Realm Cellars, The Absurd, Napa Valley 2005 sold at auction 12 times in the last five years, at a median of $432 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $368 and $520. The most recent sale was on March 23, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $895, across 4 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$432
12 sales · $368–520 middle half
Lowest retail now
$895
4 retail offers
Last auction sale
Mar 23
2026
Critic scores
93
Wine Advocate
91
Vinous
93
Wine Spectator
Realm Cellars, The Absurd, Napa Valley, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Napa Valley
- Type
- Red
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About Realm Cellars
Realm Cellars began in 2002 as a winery without vineyards. Co-founders Juan Mercado and investment banker Wendell Laidley bought fruit from top Napa sites, and founding winemaker Mike Hirby made the first wines at Sherwin Family Winery. Scott Becker took over as managing partner in 2012, and Bordeaux-born Benoit Touquette, whose first Realm vintage was 2011, became his co-owner. The company then turned into a landowner: it bought the Hartwell winery and vineyard in the Stags Leap District at the end of 2015, which became Moonracer Estate, and in 2022 added Nine Suns and the Houyi vineyard on Pritchard Hill. The Bard, a Cabernet-led blend, is its flagship red.
- Appellation
- Napa Valley: estates in Stags Leap District, Coombsville and Pritchard Hill
- Owner
- Scott Becker and Benoit Touquette
- Founded
- 2002
- Vineyards
- 16 ha
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc
- Wines
- The Bard
- Website
- realmcellars.com
Sources: napawineproject.com, realmcellars.com