Over the past decade, owner Scott Becker and winemaker Benoit Touquette have made Realm Cellars one of the hottest brands in the Napa Valley. Earning scores comparable to the true cult wines of the valley (Screaming Eagle, Harlan, Scarecrow, etc.), the duo focuses on the best vineyards Napa has to offer. Production remains small, and when you factor in their retail prices vis-a-vis the scores they receive, you can see why collectors snatch up these wines then they appear on retail shelves!
The Bard is Realm's flagship wine; a blend built around Cabernet Sauvignon, this bottling is comprised of fruit from Beckstoffer To Kalon in Oakville, Realm Estate in Stags Leap District, Farella in Coombsville, and Bettinelli Upper Range.. This wine punches above its weight class, and is guaranteed to sell out!
JEB DUNNUCK 98 POINTS - "Lastly, the 2021 The Bard checks in as 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah. This beauty has a killer bouquet of cassis, spring flowers, graphite, chalky minerality, and violets. This carries to a full-bodied, seamless, silky, flawlessly balanced effort revealing fine tannins, a good sense of freshness, and a thrilling finish."
ANTONIO GALLONI 95 POINTS - "The 2021 The Bard is fabulous. Rich, ample and beautifully resonant, the 2021 offers up generous dark red cherry/plum fruit, mocha, new leather, licorice, spice, menthol and pipe tobacco. Full-bodied and voluptuous, the 2021 flaunts tons of flavor intensity and vibrancy. It’s a gorgeous wine, especially considering it is the largest-production wine at Realm."
The Bard is Realm's flagship wine; a blend built around Cabernet Sauvignon, this bottling is comprised of fruit from Beckstoffer To Kalon in Oakville, Realm Estate in Stags Leap District, Farella in Coombsville, and Bettinelli Upper Range.. This wine punches above its weight class, and is guaranteed to sell out!
JEB DUNNUCK 98 POINTS - "Lastly, the 2021 The Bard checks in as 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah. This beauty has a killer bouquet of cassis, spring flowers, graphite, chalky minerality, and violets. This carries to a full-bodied, seamless, silky, flawlessly balanced effort revealing fine tannins, a good sense of freshness, and a thrilling finish."
ANTONIO GALLONI 95 POINTS - "The 2021 The Bard is fabulous. Rich, ample and beautifully resonant, the 2021 offers up generous dark red cherry/plum fruit, mocha, new leather, licorice, spice, menthol and pipe tobacco. Full-bodied and voluptuous, the 2021 flaunts tons of flavor intensity and vibrancy. It’s a gorgeous wine, especially considering it is the largest-production wine at Realm."
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