2022 Realm "The Bard" Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend (375ml) & Kind Cellars "Lewelling Ranch Reserve" St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon Horizontal

“A blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Petite Sirah, and 1% Charbono, sourced from top vineyard sites, including Bourn for Petite Sirah, Tofanelli for Charbono, and selections from Upper Range, Moon Racer, Blair (Calistoga), and Farella. This wine delivers Realm's rich, dark fruit signature, with excellent density and concentration, building on the full-bodied palate. Suave, well-integrated tannins frame notes of tobacco and liquid graphite, driving a long, mineral-laced finish. Crunchy dark berry fruit and wild sweet herbs add complexity, promising further refinement with age — a cellar-worthy wine in this vintage. (JC)” (02/2025)

“One of the valley's great, great values, the 2022 The Bard is based on 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 4% Franc, and the rest a mix of varieties. It has a killer nose of bright red and blue fruits intermixed with spring flowers, graphite, baking spices, and incense. This carries to a beautifully balanced, full-bodied red that has a lively, elegant mouthfeel and fine tannins. It competes with wines at 2-3 times its going rate, especially in a vintage like 2022.” (01/2025)

“The 2022 The Bard is packed with dark cherry, plum, mocha, new leather and incense. Medium in body and vibrant. It shows the riper side of the year yet retains terrific balance. There's plenty of immediacy and appeal. This is the largest production wine at Realm, so it naturally includes fruit harvested before, during and after the heat. (AG)” (12/2024)

“Sweet dark fruits, chocolate, sappy herbs, and floral notes all emerge from the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Lewelling Ranch. Medium to full-bodied and fruit-forward on the palate, with sweet tannins and beautiful balance, this sexy effort delivers red and black fruits and violet notes with elegant oak integration.” (03/2025)

“Refined scents of crushed stone and pencil shavings accent black cherries and a hint of anise on the nose of Kind's 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Lewelling Ranch. It's full-bodied and a bit warm in the mouth, revealing some dried-fruit character and softly dusty tannins on the finish. (JC)” (02/2025)