2012 Harlan Estate The Maiden

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 94.5 points

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  2/24/2024 - jshufelt wrote: 94 Points

  Decanted 90 minutes before service. In the glass, saturated magenta at the rim, shading immediately to black at the core. On the nose, currants with a secondary note of plums. On the palate, more currants, chocolate, and coffee, with a soft, lush texture leading to the mid-palate, where tannins make a tentative appearance before asserting themselves on a long, enamel-staining finish. I can imagine another 5-10 years of cellar time ahead, but if you like that pure Napa fruit, no reason not to open one now.

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  4/29/2023 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Kleur: Diep donkerrood met een dunne rand, geen spoor van verkleuring. Aroma / bouquet: Donker en stoer bouquet, bescheiden expressief ondanks dubbel karafferen, met een duidelijke rijpheid. Geen primair fruit meer, maar vooral gedroogd fruit, gedroogde pruimen, gember-/kruidkoek, Smaak / Afdronk: Krachtige 'junior-Harlan' met een net iets te bescheiden zuurgraad, briljant gerijpte, boterzachte en super-verfijnde tannines. Dik-sappig. Krachtig en prachtig in balans. Lange afdronk met een gepolijst bittertje en een hint van mint. Algemeen / potentieel: In deze fase prachtig drinkbaar maar met zeker nog enkele jaren ontwikkelingspotentieel… Waar ik uiterst nieuwsgierig naar ben… Vooral over de vraag of The Maiden in een latere fase meer tertiaire kenmerken gaat vertonen… 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 13 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 94/100
  
  Colour: Deep dark red with a thin rim, no trace of discolouration. Aroma / bouquet: Dark and robust bouquet, modestly expressive despite double decanting, with a clear maturity. No more primary fruit, but mainly dried fruit, dried plums, ginger / spice cake, Taste / Aftertaste: Powerful 'junior-Harlan' with a slightly too modest acidity, brilliantly matured, buttery and super- refined tannins. Thick-juicy. Powerful and beautifully balanced. Long finish with a polished bitterness and a hint of mint. Overall / Potential: Beautifully drinkable at this stage but with at least a few more years of development potential… Which I am extremely curious about… Particularly about whether The Maiden will show more tertiary characteristics in a later stage… 50 + Colour: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 13 + Taste / Aftertaste: 17 + General / potential: 9 = 94/100

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  4/16/2023 - jdcarucci Likes this wine:

  Served as part of a blind tasting
  Double-decanted 3-4 hours
  Black as the dead of night
  Smacks you in the face with new oak and bright red fruit; blueberry pie; vanilla; dill; still so youthful overall
  Tannins are WILD
  This is nowhere close to maturity; is delicious now, but can go for easily 20 years.

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  1/23/2023 - richshoes Likes this wine: 98 Points

  have to score anything Harlan related super high--probably my favorite US winery...super layered, lengthy, medium bodied...did I say long with a lot of legs? sour cherry, raspberry....

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  12/30/2022 - Bcw1989 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Classic Harlan taste. Deep dark almost black look to it. Lots of red ripe fruits on the pallete. Tannins still present but has become subdued. Finish was 45 seconds or more. Totally great experience from a bottle that was Coravined several months ago!

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