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The Grandiose Sophistication and Monumental Depth of Harlan Estate 2021
The highly anticipated rollout of Harlan Estate 2021 has sent a wave of awe through the global wine community, with critics universally declaring it a legendary benchmark that approaches absolute perfection. Positioned as one of the ultimate icons of Napa Valley, this majestic Oakville hill-grown masterpiece captures the essence of a cooler, historically long, and stead...
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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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It’s important not to let the uncompromising quality of Harlan Estate overshadow the fact that they are, in Antonio Galloni’s words, “without question, the most innovative winery in Napa Valley.” This is reflected in the 2021 bottling. A year prior, due to the challenging season, Winemaker Cory Empting and his team were forced to harvest early, lest they risk losing the entire crop. The resulting wine was fantastic, and it caused Empting and t...
