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Harlan Estate--Vintage 1994
Napa Valley
Both lots in original wooden cases
What can I say about the 1994? I have tasted the wine for three consecutive year, and satisfied all of my requirements for perfection. The opaque purple color is followed by spectaclar aroma that soar from the glass, offering uup celestial levels of black currants, minerals, smoked herbs cedar wood, coffee, and pain grille. In the mouth, this seamless legend reveals full body, and exquisite layers of phenomenally pure and rich fruit, followed by a 40+ second finish. While accessible, the 1994 begs for another 5-7 years of cellaring. It should easily last for 30+ years. Every possible jagged edge - acidity, alcohol, tannin, and wood - is brilliantly intertwined in what seems like a diaphanous format. What is so extraodinary about this large-scaled wine, with its dazzling display of aromatics and prodigious flavors and depth, is that it offers no hint of heaviness or coarseness. Harlan's 1994 comes close to immortality in the glass. Wine Advocate #114 (Dec 1997)
6 bottlesper lot
Napa Valley
Both lots in original wooden cases
What can I say about the 1994? I have tasted the wine for three consecutive year, and satisfied all of my requirements for perfection. The opaque purple color is followed by spectaclar aroma that soar from the glass, offering uup celestial levels of black currants, minerals, smoked herbs cedar wood, coffee, and pain grille. In the mouth, this seamless legend reveals full body, and exquisite layers of phenomenally pure and rich fruit, followed by a 40+ second finish. While accessible, the 1994 begs for another 5-7 years of cellaring. It should easily last for 30+ years. Every possible jagged edge - acidity, alcohol, tannin, and wood - is brilliantly intertwined in what seems like a diaphanous format. What is so extraodinary about this large-scaled wine, with its dazzling display of aromatics and prodigious flavors and depth, is that it offers no hint of heaviness or coarseness. Harlan's 1994 comes close to immortality in the glass. Wine Advocate #114 (Dec 1997)
6 bottlesper lot