2021 Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Hartwell XX

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 97 points

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  4/25/2024 - Brendan_K Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Had with a friend, notes from memory as I didn't jot anything down. A big wine, dark in color, deep ripe black and blue fruits. Rich in the mouth, tannic and big. Great structure...needed a decant for sure. Opened quite significantly with aeration. Very nice.

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  12/25/2023 - bigdogsteve Likes this wine: 99 Points

  I had the good fortune to procure a few bottles of the 2021 Hartwell XX this year. I'm not usually good on patience, so we had to give it a try for a special occasion. I'm writing this note retrospectively, which will leave many of the important nuances and details out. There was something compelling about this wine that made me feel as thought it should be venerated.
  Double decanted for 8 hours before dinner. It leaps from the bottle with a inkiness that almost seems too perfect. While pondering the color, you are overcome with intense aromas of black fruit and currant. This is a big wine, with all the trimmings for Christmas.
  The old Hartwell property has a special place for my wife and I and somehow opening this felt like the apprehensions on meeting your favorite author or artist.
  What we came away with was an indrecilby well made wine, memorializing a property we love. My next note will be much more detailed and follow my standard WSET model for TNs. Suffice it to say this wine is worth the money, and then some.

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