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• Mag357 Likes this wine:

  December 22, 2023 - Jammy scents of raspberry mingling with fine oak notes, followed by a lush, velvety, concentrated and ripe mouthfeel, there is a luxurious quite candy like expression in the mid palate, with good grip and good finish. This luxurious wine is a tad sweet, and is the kind of wine I'd drink on its own without food, as its richness is almost like a meal itself. It is not closed at all, and it would be interesting to cellar it for 20 years and try it after 2036. My bet is it will loose its fat and become much more complex than what it showed today.

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• Baxterna Likes this wine: 97 points

  June 18, 2023 - Big fruity wine. Needs a solid 4+hours in the decantur

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• Quinn05 Likes this wine: 97 points

  November 9, 2022 - Hundred Acre wine tasting: Blind. Nose is very closed, taste is beautiful, very complex. Insane aftertaste, truly legendary lenght. This is an amazing wine and I'm very grateful I got to taste it. But oh, what a shame, it was truly a crime to have opened it this young.

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• Hppr Cellar Likes this wine: 99 points

  January 1, 2022 - NYE tasting of 2016 Dominus, Harlan and Shafer Hillside select. All three were magnificent but the D edged out the others by a hair. The Harlan was second but a bit closed - expect it will develop over the years to give the D a run for its money. Shafer was the most fruit forward and the archetype of a napa cab. Absolutely delicious but perhaps not as integrated as the other two due to the powerful fruit. It was an absolute blast and a privilege to try these three together.

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• I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 97 points

  December 9, 2021 - Epic Napa Trip - Day 5: Tasted at Harlan Estates - I loved this wine! Glad I got to try it at the winery because I would never open one of my own bottles this young (I should never say "never"....I did break down not too long ago and open a 2012). Super impressive! Nose showed plenty of dark fruit, some purple flowers and some earth and graphite notes with hints of sweet vanilla. The palate was even more glorious with layers of black and red fruit....so pure....so smooth....so luxurious! Some earthy notes with some anise, tobacco and graphite, which should show better with age. I am looking forward to tasting this down the road....could surpass the 1996, but will need to wait a few years to find out! I wish I had more bottles of this to follow it more often! I know, I know....pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered! So hard not to be a hog though when the wine is this good! I just wish Harlan was less expensive so I could buy more bottles!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Harlan Estate
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Oakville
• UPC Code 1000000000239

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• Pending Delivery 87 (2%)
• In Cellars 4,154 (89%)
• Consumed 441 (9%)

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