Harlan Estate

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2004

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.8

The nose shows beautiful fruits of; black, raspberries, black cherries, dark, cherries, raspberries, poached, strawberries, and blueberries. Olive, dark melted chocolate to pudding, black licorice to anise, bold, baking, spices, cigar, leather, cedar limestone, moist herbs, and baking powder.

What gorgeous, palate fruits. Perfectly ripe, dark, cherries, blackberries black, raspberries, baked, strawberries, and both plums, sweet, soft tarriness, black licorice very, soft leather & tobacco, dark spice with palate heat, perfumed flowers that are dark, red and framed in violets, perfect rainfall acidity with an elegant, well, balanced, smartly polished, medium structure with a long finish that lands on clays spice and soils.

If there is one thing I learned tasting 6 Harlan’s is Bob Levy is one of the very best, if not thee best at managing Cabernet/Bordeaux blend tannins.

Tasting with Winemaker- Bob Levy & Managing Director-Don Weaver. — a month ago

Jay, Paul and 7 others liked this

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2004

Conrad Green

9.3

plush plummy fruit. Rounded with black cherry and soft precision. Lovely — 4 months ago

with Paul and Ara

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Pol Roger

Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Brut Champagne 2004

web bond

9.3

Will drink well for another decade. — 5 months ago

Juan, jesus and 3 others liked this

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne 2004

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Medium lemon straw , some fine lightly persistent perlage . Quite steely and minerally on the nose , some lemon pith , orange rind , white flowers , buttered brioche . Quite classic and lean in style. This has drive and persistence on the palate , electric acidity , with intense mineral , lemon rind , chalky depth . Still pretty young , taught , with good freshness and long length . With time drinking well but will improve over at least the next 5 years and last well a further 5 - 10 — a month ago

"Odedi", Jeroen and 9 others liked this

Bollinger

La Grande Année Brut Chardonnay - Pinot Noir Rosé Blend 2004

Christian Fischer

9.6

Here we are again. It’s a 2004 rose and this is just amazing. Why oh why did I just buy a case of this and not more? Shame on me. This is a spectacular champagne that keeps over-delivering — 3 months ago

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