Harlan Estate
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
This 1994 wasn’t the highest scoring wine of the tasting, but it was the prettiest. The 1994 vintage didn’t get the accolades of say 1997 and 2007, but in my mind and many others, 1994 was a very special vintage.
I have to thank Bob Levy and Don Weaver for bringing their very best wines to this tasting. Quite often, you will attend these tastings, and they will bring a couple nice vintages, and a number of off vintages. All but one of these 6 didn’t get an RP 💯 rating. So hats off to them for really bringing it!
The nose showed me beautiful perfumed fruits that were at the center of it a very dark core of currants, blackberries, black, raspberries, dark cherries, both plums baked strawberries with hints of Mulberry. The best, layered baking spices I can remember, black, licorice, dark, chocolate, red, and dark flowers, roses, and violets.
Glorious fruits and well resolved tenants were the theme in this wine. Black raspberries, dark cherries, ripe strawberries, and sweet cherries. Soft, dry soils, light and softly expressed dark spices, mid berry cola, black licorice, soft, gentle, tobacco’s, used leather, caramel, both dark and milk chocolates, limestone, dry river stone, dry, crushed rocks, excellent acidity, gentle tension, and structure, well balanced with an elegant two-minute finish that lands evenly on fruit on earth.
If there is one thing I learned tasting 6 Harlan’s is Bob Levy is one of the very best, if not thee best at managing Cabernet/Bordeaux blend tannins.
Tasting with Winemaker- Bob Levy & Managing Director-Don Weaver.
This 1994 wasn’t the highest scoring wine of the tasting, but it was the prettiest. The 1994 vintage didn’t get the accolades of say 1997 and 2007, but in my mind and many others, 1994 was a very special vintage.
I have to thank Bob Levy and Don Weaver for bringing their very best wines to this tasting. Quite often, you will attend these tastings, and they will bring a couple nice vintages, and a number of off vintages. All but one of these 6 didn’t get an RP 💯 rating. So hats off to them for really bringing it!
The nose showed me beautiful perfumed fruits that were at the center of it a very dark core of currants, blackberries, black, raspberries, dark cherries, both plums baked strawberries with hints of Mulberry. The best, layered baking spices I can remember, black, licorice, dark, chocolate, red, and dark flowers, roses, and violets.
Glorious fruits and well resolved tenants were the theme in this wine. Black raspberries, dark cherries, ripe strawberries, and sweet cherries. Soft, dry soils, light and softly expressed dark spices, mid berry cola, black licorice, soft, gentle, tobacco’s, used leather, caramel, both dark and milk chocolates, limestone, dry river stone, dry, crushed rocks, excellent acidity, gentle tension, and structure, well balanced with an elegant two-minute finish that lands evenly on fruit on earth.
If there is one thing I learned tasting 6 Harlan’s is Bob Levy is one of the very best, if not thee best at managing Cabernet/Bordeaux blend tannins.
Tasting with Winemaker- Bob Levy & Managing Director-Don Weaver.
A close friend of mine invited me over to share a special bottle of this 1994 Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. How excited I was to be able to share such a special wine and that he would invite me to share it with him. This is a Bordeaux blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot.
On the nose even for its age distinct fruit of black cherry, blackberry, black plum, cassis, then tertiary notes of leather, licorice and earth.
On the palate again is good dark fruit for its age of black cherry, blackberry, black currant and then tertiary notes of licorice, leather, cedar, minerality and dark earth.
This wine is full bodied with a smooth velvety mouthfeel with surprisingly medium + acidity and still good medium to medium + smooth fine tannins which leaves you with a beautiful long black fruit mineral earthy finish. What a wonderful experience, a wine I never thought I would have a chance to experience and at the end of the evening this friend said we were going ro have to do this again with another one of his special wines. Oh boy what could this one be on our next meeting. Have a great week moving into the new year and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
A close friend of mine invited me over to share a special bottle of this 1994 Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. How excited I was to be able to share such a special wine and that he would invite me to share it with him. This is a Bordeaux blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot.
On the nose even for its age distinct fruit of black cherry, blackberry, black plum, cassis, then tertiary notes of leather, licorice and earth.
On the palate again is good dark fruit for its age of black cherry, blackberry, black currant and then tertiary notes of licorice, leather, cedar, minerality and dark earth.
This wine is full bodied with a smooth velvety mouthfeel with surprisingly medium + acidity and still good medium to medium + smooth fine tannins which leaves you with a beautiful long black fruit mineral earthy finish. What a wonderful experience, a wine I never thought I would have a chance to experience and at the end of the evening this friend said we were going ro have to do this again with another one of his special wines. Oh boy what could this one be on our next meeting. Have a great week moving into the new year and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Magnum 1994 Harlan Estate Cab. Final red at Union. Harlan never disappoints and drinking this out of magnum was such an incredible treat. Had that beautiful lush fruit bouquet, perfect balance, and super long, smooth finish. The bottle emptied way too quickly!
Magnum 1994 Harlan Estate Cab. Final red at Union. Harlan never disappoints and drinking this out of magnum was such an incredible treat. Had that beautiful lush fruit bouquet, perfect balance, and super long, smooth finish. The bottle emptied way too quickly!
Jul 19th, 20161994 Harlan Cab. Drank at dinner at Charcoal. Great!
1994 Harlan Cab. Drank at dinner at Charcoal. Great!
Jan 4th, 20161994 Harlan Eatate Cab. Second red at dinner at Factory Kitchen w K, M & D. This wine was perfect. Really balanced. It was exactly as we hoped it would be. Such a treat and tremendously great.
1994 Harlan Eatate Cab. Second red at dinner at Factory Kitchen w K, M & D. This wine was perfect. Really balanced. It was exactly as we hoped it would be. Such a treat and tremendously great.
Jul 19th, 2015
