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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...