Napa Valley

Specification

Producer

Harlan Estate

Region

Rest of world

Where

Oakville, Napa Valley, California

Classification

Napa Valley AVA

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Vintage

2019

Case

3 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

NAPVAL193X75

About this wine

Harlan Estate is a Bordeaux-style blend led by Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, from the estate’s hillside vineyards above Oakville. It is deep and concentrated, with dark fruit, a dense but polished texture and fine tannins. It can be enjoyed young but ages for twenty to thirty years.

About Harlan Estate

Harlan Estate was founded by Bill Harlan in 1984 in the hills west of Oakville. Its vineyards were planted on steep hillside terraces, and the first vintage released was 1990. From the start the aim was to make a wine to rank with the First Growths of Bordeaux.

Production is small and sold mainly through a mailing list. The estate also makes a second wine, The Maiden, and the Harlan family’s other projects include BOND and Promontory. Harlan Estate is among the most celebrated and widely collected wines of California.