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (3%)
- In Cellars 82 (36%)
- Consumed 137 (61%)
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