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Harlan Estate 2012 (nicked/scuffed label) - First Bottle

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99+ Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
The 2012 Harlan Estate is reminiscent of their 2002. Probably a candidate for perfection with another 4-5 years of bottle age, the wine is inky plum/purple to the rim and offers a gorgeous nose of scorched earth, blackberry and cassis, forest floor, and a floral, lavender-like component followed by deep, opulent, majestic flavors that caress the palate with high but sweet tannin. This is relatively evolved, and supple and voluptuous for a young Harlan estate ? hence the comparison with their compelling 2002. This wine can be drunk in several years and is likely another candidate for 30-50 years of cellaring.
98 James Suckling -
This shows incredible lavendar aromas with Provençal undertones of violets and dark fruits such as blueberries and blackberries. Full body and ultra-fine tannins that build on the finish. It really comes on with a rolling tannin structure. Some walnut undertones. A fresh and bright Harlan. Tightly wound. A muscular and elegant wine with superb tone. This wine has levity, as the winemaker likes to say. Try in 2020.

Technical Details

  • BlendProprietary Blend
  • WinemakerBob Levy and Cory Empting
  • CountryUS
  • RegionCalifornia North Coast
  • AppellationOakville, Napa Valley
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Harlan Estate 2012 (nicked/scuffed label)

Proprietary Blends  |  US
WA99+, JS98, VN97

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The 2012 from Harlan is a wine that is pure polish and sex appeal. It shows the depth and complexity possible at this estate in a vintage that otherwise produced wines that were all flash without the backbone for any kind of long-term cellaring. Parker put it nicely here. "The 2012 Harlan Estate is reminiscent of their 2002. Probably a candidate for perfection with another 4-5 years of bottle age, the wine is inky plum/purple to the rim and offers a gorgeous nose of scorched earth, blackberry and cassis, forest floor, and a floral, lavender-like component followed by deep, opulent, majestic flavors that caress the palate with high but sweet tannin." - Robert Parker