Realm The Absurd 2019 (750ml) Santa Cruz Mountains

Realm The Absurd 2019 (750ml) Santa Cruz MountainsNo Rules The Absurd stems from a simple yet fantastically complex proposition: it is the best wine Realm Cellars produces. The Absurd could be one varietal, it could be five. It could come from one vineyard lot, it could come from a dozen. Each time we make The Absurd we start with a blank canvas. Our sole guideline is our palate. Our single aim is the best Napa Valley wine of the vintage. The name and maybe even the ethos of the wine itself is

When I taste this wine (2019) I find it a little closed and think that it would still need to age for some time to provide its full potential

a year to knit

French oak and chestnut barrels

This is a finely crafted Village Cru

chocolate and walnuts on the nose

salt and the signature earthy dampness of Hidalgo's very old soleras

Estate founded: 1991

JS 92 Rated 92 by James Suckling Blackcurrant

Carmenet Chardonnay is a lovely wine with hints of apple

Secondary hints of dried rosemary and earthy leather bring added complexity to the wine’s fruit-forward character

chamomile and orange zest

that are full of fruit and depth and character and representing amazing values