Realm Cellars The Bard Proprietary Red blend California Napa 2019 1.5L

2019 Realm The Bard About this wine Tasting Notes RATING 99 Jeb Dunnuck TASTING DATE 12/21/2021 MATURITY unavailable REVIEWED BY Jeb Dunnuck SOURCE Napa Valley’s 2019s: Part 1 Print  REVIEW The 2019 The Bard checks in as 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, and it’s another dense, rich, powerful wine from this team that readers are going to absolutely love. Coming from throughout the valley (it’s always a great representation of the vintage), it offers up a brilliant nose of crème de cassis, ripe plums, graphite, scorched earth, and chocolate. About as seamless as they come on the palate, it’s full-bodied and has a thrilling texture, building tannins, and a gorgeous finish. It’s one of those wines where I feel like I’m overusing adjectives, but it’s warranted.