2016 Harlan Estate The Maiden

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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  10/6/2023 - GFischmann Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Perfect paring with steak. Dark fruit with balanced tannins and acidity.
  Residual secondary notes with developing more earth flavors.

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  9/24/2023 - Wine G Likes this wine: 95 Points

  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

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  5/23/2023 - Markush_This Likes this wine: 92 Points

  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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  5/6/2023 - GFischmann Likes this wine: 94 Points

  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

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  1/10/2023 - jvphoto Does not like this wine: 90 Points

  Smelled good, tasted unremarkable (aka something from an airline lounge).

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