2013 Realm Cellars The Bard Proprietary Blend Champagne with a smoky concentration of

with a smoky concentration of fruit and tannins

and there was the potential for too much crop

" JS - 94 Points

Beautiful dark fruits

The blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc comes from 30-year-old vines grown in gravelly clay loam at Ashes & Diamonds Vineyard in the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley

2013 Realm Cellars The Bard Proprietary Blend Champagne with a smoky concentration of"From one of the greatest vintages ever for Napa Valley, the 2013 The Bard is a similar blend to the 2012 and is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Petit Verdot sourced from a multitude of vineyards. It's slightly more purple hued than the 2012 and has a killer bouquet of crme de cassis and blueberry fruits as well as violets, white chocolate, vanilla bean, graphite, and chalky minerality. Insanely good on the palate, this full bodied, perfectly balanced