Joel Lara

9.5

Dust, tar, dark cherry, white pepper, and anise on the nose. The same flavors come through on the palate with balsamic and fresh mushrooms emerging as well. Smooth and lush on the palate, and the tannins and acidity are beautifully balanced. Persistent finish but a little drying on the palate. Overall a pleasure to drink. I bet this will be great after a few years when those tertiary flavors are more developed. — 16 days ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

Much brighter than I had in memory from prev vintages. Red fruit with crunchy cherry, some blackberry & blackcurramt emerge after some time, the wine quiets with time and starts showing more Bordeaux blend characteristics.
Nice mouthfeel, juicy, fresh, the tannins surprisingly present & vibrant. Nice earthy, leathery accent towards the finish adds complexity.
A safe bet with a steak that rarely disappoints. — 3 years ago

Martin Mazner

9.0

Lovely smooth cab. Mellow, full bodied wine just made for a perfect medium rare filet. I’d bet it has a bit of merlot blended in. Would love to taste it with 5 years of aging but probably give in and drink it with my next hunk of red meat. Very enjoyable! — 5 years ago

with Jeremy

Jim McCusker

9.4

Late into our Zoom Happy Hour, we decided to open up The Bard. Since I only have older vintages of Realm (yeah, I know: poor me), I decided on the 2008. From the nose and palate I would have bet anything that this had a fair amount of cab franc in the blend, but it’s mainly cab sauvignon with about 15% petite verdot and a little malbec, I think. Anyway, this is holding up really well - and never lost a beat over several hours. I know their more recent vintages are knocking it out of the park in terms of scores, but if you have any bottles from their earlier years (first vintage of Realm was 2002), do yourself a favor and pull out one of these older bottles. They’re really good and will remind you that they were still making some pretty damn good juice before they got too cool for school. — 5 years ago

with Chris, David and 1 other

Eric Urbani

9.1

Super easy & delish — 7 years ago

Muralee Murugesu

8.9

Great potential but bit young. This is a nice cab with well balanced fruit punch but a bit of youth is shown through the pyrazine notes of the green bell pepper. I bet in 5 years it would be more approachable — 7 years ago

Matthew Sparling

9.5

This is a very good white wine. It’s a semi-dry wine in my opinion. Not oaky or buttery. Just a middle of the road taste that is surprisingly excellent. I was caught off guard by the carbonation but it’s subtle. Nothing like a Champaign. — 2 months ago

Daniel M

9.0

After the Sicilian off dry white which I drank only a glass of in disappointment, I decided to open something I knew would make me happy. We are watching Dunkirk while drinking this wine and the contrast between the on-screen drama and the funky liveliness in the glass is stunning!
As usual the nose is a bit funky at fist and takes a good 20 to 30 minutes to set into place. Then it's violet, blueberry, clay, that iron thing too, which I always smell in this cuvée, no matter the vintage. The palate is big, bright and fruity. There are blueberry notes all along, some cherry too. Some width, a nice and soft mouthfeel, some tannins in the rear, and a really nice anf long finish with fruits, some pepper, and a nice tannic layer. There is a subtle savory note too, almost meaty, that makes it more complex than you would have bet at first. Of course this is, as always, a very biased review, but I mean, what's not to like there? — 3 years ago

Hayden Hamilton

8.9

2016. Black cherry, roast tomatoes, oregano, tobacco, black pepper. Still tastes young and tannic. Bet it will be fantastic in 10 years. — 4 years ago

F Sanchis

9.1

A safe bet for gifts on this price range , excellent benefit cost ratio. — 5 years ago

Christian Ford

9.0

Always a good bet. Both Barthod and Les Bons Batons. — 6 years ago

with Renee

Rick Wolfen

9.1

Found this bottle during my “stay at home and go through your wine” time. Would have bet the house it was dead - but no - still there - barely! But a nice surprise. Cheers!! — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.2

From magnum. Had it next to the stylistically similar Fourrier Gevrey VV, but this was the better wine for me - it had a little more depth and texture. Started of similarly reductive, but quickly opened up to scents of roses, intense red cherry, and smoky insence. The palate's velvety, mix of red and dark fruits, rich but offers lots of freshness with its crisp acidity. Minerality plays second fiddle at the moment, but is evident in the long spicy finish. I bet this was how it looked like when it was first bottled, so time can only make it better. 1er level for sure!

NB: From WH - This plot is located on the southern side of Griotte-Chambertin alongside the Claude Dugat plot and below the Duroché plot of Griottes-Chambertin. It is quite strange that this vineyard has been classified as village as it’s located so close to the Grand Crus. — 7 years ago

Jeremiah

9.0

Yummy lychee nose grapefruit sensuous exotic lingering on the palate — a year ago

Victoria Baroni

9.1

So so so yummy. A sure bet if you want something you can drink with friends. The bubbles don’t keep, but it’s so yummy and light, even just two people could easily get through a bottle 😂 — 2 years ago

Deborah M

8.9

Enjoyed this one with my parents. Nice Bordeaux that shows herb notes with a bit of anise. Silky smooth mouthfeel. I bet this could improve with more time in bottle. — 4 years ago

Manny Abascal

8.9

Could be amazing but had some funk on nose and palate. Also pretty high alcohol. Not flawed, just not great. I bet a good year with some age would be a knock out. — 5 years ago

Rob DeShane

9.2

Sauvage, tobacco, dark fruit.... decadent and lush. Bet it’s big brother is ridiculously unctuous! Great wine!!! — 6 years ago

Graham

9.1

Very good. I bet this will last many more years. — 7 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.0

no disgorgement date but I bet I’ve had this a decade in the cellar. Really creamy rosé full of finesse, very classy juice. — 7 years ago