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2004 The Maiden
- Napa Valley, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 296 / 750ml
- Red - Bold and Structured
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Critic tasting note: "Popped and poured, this is drinking great today! The wine is round, fruity, soft, fresh and loaded with ripe, jammy black cherries, very dark chocolate and a note of fig in the background. The wine has power, but all that fruit has lift. Drink this now, and you'll be more than happy! 94 Points" - 94/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Highlights
- From Napa Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 296 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Bold and Structured
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Harlan Estate is a high-profile, critically-lauded wine producer based in the Oakville AVA of Napa Valley, California. The vineyard is superbly located in the hills above Martha's Vineyard (Heitz Cellar) and To Kalon (Robert Mo...
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- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- The Maiden represents the second selection from the estate. It is a highly detailed and sumptuous wine, remarkably faithful to the vineyard's pedigree. Accordingly, the resemblance to her "big sister" is unmistakable.
- Drinking Window
- 2014-2029
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Dry
- Winemaker
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Cory Empting
- Ownership
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H. William Harlan
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Founded in 1984, Harlan Estate is a winegrowing estate in the western hills of Oakville, California – in the heart of the Napa Valley. Consisting of 240 acres (97 ha) of natural splendor set above the fabled Oakville benchlands, the property rises in elevation from 225 to 1,225 feet (68 to 374 m) above sea level. Forty acres (17 ha) under vine, planted to cabernet sauvignon (70%), merlot (20%), cabernet franc (8%), and petit verdot (2%). All hillside siting, on both volcanic and sedimentary bedrock; a combination of terraced vineyards and closely spaced vines on spare soils over fractured rock; vertical trellis with shoot positioning, 360º of exposition.
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- Vineyard Manager/ Viticulturist
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Mary Maher
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Salt and pepper ribs Starter Course
- Contains: pork ribs, Szechuan pepper, five spice
- Chinese
- Venison Main Course
- With beetroot, caramelized chestnuts, chocolate and juniper
- Argentinian
- Hereford Porterhouse Main Course
- Marbled and tender
- Western
- Gouda Cheese Course
- Dutch
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Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
The 2004 vintage for California was generally good.
The growing season began with a warm spring which was, at times, hot which rapidly boosted vine growth and both budburst and flowering were early. However, after the initial flush of heat, temperatures cooled...
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