Realm Cellars Wine Review

Realm purchased land in the stags leap district in 2015 and introduced its first estate wine called moonracer.

Realm cellars wine review.

We tasted 06 bottlings and 07 08 barrels. Realm cellars was founded in 2001 with a simple mission of producing superior quality small production hand crafted wine from bordeaux varietals culled from some of the most distinctive napa v. Select wines the tempest napa valley red wine is typically a blend of merlot cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot with the dominant varietal always being merlot. The winery realm cellars.

We have been on the list for a few years but we introduced some friends to the wine this trip. Realm cellars is a journey. The single vineyard wines place and terroir driven reflect our personal expression of vineyards with pedigrees that allow them to stand on their own. This was the first wine realm released in 2002.

Our wines comprise both single vineyard bottlings and proprietary blends. Realm cellars 5795 silverado trail napa ca 94558 email phone email protected 707 224 1910. Just eight years ago the winery was nearly bankrupt when owner scott becker and winemaker benoit touquette teamed up to revive it. Realm cellars was founded in 2002 by sourcing fruit from some of the most distinct vineyards in napa valley including to kalon dr.

It is quickly becoming one of napa valley s cult producers. His wines are big and silky and he is so very nice. The land speaks for itself in these wines with a guiding hand that brings out its highest most eloquent qualities. 98points realm cellars 2016 houyi vineyard red napa valley 47 top 100 cellar selections 2019.

The 2011 realm cellars the tempest is a dark inky wine with plenty of earthy notes on the bouquet. It was my favorite wine of my entire trip throughout napa and sonoma. Realm cellars was founded in 2002 by juan mercado and is known for its powerful luscious cabernet sauvignon from premium vineyards including to kalon dr. Fueled by a clear vision an entrepreneurial spirit and relentless determination they transformed realm into one of the most electrifying domaines in napa valley today.

This wine blew me away and still haunts me.