2022 Houyi Vineyard - Pritchard Hill

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Houyi Vineyard comes from a vineyard on Pritchard Hill and is based on 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot. It has plenty of mountain structure and minerality as well as beautiful black and blue-tinged fruits, some violet, leafy tobacco, and foresty, herbal undertones, medium to full-bodied richness, and ripe, polished tannins. It's a pure, polished, elegant Realm that will age gracefully over the coming 15 years. (01/2025)

The 2022 Houyi Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it is quite closed at the moment, needing a lot of coaxing to bring out notes of plum preserves, blueberry compote, and black cherries, giving way to hints of tar, star anise, and cumin seed. Full-bodied, the palate is dense with black fruit preserves layers, supported by firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and opulent. Houyi Vineyard was picked through the 2022 heatwave. This fruit needed a lot of selection (nearly 30% of the fruit was discarded), making this a stellar effort. (09/2024)