REALM CELLARS HOUYI CABERNET SAUVIGNON 750ML 2022
Product price
$322.73
$499.99
Description
The REALM CELLARS HOUYI CABERNET SAUVIGNON offers a robust flavor profile characterized by bold dark fruit notes, complemented by subtle hints of oak and spice. Sourced from California's premier grape-growing regions, this wine embodies the rich terroir and ideal climate conducive to cultivating high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon.
Ideal food pairings for this Cabernet Sauvignon include grilled meats, such as steak and lamb, along with rich, hearty dishes like beef stew and mushroom risotto. It also pairs well with aged cheeses, enhancing the overall dining experience.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Napa Valley |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Container | Bottle |
| Subdepartment | CALIFORNIA-CABERNET/CAB BLENDS |
Expert Reviews
Farming for this site was taken over in January, with pruning led by Benoit Touquette and executed by David Abreu’s team. “We set the vineyard and canopy up for success,” says Scott Becker. With its southern exposure on Pritchard Hill, the site retained heat even at night, leaving the vines no chance to rest, making sorting critical in 2022. For all the hand-wringing over the vintage’s challenges, this is an impressive wine. Alluring aromas of unsmoked tobacco, fresh sage, coriander cream, and baking spices lead into a vibrant fruit profile—red, black, and blue-toned, with excellent density. Sweet cedar and mocha flood the palate, delivering the characteristic Realm richness, yet with notable precision. The ripe tannins carry through, layered with dried sage, thyme, and rosemary, all lifted by perfumed high tones. Full-bodied and structured, this wine balances richness with tension, promising a strong future.
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Houyi Vineyard is a dense, explosive wine. It shows the radiant, solar style of the year but with the body and texture that so many wines lack. This is the first vintage Realm made following their acquisition of this site, and they conducted the heaviest sorting here. Super-ripe red cherry, red plum, mocha, spice, lavender and orange peel stain the palate. This is a stellar wine for the year.
Realm's 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Houyi Vineyard includes 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Aromas of black cherries, blackberry notes and hints of dried herbs mark the nose, while the medium- to full-bodied palate is framed by dusty tannins, which exhibit a slight coarseness on the finish. This is impressively concentrated but less than charming at this stage. Give it a few years in the cellar.