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2016 Harlan Estate The Maiden
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 16
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GFischmann Likes this wine: 96 points
October 6, 2023 - Perfect paring with steak. Dark fruit with balanced tannins and acidity.
Residual secondary notes with developing more earth flavors. -
Wine G Likes this wine: 95 points
September 24, 2023 - The balance with power is what elevates this wine. From a winemaker or artist standpoint , a tip of the hat. This is quite a delecious and rich wine, but without being overly sweet and heavy. However there are other cabernet wines, both from Napa and Bordeaux, in the $100-150
Range that can achieve this same (or very close to it) quality for a half or third the price.
In other words this Maiden is very Reliable and quite good, but a pretty Terrible QPR…
This 2016 is certainly in its prime but with many more year with proper cellaring. 94-96 range -
Markush_This Likes this wine: 92 points
May 23, 2023 - Too tight after 4 hour decant. Pretty annoyed with $375 bottle tasting like this after sitting down for 7 years. Needs to sit for another 5 and then maybe the Harlan mystique will be worth the price of admission.
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GFischmann Likes this wine: 94 points
May 6, 2023 - Still young but great balance of acidity, tannins and fruit.
Let sit and really opened up.
Secondary notes present but tertiary notes of earth and leather just developing -
jvphoto Does not like this wine: 90 points
January 10, 2023 - Smelled good, tasted unremarkable (aka something from an airline lounge).
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Napa Valley’s 2017s, 1/31/2020 (link)(Harlan Estate The Maiden) Subscribe to see review text.
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2017 & 2018 Napa Valley In Depth (Jan 2020), 1/1/2020 (link)(Harlan The Maiden Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
2/13/2019 (link)(Harlan Estate Napa Valley The Maiden, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Napa Valley’s Extraordinary 2016 Cabernets (Dec 2018), 12/1/2018 (link)(Harlan The Maiden Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Harlan Estate
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation The Maiden
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 082148099924
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 47 (2%)
- In Cellars 2,260 (85%)
- Consumed 351 (13%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
90% Like It 10 votes
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- ProducerHarlan Estate
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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