- Robert Parker (RP) points 100
- Vinous points
Harlan Estate
Price
€2,076.00 ex. VAT
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Tasting notes
The 2018 Harlan Estate was tasted as a barrel sample, to be bottled in March. Deep garnet-purple in color, it needs a fair bit of swirling to reveal a wonderfully fragrant perfume of blueberry pie, chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries and black currant pastilles with hints of cumin seed, rose oil and black olives. Medium to full-bodied, the taut, grainy-textured palate delivers remarkable energy with compelling tension and a long, graceful, earth-laced finish.
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Provenance
- Type
- Red
- Producer
- Harlan Estate
- Country
- USA
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Region
- California
Technical
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grapes
- ABV
- Size
- 75cl
- Ageing
- Serving
- 16° - 18° C
- Drinking window
Food pairings
Key characteristics
About this wine
The deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Harlan Estate comes charging out of the glass, brandishing bold, opulent blackberry pie, warm cassis and blueberry preserves notes with hints of cigar box, Indian spices, crushed rocks and forest floor plus fragrant accents of lavender and black tea. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is built like a brick house, with a solid line of super ripe, grainy tannins and oodles of freshness supporting the layer upon layer of savory and earth-inspired notions, finishing on a lingering mineral note. Impressively structured, incredibly nuanced and possessing all this latent tension, this brazen beauty is set to live for a good 60 years and possibly more!
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Behind the bottle
Producer
Harlan Estate
Harlan Estate is a renowned wine producer located in the Napa Valley region of California. The estate was founded in 1984 by William Harlan, who had a vision of creating a world-class wine that would rival the best in the world…
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Region
California
California spans nearly 800 miles along the Pacific Coast and ranks as the fourth-largest wine producing region globally by volume. The state's diverse geography encompasses coastal valleys, inland mountains, and desert areas…
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Appellation
Napa Valley
Napa Valley is California's most famous wine region, located north of San Francisco Bay between the Mayacamas and Vaca mountain ranges. The appellation stretches approximately 30 miles from San Pablo Bay in the south to…
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