Fine Wine: New World Wines

Live Virtual Auction, 18 September 2022

New World Wines

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  • Harlan Estate; Napa Valley Red; 1997; 1 (1 x 1); 750ml
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Harlan Estate
Napa Valley Red, 1997
1 (1 x 1) 750ml

Founded in 1984 in the western hills of Oakville, Napa Valley, Harlan Estate is one of the fabled “Cult Cabs” that came of age in the 1990s. Along with such Cult Cabs as Screaming Eagle, Abreu, Araujo and Colgin, Harlan helped set the bar for extremely rich, complex and hard-to-acquire California Cabs. Harlan Estate founder William Harlan has said that part of his mission in founding the winery was “to create a first growth of California.” Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that Harlan wines possess “all the elements of greatness – individuality, power combined with elegance, extraordinary complexity, remarkable aging potential and compelling richness without ponderousness.” . The Harlan Estate debut release in 1996 and have a staggering record of 100-point scores from critic Robert Parker.

Critics Ratings

‘The 1997 Harlan Estate is one of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines I have ever tasted. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the rest Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this enormously-endowed, profoundly rich wine must be tasted to be believed. Opaque purple-colored, it boasts spectacular, soaring aromatics of vanilla, minerals, coffee, blackberries, licorice, and cassis. In the mouth, layer after layer unfold powerfully yet gently. Acidity, tannin, and alcohol are well-balanced by the wine's unreal richness and singular personality. The finish exceeds one minute. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2030.’ - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 100/100 (Dec 2000)

‘With a lightly candied nose, notes of violet and lavender as well as butter-cooked mushrooms carry across the palate. Vibrant acidity washes a palate of powder-fine and persistent tannin integrated with spice. A bit of pepper emerges in the finish. This is the first vintage (going young to old) in which the alcohol is evident through a touch of heat on the close. Allow plenty of air upon opening and enjoy slowly to allow the wine to evolve in the glass.’ - Elaine Chukan Brown, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Mar 2020)

Provenance

Coats Family cellar.

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