2013 The Absurd
United States
Napa
Red
81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot
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2023 - 2028
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Realm fans will find much to admire in these new 2013s. The wines sit on the edge of ripeness, with suggestions of sweetness that are at the limit of being over the top, something that is especially evident in some of the entry-level offerings. The Cabernets are all made from top-level vineyards that have the potential to make pedigreed wine almost indifferently to how the fruit is treated and therefore can handle the stylistic choices. Realm is run by a smart, passionate, hardworking team headed by founder Juan Mercado, winemaker Benoit Touquette and managing partner Scott Becker. When the team starts making the wines they really want to make - for themselves and not for someone else - that is when Realm has a serious shot of joining Napa Valley's elite.
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What a journey it has been for Realm. Founder Juan Mercado caught the wine bug early. A former army medic in the Gulf War, Mercado was running a part of the ICU in an Oakland hospital, but he ultimately had another calling. In the early 2000s, Mercado started to source fruit and launched Realm with his then-partner, Wendell Laidley. Undeterred by the loss of the entire 2003 production of bottled wines in a warehouse fire, Mercado did what all successful entrepreneurs do, he looked to the future and subsequently put together the current team, which includes Winemaker Benoit Touquette and Managing Partner Scott Becker, whom I first met when he worked for Bill Harlan. Michel Rolland consults on the blends. Today, Realm is growing, with a number of new fruit sources that will come on line in 2013 and 2014. The Realm wines are rich, textured and built on opulence. Both vintages I tasted are outstanding across the board.
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