2022 The Absurd

As always, the blend of the 2022 The Absurd isn't released, but it's nevertheless a selection of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon from all the sites this team works with. It's in the running for the wine of the vintage and has a deep, saturated purple hue as well as brilliant aromatics of darker currants, plums, smoke tobacco, violets, and incense, and it picks up a lively sense of minerality with time in the glass. Full-bodied, nicely concentrated, with ample mid-palate depth and ripe tannins, it's a rock solid, sure bet of a 2022 that will evolve gracefully for two decades. (01/2025)

Realm’s uber-blend, the 2022 The Absurd is opaque garnet-purple colored. It slowly emerges from the glass with an evocative perfume of garrigue, fallen leaves, fragrant soil, and lilacs, leading to a core of plum pudding, baked black cherries, and mulberries, plus touches of sandalwood and spice cake. The full-bodied palate delivers surprising freshness and tension with plush tannins and bags of black fruit, finishing long and perfumed. Gorgeous! (09/2024)

A barrel selection, Realm's 2022 The Absurd boasts compelling aromas of black cherries and red raspberries. It exhibits unusual brightness and lift, while still being full-bodied and richly textured. Sure, it's slightly open-knit, but it's intense, vibrant and characterful, with delicate shadings of violets, stone fruit and spice on the lingering finish.

- Joe Czerwinski (06/2025)