2022 The Absurd | MG

The 2022 The Absurd is a polished, elegant wine from Realm. Silky tannins and super-ripe red-toned fruit are legacies of this highly unusual blend. This is one of the more flamboyant wines in the range. As such, it will drink well right out of the gate. The Absurd remains a selection of the best barrels in the cellar. - Antonio Galloni (12/2024)

A vibrant, well-balanced, energized Bordeaux-style blend that feels fresh and tastes lively and elegant. Firm but polished tannins embrace charming red fruit, minerals, ripe black fruit and dark chocolate. Really nicely structured, linear and bracing to counter the ripeness and breadth. Iron, flint, graphite, cocoa and raspberries. Drinkable now, but best from 2030. - Jim Gordon (07/2025)

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. (08/2025)

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 (07/2025)