Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Realm Cellars |
Label Name: | The Absurd |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Napa Valley |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.6% |
Grape(s): | Proprietary Bordeaux-style blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot) |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Major ratings: Jeb Dunnuck — 100 points; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate — 99 points
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant and baked plum with crème de cassis, violet, cocoa, tobacco and exotic spice. Full-bodied, silky yet powerful tannins, seamless texture and an epic, perfumed finish (balanced freshness underpins the richness).
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, beef Wellington, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi/galbi), Peking duck, hoisin-glazed pork, spicy Szechuan beef, miso-marinated short ribs.
Production Method
Assembled as a small-lot proprietary blend from select Napa vineyard lots; fermented in parcels and matured ~18–20 months in French oak with a high proportion of new barrels; very limited production.
Vineyard Info
Realm Cellars (owner Scott Becker; winemaker Benoit Touquette) is a Napa cult producer with estate holdings in Stags Leap District; known for powerful, precision-driven Cabernet-based wines and multiple top critic scores.