2014 Moonracer Cabernet Sauvignon
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The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Moonracer Realm Estate is a powerful, tightly wound wine. Even so, there is terrific delineation to the red cherry and plum fruit. Hints of mocha, new leather, crushed rocks, iron, savory herbs, game and wild flowers develop with a bit of coaxing. Like all of the 2014s, the Moonracer emphasizes linear drive over volume.
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Deep and dark with dark chocolate, blueberries, currants and black licorice. Wet earth, too. Full-bodied and extremely velvety. Generosity balanced out by suggestions of austerity. Polished and beautiful. Superb. Stag\'s Leap soul. Give it three to four years to come together. Super. Try in 2021.
Realm's estate wine comes from their new home vineyard, where all the renovation is taking place, at the 22-acre Stags Leap estate. Only 400 cases were made in 2014 of the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon The Estate-Moonracer, a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot from four separate Cabernet clones. While the wine remains the same, each “bottle” is completely different, which is rather amazing. This wine shows plenty of floral notes, white chocolate, red and blackcurrants, cedar wood and loamy soil undertones. It is a beauty – elegant, yet intense and authoritative. Drink it over the next 20+ years.
About the producer
Realm Cellars has become one of Napa Valley’s most compelling modern estates, known for site-driven Cabernet Sauvignon. Drawing from some of the valley’s most sought-after vineyards, Realm’s wines consistently earn top critical acclaim while remaining firmly rooted in place.