Harlan Estate
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
A close friend of mine invited me over to share a special bottle of this 1994 Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. How excited I was to be able to share such a special wine and that he would invite me to share it with him. This is a Bordeaux blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot.
On the nose even for its age distinct fruit of black cherry, blackberry, black plum, cassis, then tertiary notes of leather, licorice and earth.
On the palate again is good dark fruit for its age of black cherry, blackberry, black currant and then tertiary notes of licorice, leather, cedar, minerality and dark earth.
This wine is full bodied with a smooth velvety mouthfeel with surprisingly medium + acidity and still good medium to medium + smooth fine tannins which leaves you with a beautiful long black fruit mineral earthy finish. What a wonderful experience, a wine I never thought I would have a chance to experience and at the end of the evening this friend said we were going ro have to do this again with another one of his special wines. Oh boy what could this one be on our next meeting. Have a great week moving into the new year and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
A close friend of mine invited me over to share a special bottle of this 1994 Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. How excited I was to be able to share such a special wine and that he would invite me to share it with him. This is a Bordeaux blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot.
On the nose even for its age distinct fruit of black cherry, blackberry, black plum, cassis, then tertiary notes of leather, licorice and earth.
On the palate again is good dark fruit for its age of black cherry, blackberry, black currant and then tertiary notes of licorice, leather, cedar, minerality and dark earth.
This wine is full bodied with a smooth velvety mouthfeel with surprisingly medium + acidity and still good medium to medium + smooth fine tannins which leaves you with a beautiful long black fruit mineral earthy finish. What a wonderful experience, a wine I never thought I would have a chance to experience and at the end of the evening this friend said we were going ro have to do this again with another one of his special wines. Oh boy what could this one be on our next meeting. Have a great week moving into the new year and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Quite toasted fruit. Deep blackcurrant and hints of violet. Rather pretty. Still has balance. Yum
Quite toasted fruit. Deep blackcurrant and hints of violet. Rather pretty. Still has balance. Yum
Jan 8th, 2020
Wanted to hate it. This is a can’t miss.
Wanted to hate it. This is a can’t miss.
Oct 18th, 2018
Soft and elegant no way this is 2011. Velvety and sandy. Blueberry and cherry. Red fruit dancing on your tongue. A beautiful experience.
Soft and elegant no way this is 2011. Velvety and sandy. Blueberry and cherry. Red fruit dancing on your tongue. A beautiful experience.
Oct 6th, 2018
What is Napa is about. Well balanced and complex.
What is Napa is about. Well balanced and complex.
Sep 21st, 2018
Red fruits jump out with black fruits more restrained. Liquid milk chocolate on the palate with a touch of eucalyptus, and dried field herbs. A more minimal influence of toasted oak is well integrated and not dominate. A layer of volcanic dust for tannin shows its mountainous pedigree. This is really heaven. Complete and easy.
Red fruits jump out with black fruits more restrained. Liquid milk chocolate on the palate with a touch of eucalyptus, and dried field herbs. A more minimal influence of toasted oak is well integrated and not dominate. A layer of volcanic dust for tannin shows its mountainous pedigree. This is really heaven. Complete and easy.
Mar 12th, 2018
Another stunning wine from Harlan and to my palate the best since their fantastic 2010.
@Delectable Wine Enough with the manual corrections - I’ve had close to 0% correctly identified wines recently.
This app has taken a serious turn for the worse lately and improving it ASAP should be your top priority before losing any hardcore fans/users still left.
Another stunning wine from Harlan and to my palate the best since their fantastic 2010.
@Delectable Wine Enough with the manual corrections - I’ve had close to 0% correctly identified wines recently.
This app has taken a serious turn for the worse lately and improving it ASAP should be your top priority before losing any hardcore fans/users still left.
Belated post. Polished power. Tannins as perfectly integrated as I’ve ever tasted. A finish that I can still taste. A great wine to celebrate another loop around the sun. ☄️☄️
Belated post. Polished power. Tannins as perfectly integrated as I’ve ever tasted. A finish that I can still taste. A great wine to celebrate another loop around the sun. ☄️☄️
Aug 12th, 2023
We opened the bottle 4hours ahead of lunch. It opened up its flavors of dark berries and chocolate. It’s a delicious wine that was truly enjoyed with friends at Black Bass Restaurant.
We opened the bottle 4hours ahead of lunch. It opened up its flavors of dark berries and chocolate. It’s a delicious wine that was truly enjoyed with friends at Black Bass Restaurant.
Dec 31st, 2021