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Community Tasting Notes 19
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wconnolly Likes this wine: 94 points
December 23, 2020 - WOTN. Dark ruby color. Violets on the nose. Blueberry, plum black raspberry, licorice, coffee and touch of cedar on the palate. Elegant and layered. Full bodied with a long lingering finish. Served from a magnum. The fruit seemed very slightly diminished from what I expect it was three to five years ago otherwise this would have been a 95. Drank in some pretty heavy company with an '06 Dunn Napa, '11 DC Gravelly Meadow and a '10 Freemark Abbey Bosche'. Spectacular.
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Bobbusch Likes this wine: 93 points
April 22, 2018 - This wine is singing right now. Slow ox'd for an hour. Still has a lot of backbone, and the black fruits come through nicely. Wonderful wine.
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Tonythefish wrote: 95 points
December 31, 2017 - Wonderful at 10 years old. Dark fruits, spice, cassis and pencil lead. Great dark red color, smooth tannins and lasting finish. Beautiful with dark chocolate. The Lucy bottle (inside joke) did not disappoint
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Coachron13 Likes this wine: 91 points
September 13, 2015 - This wine is at a crossroads between primary and secondary dominant tastes. Fruit is fading, some earthiness showing itself. Still drinks well, but expect this transition will continue in the near term.
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Acohen Likes this wine: 93 points
May 31, 2015 - Deep dark black fruit with cassis, currant and nicely integrated tannins with a medium plus finish
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138 (link)(Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Bard Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type Red
- Producer Realm Cellars
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation The Bard
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 182 (45%)
- Consumed 220 (55%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 9 votes
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- ProducerRealm Cellars
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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