Realm - Cabernet Sauvignon Houyi Vineyard 2022 (375ml)
Price: $210.00
| Producer | Realm |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Napa Valley |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 10154 |
| Size | 375ml |
The Wine Independent: 96 Points
The 2022 Houyi Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon 12% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored it is quite closed at the moment needing a lot of coaxing to bring out notes of plum preserves blueberry compote and black cherries giving way to hints of tar star anise and cumin seed. Full-bodied the palate is dense with black fruit preserves layers supported by firm grainy tannins and just enough freshness finishing long a
Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Houyi Vineyard comes from a vineyard on Pritchard Hill and is based on 86% Cabernet Sauvignon 12% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot. It has plenty of mountain structure and minerality as well as beautiful black and blue-tinged fruits some violet leafy tobacco and foresty herbal undertones medium to full-bodied richness and ripe polished tannins. It's a pure polished elegant Realm that will age gracefully over the coming 15 years.
vVinous: 95 Points
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Houyi Vineyard is a dense explosive wine. It shows the radiant solar style of the year but with the body and texture that so many wines lack. This is the first vintage Realm made following their acquisition of this site and they conducted the heaviest sorting here. Super-ripe red cherry red plum mocha spice lavender and orange peel stain the palate. This is a stellar wine for the year. - By Antonio Galloni on December 2024 These 2022 Cabernet Sauvignons from Realm provide a good opportunity to examine how various sites performed in what was a very challenging vintage. I thought the Farella Cabernet Sauvignon fared best in 2022 in line with many wines from Coombsville that are especially strong. Ultimately though the 2022s represent a point in a long-term trajectory that is among the most impressive in Napa Valley. Realm started as a virtual brand with no physical assets. Today under the leadership of Scott Becker and Benoit Touquette Realm has acquired numerous estate vineyards and winemaking facilities assets that eliminate questions about future viability that impact so many other wineries
