Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
Tasted 30 April 2021
Napa Valley · St. Helena
At the French Laundry. A mouthful of ripe fruit illustrative of what one might expect from this house and this site. A whopping wine from a big vintage from a vineyard that often produces succulent fruit-driven wines.
Big and ripe black fruit and dark soil elements dominate. A rich Napa Oakville bomb that carries enough mineral lift to keep it all in focus. Seems to be getting heavier with time. Drink now.
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