with poultry such as pigeon or pheasant
especially as it softens up with more bottle age
this is a rustic undertaking
strawberry and sweet spice
ACCLAIM: “Outstanding” 91 points
Realm 2021 THE BARD Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend "Allocated Wine" with poultry such as pigeon97 Points The Wine Independent Lisa Perrotti Brown A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Petite Sirah, the fruit for the 2021 The Bard comes from sites across the valley, including some estate fruit and some sourced fruit. Deep garnet purple colored, it shoots from the glass with vibrant notions of crushed black currants, red currant jelly, black raspberries, and pencil shavings, giving way to notes