Realm Cellars, The Absurd, Napa Valley 2018 sold at auction 90 times in the last five years, at a median of $802 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $744 and $963. The most recent sale was on October 17, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $848, across 7 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$802
90 sales · $744–963 middle half
Lowest retail now
$848
7 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 17
2026
Critic scores
99
Wine Advocate
100
Jeb Dunnuck
Realm Cellars, The Absurd, Napa Valley, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2018 (1)
$702per 750ml incl. premium17% below retail
October 2026 Wine No Reserves
2018 · Lot 75
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Napa Valley
- Type
- Red
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About Realm Cellars
Realm Cellars makes about a dozen Napa wines, mostly Cabernet-based, from three estates plus purchased fruit. Moonracer, Cabernet Sauvignon from the former Hartwell estate on Wappo Hill in Stags Leap District, shows slate, dust and tightly packed tannins. Houyi, 22 acres at about 1,300 feet on volcanic Pritchard Hill soils, is a dark-fruited, floral Cabernet blend with Cabernet Franc. Farella in Coombsville, planted in 1979, gives a cooler, Bordeaux-leaning Cabernet and Fidelio Sauvignon Blanc, aged in demi-muids, concrete eggs and amphorae. The Bard blends valley-wide sites around Cabernet; The Tempest is traditionally Merlot-led; The Absurd changes grape and site each year. Beckstoffer To Kalon and Dr. Crane are purchased.
- Region
- Napa Valley (Stags Leap District, Pritchard Hill, Coombsville)
- Vineyards
- Moonracer Estate (Wappo Hill), Houyi Estate (22 acres, Pritchard Hill), Farella (Coombsville); purchased Beckstoffer To Kalon and Dr. Crane
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc
- Wines
- Moonracer, Houyi, Farella, The Bard, The Tempest, The Absurd, Falstaff, Beckstoffer To Kalon, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane, Fidelio
- Style
- Cabernet-based, balancing concentration with freshness
- Website
- https://www.realmcellars.com/
Sources: napawineproject.com, winewithseth.com, realmcellars.com