Realm Cellars, Houyi Vineyard, Napa Valley
Realm Cellars · California › Napa Valley › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
94
/100
Reviews
6
professional
Vintages
No vintages
NV
Community Reviews
77
Reviews
94.2
Avg Score
96
Highest
Taster #2455
· Aug 16, 2025
93/100
Decant 2 hours. This was amazing for an hour, but soon gave way to heat and high alcohol. Might be a sign that it’s starting to wind down.
2019 vintage
Taster #4210
· May 12, 2025
96/100
Excellent. Really matures over the past 18 months. You might get marginal improvement by holding a couple of years but I’m totally happy with it now.
2019 vintage
Taster #0247
· Nov 3, 2024
Napa @ MiMA : Double decanted 6hrs prior to consumption. More ripe fruits compared to the 17 Houyi, but lack some structure and balance. 94-95 pts
2019 vintage
Taster #5557
· Jul 7, 2024
95/100
6 hour decant. Started off ready to go but then slowly started shitting back down. Phenomenal wine, just needs a few years to evolve. Will reward patience as still plenty of upside.
2019 vintage
Taster #6150
· Jul 8, 2023
94/100
Lots of dark fruit.
2019 vintage
Taster #9671
· Apr 6, 2022
94/100
Bevan and Realm head to head, Realm just arrived last week while Bevan has had a few months of rest in the cellar. Bevan ahead at this point, more plush and resolved. Confident the Realm will catch up.
2019 vintage
Taster #9032
· Apr 5, 2022
93/100
This ripe and chunky Cabernet lacks the early appeal of the 2018, which had more precision and depth at this point in time (ergo, 2019 = 2018 = 2019 or, in more practical terms, don't judge a wine by its vintage). I tasted this on the same night as a 2019 Cardinale, a mountain blend that was more pure and integrated (a blend that included many things, but nothing from Pritchard Hill - or, err, Houyi - all applicable copyrights, …
2019 vintage