Realm Cellars Wines

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Realm cellars wines.

We asked our friend andy erickson who s had a lot of experience with the varietal. Realm cellars produced their first vintage in 2002 made at sherwin family winery by winemaker mike hirby. Realm cellars first estate wine from our vineyard on wappo hill in the stags leap district. Crane farella and to kalon vineyards.

Trouble was we weren t sure how to identify a great sauvignon blanc vineyard. Realm purchased land in the stags leap district in 2015 and introduced its first estate wine called moonracer. It is said this elevated site was important to the wappo native americans as it provided the tribe with a central lookout from which to identify intruders and such. Realm cellars was founded in 2002 by sourcing fruit from some of the most distinct vineyards in napa valley including to kalon dr.

We have been on the list for a few years but we introduced some friends to the wine this trip. We tasted 06 bottlings and 07 08 barrels. Along with their estate vineyards in the stags leap district realm cellars sources fruit from a number of premium vineyards located within and around the napa valley including dr. 11 reviews of realm cellars we think juan mercado is the bomb.

When we decided to make a sauvignon blanc in 2007 we wanted it to be a serious wine. Where the practical meets the dreamer and perseverance converges with sheer luck where intellect meets instinct and science dances with art.