PnP with notes of blackberry, black cherry, charcoal, bitter chocolate, and hints of cassis liqueur. After a 30 minute decant, the alcohol/liqueur flavor tapered off; the charcoal note became more prominent, adding…
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.
In a blind amongst some stellar performers (Kinsman, Macdonald, Scarecrow, Colgin), the 2019 Absurd showed as lighter bodied (I mean, for a Realm) and redder fruited than I would have anticipated. It…
Wild berry jubilee, cassis, cinnamon, and vanilla Schnapps dominate the profile here. In my previous note a couple of years ago, I characterized the initial experience of this wine as having "a…
