Harlan Estate
Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend
Napa Valley, California, USA
This is very young. Good acidity will live a long life. Like many of its peers from this decade and this vintage it’s a big boy.
This is very young. Good acidity will live a long life. Like many of its peers from this decade and this vintage it’s a big boy.
Jul 8th, 2021
After an epic lunch from @joe leatherwood , a few of us got together for a socially-distanced evening hosted by @Keith Fisher to keep the party going.
After the 2012 Harlan at lunch, Keith decided to continue with the theme with an ‘06. Unbelievably smooth and balanced while still retaining power. Aromatically it is very black fruit dominant...blackberries, cassis, sweet tar/pipe tobacco, graphite and channeling just a touch of bay leaf. Waves of flavor on the palate of smoked meat, creme de cassis, currant, mocha, baking spices and a supremely balanced finish. At this point in its evolution, it’s reminiscent of a high end bordeaux from a warm/ripe vintage. A total treat.
After an epic lunch from @joe leatherwood , a few of us got together for a socially-distanced evening hosted by @Keith Fisher to keep the party going.
After the 2012 Harlan at lunch, Keith decided to continue with the theme with an ‘06. Unbelievably smooth and balanced while still retaining power. Aromatically it is very black fruit dominant...blackberries, cassis, sweet tar/pipe tobacco, graphite and channeling just a touch of bay leaf. Waves of flavor on the palate of smoked meat, creme de cassis, currant, mocha, baking spices and a supremely balanced finish. At this point in its evolution, it’s reminiscent of a high end bordeaux from a warm/ripe vintage. A total treat.
You can never go wrong with Harlan.
You can never go wrong with Harlan.
Jan 30th, 2016
Full bodied and full flavored. Rich blackberry, cassis, cedar and vanilla with long finish. Rewarding!
Full bodied and full flavored. Rich blackberry, cassis, cedar and vanilla with long finish. Rewarding!
May 16th, 2015
2006 vintage. Open (not decanted) for an hour before tasting. Just starting to meld/knit together. Needs another half-decade to really strut its' stuff. Medium body with all the baby fat gonzo. Huge cigar/tobacco/baking chocolate/fudge with a clear as a bell note of ripe cherry still oscillating throughout. 5.26.23.
2006 vintage. Open (not decanted) for an hour before tasting. Just starting to meld/knit together. Needs another half-decade to really strut its' stuff. Medium body with all the baby fat gonzo. Huge cigar/tobacco/baking chocolate/fudge with a clear as a bell note of ripe cherry still oscillating throughout. 5.26.23.
May 27th, 2023
1 hour decant(lots of chunky/fine sediment). A brooding dark garnet with a little bricking. On the nose: dark cherry, tobacco, eucalyptus, creme de cassis, graphite. Taste: a silky, rich, powerful but elegant wine with dark cherry/blackberry, gravel, cedar, dark chocolate, licorice, and a smokey herbaceous long finish that goes on and on. YUM!! What a treat to drink tonight.
1 hour decant(lots of chunky/fine sediment). A brooding dark garnet with a little bricking. On the nose: dark cherry, tobacco, eucalyptus, creme de cassis, graphite. Taste: a silky, rich, powerful but elegant wine with dark cherry/blackberry, gravel, cedar, dark chocolate, licorice, and a smokey herbaceous long finish that goes on and on. YUM!! What a treat to drink tonight.
Apr 27th, 2023
Pairs well with Black Walnut brittle from Silver Dollar City.
Pairs well with Black Walnut brittle from Silver Dollar City.
Aug 5th, 2021