Realm Cellars 2018 The Bard (Red Bordeaux blend), Napa Valley

The waiting list for this wine is currently one to two years, and I have but a scant six bottles allocated for my customers.

"The 2018 'The Bard' is beautiful and certainly in the same realm as the 2015 and 2016, both magical wines. This cuvée reveals a deep purple color followed by a beautiful perfume of crème de cassis, blackberries, roasted coffee, spring flowers, and violets. With incredible richness, no hard edges, and a blockbuster finish, this incredible wine offers serious opulence with no sensation of heaviness or weight. It's beautifully done and already complex and nuanced. It will evolve for at least 15+ years. The blend is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot, and 2% each of Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah. 98 Points." Jeb Dunnuck

The guiding light for Realm Cellars was to produce some of the best of Napa through vineyards they describe as “blessed plots” – a combination of estate vineyards as well as a few sites they carefully curate. But their aspiration is even bigger - to secure a place in the storied and growing history of Napa Valley - one of the best places on earth to grow Cabernet, Merlot and the other Bordeaux varietals. They seek to create a legacy greater than any of the founders, one that will last for generations.

Their property in Napa's Stags Leap District is their home base. It is from here they have built an initial reputation from which future generations can build. They're off to a great start, garnering the praise of people who matter, and soon, I hope, from you as well.

And their building has just begun - they have a property to revitalize, vineyards to re-plant, a hospitality concept to break ground for and one of the most challenging vintages in history (2020) to be reckoned with. But they hew to their belief that the best is yet to come, and whether or not you're able to take advantage of this current offer, you'll want to keeep Realm Cellars on your radar.