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Community Tasting Notes 97
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Buyer and cellar wrote: 99 points
April 24, 2024 - Stunning how good this wine continues to be - perfectly balanced with such amazing concentration of dark black fruit without being cloying or jammy. From the moment we popped the cork, we smelled cassis and blueberry and were in awe of the aromas and excited as we decanted awaiting the pleasure to come …and it delivered. This wine is in a prime drinking place and has a power and finesse that is magic. It lingers for over a minute as it evolves in your mouth, showing off why it is one of the best. This bottle was superb and consumed during our 29th Anniversary at Steak 48
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aSimpleGuy Likes this wine: 99 points
March 17, 2024 - still so young and powerful, better on the 2nd or even 3rd day.
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aquacongas wrote: flawed
January 28, 2024 - Fucking cork
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englishman's claret wrote:
December 3, 2023 - The 2001 Harlan shows slightly dried blackberry and plum from the outset, augmented by a little eucalyptus as it opens. There's good depth on the nose and palate. The tannins are a little woolly and the alcohol shows a bit on the palate but the package is large-scaled enough to work relatively well. Good, though it feels a little artificial with the fresh leather and oak notes.
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RockinCabs wrote: 96 points
December 2, 2023 - California Wine Weekend; 12/1/2023-12/3/2023 (Mos Eisley Cantina & Waterhouse Restaurant): Nose; Blue and black fruit, new leather, graphite and a little eucalyptus (martha's esque) as it develops in glass. Palate: Exceptional depth to the dark fruit, and a fine seam of graphite shows throughout. Rounded edges from the oak and some vanilla and espresso bean show. Finish: Oak gets more apparent here with more new leather and vanilla. However the blue fruit from this part of the valley shines, and it is less bombastic than I remember it overall. 96+, just a hair ahead of the Thorevilos for me tonight.
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By Jonathan Cristaldi
Harlan Masterclass DFWE NYC, 6/10/2023 (link)(Harlan Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
The 2001 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Stepping Back in Time (Apr 2023), 4/1/2023 (link)(Harlan Estate Harlan Estate Napa Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Matthew Luczy
Bill Harlan interview, 3/2/2021 (link)(Harlan Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
Vintage Retrospective: The 2001 Napa Valley Cabernets (Jun 2020), 6/1/2020 (link)(Harlan Harlan Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Elaine Chukan Brown
3/11/2020 (link)(Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Harlan Estate Vertical at The Naples Winter Wine Festival (Sep 2017), 9/1/2017 (link)(Harlan Harlan Estate Napa Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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December 2014, Issue #46 (link)
(Harlan Estate) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/13/2008 (link)(Harlan Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
11/23/2007 (link)(Harlan Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2004, IWC Issue #114 (link)(Harlan Estate Red Wine Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108 (link)(Harlan Estate Red Wine Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By William Kelley
Harlan Estate Vertical (link)(Harlan Estate, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
5/25/2006 (link)(Harlan Estate) It had a pretty mute nose out of the gates but then developed liquor-like aromas of dark raspberry and blueberry. The palate was hot and very syrupy. Major gobs here. No tannin really at first but then they struck after around 20 minutes opened. The tannins were the best part of the wine. Ripe and not too sweet and perfectly proportioned. But that's the inly thing I liked. The finish was decent but not particularly long. Have had the '93, '94, '97, '00 and '01 and still just do not see what all the fuss is about. The profile of this wine is just so exceedingly rich and it is so ripe as almost to be a freak of nature.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type Red
- Producer Harlan Estate
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 1000000000236, 1000000000239, 1000000000240
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 38 (1%)
- In Cellars 2,225 (65%)
- Consumed 1,144 (34%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
almost anything that’s not sushiWho Likes This Wine
94% Like It 34 votes
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- ProducerHarlan Estate
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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