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2022 Realm "Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

2022 Realm "Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 01/2025
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Another wine showing a fresher, juicy style, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard comes from unquestionably one of the finest vineyards in Napa Valley. This deep purple-hued effort offers a lively nose of ripe plums, chocolate, violets, and graphite, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate with fine, nicely integrated tannins, terrific overall balance, and outstanding length. It's a touch more reserved compared to the To Kalon, so give bottles a few years. It should evolve gracefully through at least 2037.

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Wine Advocate

Review Date: 06/2025
A big, muscular wine, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr Crane Vineyard is loaded with black cherry fruit and graced by hints of dark chocolate and mocha. It's the last vintage to include a smidgeon of Petit Verdot (4%), a full-bodied, richly tannic but ripe effort, with a long, harmonious finish. (JC) 96+

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Decanter

Review Date: 02/2025
The Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon opens with black-toned fruits and cola notes, complemented by sweet cedar. Medium-bodied on the palate, it features fine-grained tannins and impressive length. However, give it time, and the wine transforms in the glass with air. Gains fullness and structure, with the dark fruit deepening and more Dr. Crane mineral tension coming out in spades. (JC)

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Vinous

Review Date: 12/2024
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard is terrific. It shows the natural richness of the year, but its balance is better vis-à-vis the To Kalon, as evidenced by the lifted, bright aromatics and mid-palate pliancy. I admire the energy and vibrancy here. Rose petal, lavender, spice and blood orange are beautifully amplified. Bright acids pull it all together on the close. The Dr. Crane is one the finer wines in the range this year. (AG)

Notes

This Silverado Trail winery has developed a cult following of those who appreciate the finest in Bordeaux-style Napa Valley wines. Antonio Galloni writes about Realm for Vinous: "Over the least few years, the wines seem to have gained in precision, which is clearly a huge positive. One of the recent developments has been longer aging on the lees and fewer rackings, an approach designed to maintain as much freshness as possible." (8/2021).

Product Details

Origin: Napa Valley, California, United States

Type/Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

SKU: #1798041