100 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:  Another perfect wine (but very limited in production at 200 cases) is the 2013 The Absurd, a blend of 17 components dominated by 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. Winemaker Benoit Touquette told me that this wine is produced with no rules and no restrictions, and is considered their super-blend of the best they have in any given vintage. (I guess I would look stupid if I didn't give it 100 points, given the fact that two other Realm wines already hit that maximum score.) There is something different in this wine, with an opaque purple color for sure, but then there's the cassis, the blackberries, the roasted meats, some spicy pepper, and then an extravagantly rich, cascading palate that seems to be built like a skyscraper, but without one hard edge. This is a seriously endowed, super-rich, incredibly well-balanced wine that should drink well for 25 or more years.

100 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:  The 2013 The Absurd is based on 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc, and it’s a massive blockbuster in every sense, offering a huge array of ripe black currants, truffly earth, roasted herbs, licorice, and graphite as well as an extravagantly rich, dense, and opulent style on the palate. With a layered mid-palate, incredible concentration, ripe, velvety tannins, and a great finish, it’s just now at the early stages of its prime drink window and is going to evolve for another two decades or more.