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2008 Harlan Estate

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January 21, 2024 - $795

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RATINGS

98James Suckling

I am speechless. I love the pure aromas of currants, blackberries, minerals and mint -- eucalyptus too. Full body yet so refined and beautiful. Subtle complexity. Great length.

96The Wine Advocate

Espresso, mocha, dark red berries, rose petals and spices are some of the many notes that emerge from the 2008 Harlan Estate. The wine fleshes out beautifully in the glass as it shows off its class and true pedigree.

96Wine Spectator

Deliciously ripe, complex and aromatic, yet tight and closed, with dried currant, loamy earth, mocha, cedar, blueberry and plum flavors. The impressive finish shows detailed flavors and nuances. Full-blown, yet not as ripe as some Harlans.

96Vinous / IWC

Espresso, mocha, dark red berries, rose petals and spices... fleshes out beautifully in the glass as it shows off its class and true pedigree...decidedly ripe, forward vintage...

95Stephen Tanzer

...Pure, mineral-driven aromas of plum, licorice and flowers. Creamy and plush yet...vibrant and penetrating; a real essence of floral, minerally cabernet in the mouth but a baby today...This will be splendid...

17.5Jancis Robinson

...delicious tobacco-leaf flavours accented by powdery floral and earthy elements...intriguing perfume that carries nose through palate...nice integration... With pleasing savoury presence and a long, lightly grippy finish...

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley

Napa Valley AVA is the most famous winemaking region in the United States and one of the most prestigious in the world. With nearly 43,000 acres of vineyards and more than 300 wineries, it is the heart of fine wine production in the United States. Winemaking started in Napa in 1838 when George C. Yount planted grapes and began producing wine commercially. Other winemaking pioneers followed in the late 19th century, including the founders of Charles Krug, Schramsberg, Inglenook and Beaulieu Vineyards. An infestation of phylloxera, an insect that attacks vine roots, and the onset of Prohibition nearly wiped out the nascent Napa wine industry in the early 20th century. But by the late 1950s and early 1960s Robert Mondavi and other visionaries were producing quality wines easily distinguishable from the mass-produced jug wines made in California’s Central Valley. Napa Valley’s AVA was established in 1983, and today there are 16 sub-appellations within the Napa Valley AVA. Many grapes grow well in Napa’s Mediterranean climate, but the region is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay is also very successfully cultivated, and about 30% of the AVA’s acreage is planted to white grapes, with the majority of those grapes being Chardonnay,