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| Region | California |
| Appellation | Napa Valley |
| Category | Red Wine |
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| Cat | Region | Year | Producer, Wine | Size | C(s) | Bt(s) | HKD/Cs | HKD/Bt | Score | Critic | |
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California | 2012 | Realm Cellars, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon | BT6 | 1 (6) | - | HK$34,200 | - | 100 | RP | |
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California | 2012 | Realm Cellars, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon | BT | - | 1 | - | HK$6,000 | 100 | RP | |
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A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot, Realm’s perfect 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard exhibits a La Mission Haut-Brion-like bouquet of blueberries, scorched earth, burning embers and spring flowers, a dense, opulent, full-bodied mouthfeel, and a staggeringly long, multidimensional, 60-second finish. It can be drunk with enormous pleasure now, but promises to evolve for at least a quarter of a century. For historical buffs, the Dr. Crane Vineyard is named after a real doctor, who first planted the vineyard in 1858. In the 1920s, this small area was once considered the home of migrant Chinese workers.
Realm Cellars boasts an impressive team of highly motivated men and women led by Juan Mercado and winemaker Benoit Touquette. The consulting winemaker is Michel Rolland. Realm accesses some outstanding vineyard sources, particularly those owned by the omnipresent, bigger-than-life force of Napa Valley, Andy Beckstoffer. Fate was not kind to Realm in the beginning with their first vintage, 2003, completely destroyed by a fire in a Vallejo warehouse where it was being stored. But Juan Mercado, a former medic in the first Gulf war, and someone who learned his trade from the likes of Thomas Rivers Brown, Michel Rolland, John Kongsgaard and Les Behrens, stuck with it, and is now producing incredible wines. These 2012s represent the finest efforts Realm has produced to date. The heart of the Realm philosophy is to access some of Napa Valley’s finest vineyards and put together either single-vineyard bottlings or creative proprietary blends. All of these 2012s were outrageously delicious, and I can’t recommend them highly enough.
Score: 100 Robert Parker (RP), The Wine Advocate (WA), October 2014
Lots of blackberry, Asian mushroom and stone character. Some iodine too. Full body, firm tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Very tight and stylish. Layered yet reserved and polished. Stunning. 95% cabernet sauvignon and 5% petit verdot. 400 cases. Better in 2017.
Score: 98 James Suckling (JS), JamesSuckling.com, July 2015