Realm Cellars The Bard Proprietary Blend - 2018 (750ml) 2021 baked blackcurrants and mincemeat pie

baked blackcurrants and mincemeat pie with touches of fallen leaves

These 2004s are remarkably open even at this early stage

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Whisky Advocate - 95 points

richly textured with layered red fruits with dark notes

Realm Cellars The Bard Proprietary Blend - 2018 (750ml) 2021 baked blackcurrants and mincemeat pieA blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Petite Sirah, the 2018 The Bard comes from 12 different vineyard sources and is composed from 40 separate lots. Deep garnet purple colored, it soars from the glass with notions of crme de cassis, blueberry pie and plum preserves, giving way to a a wave of clove oil, chocolate box, exotic spices and cracked black pepper. Full bodied, rich and plush in the mouth, it