1996 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend
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97
Wine Advocate
Reviewed November 2011Deep garnet with some brick in color, this is giving a spicy nose with notes of cloves, Chinese five spice and ripe plums plus hints of cherry compote and smoked game. The palate is youthful and has plenty of muscular fruit with firm, fine-grained tannins plus enlivening acid, finishing long. (LPB)
Professional Reviews
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Wine Spectator
Very tight and compact, dense and focused, with vibrant blackberry, graphite and black cherry fruit that's intense, concentrated and persistent. (JL)
96
Vinous
It is fascinating to taste the 1996 Harlan Estate after the 1999. Tightly wound and almost Old World in spirit, the 1996 is compelling from the first taste. Although the 1996 doesn’t have the natural Napa Valley opulence that runs through so many other wines in this tasting, it’s balance is simply impeccable. Scents of tobacco, leather, cedar and spice add aromatic intensity. For a 21 year-old wine, the 1996 is still quite powerful. (AG)
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Decanter
Aromas of ripe plum, cassis, tar, woodsmoke, cocoa powder and espresso roast introduce a powerful, fine-grained wine with a chassis of richly extracted tannin, underpinned by taut acidity; deep and sapid. A formidable wine, once overshadowed by the 1997 but ageing more gracefully. (WK)
Notes
98 points Robert Parker in Wine Advocate: "The opaque purple-colored 1996 Harlan Estate reveals extraordinary intensity, a spicy, black currant, tobacco, cedar, and fruit cake-scented bouquet, full body, a texture oozing with glycerin and concentrated fruit, and moderate tannin in the blockbuster finish. It is one of the most concentrated and complete red wines one could hope to taste." (12/1999)
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends |
| Origin | Napa Valley, California, United States |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 902111 |
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