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  • Country ranking ?

    40
  • Producer ranking ?

    10
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    from 2028
  • Food Pairing

    grilled meat

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100 points Decanter Tasted with winemaker Cory Empting and director of winegrowing Bob Levy at Harlan Estate. Fresh and approachable, with the elegance and structural integrity to last four or five decades, possibly longer. On the nose, beautiful upfront savouriness reveals cassis notes, cigar box and black olive followed by ripe, fresh black and blue fruit. Mesmerizing depth of flavours, with beautiful creamy black and red berries and a dee...

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The Story

With the founding of Harlan Estate in 1984, we embarked upon our mission of creating a “first growth” of California. The estate’s early vineyard development began with just six acres. Today our planting is essentially complete, with nearly forty acres under vine to the classic varietals: cabernet sauvignon (70%), merlot (20%), cabernet franc (8%), and petit verdot (2%). Invariably, the finished wine is predominately cabernet sauvignon, which w...

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Winemaker Notes: The character of Harlan Estate is defined by its confidence and grace—a duality that arises from our woodlands in the western hills of Oakville. With the 2019 vintage, both aromatic complexity and textural harmony seem to reach a new plateau. The nose embraces a depth with dark fruit and hints of the surrounding forest—notably, bay laurel, wild mint, and fresh earth. The wine unfolds with detail and flesh, yet maintains tensi...

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In the glass, the Harlan Estate 2019 exudes a majestic, deep purple hue, hinting at the complexity and depth waiting to be unveiled. The initial olfactory greeting is a lavish bouquet of blackberries, dark cherries, and cassis, elegantly woven with subtler undertones of violets and a whisper of mint.

The palate is immediately enveloped by a lush tapestry of rich, ripe dark fruits, layered with nuances of chocolate, espresso, and a hint of graphite. As the wine flows, a splendid balance of power and finesse reveals itself, with muscular tannins gracefully entwining with a vibrant, yet seamlessly integrated acidity.

In its youth, the 2019 demonstrates a vivacious energy and potency, yet there’s a formidable structure and depth hinting at its potential to evolve elegantly over the coming decades. The finish, long and reverberating, leaves a lasting impression of dark fruit, subtle oak spice, and a gentle earthiness.

A sophisticated and intricately layered wine, the Harlan Estate 2019 beautifully synthesizes the vibrant expressiveness of Napa Valley fruit with an underlying elegance and structure that promises a luminous future."

 

  • 100p

The 2019 Harlan Estate is supremely elegant. Bright floral accents perk up a core of red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal, sage and mint all run through the 2019. Medium in body and gracious, the 2019 is all energy. It's not so much a wine of a vintage, but rather a wine that reflects the personality of a place and style. Time in the glass brings out the wines breath and resonance, yet notable freshness and verve remain. This is one of the more delicate, nuanced wines readers will taste from 2019, a year that generally yielded wines of opulence.

  • 99p

A wine with an endless finish that is tension-driven, with fine tannins and an energetic acidity. Medium to full body with ultra-fine tannins. Blackcurrant character. Subtle and extremely long. Thought-provoking. Youthful. Great length. This is an abstract wine that sets a new benchmark for Napa Valley reds. Truly unique. Drink after 2027.

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Oakville, Napa Valley
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