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97 Robert Parker
The 2004 Harlan Estate is probably the most precocious and accessible Harlan Estate that this perfectionist team has made. Already compelling, the wine has notes of roasted coffee, charcoal, blackberry, spring flowers, and some background sweet, toasty notes. Dense, fleshy, exuberant, even flamboyant by the standards of Bill Harlan, this wine exhibits no jaggedness or rough edges, has relatively high tannins, but they melt away on the palate. The wine is sensationally well-endowed, long, and rich ? a tour de force in winemaking. They can do no wrong at Harlan, and it is obvious, even in the most challenging vintages such as 1998, that this estate is a true grand cru/first growth, making wines of irrefutable world-class quality. Of course, none of this comes cheap, as the price is now moving up into the league with Screaming Eagle, but there are no shortage of takers.
94 Wine Spectator
The 2004 Harlan Estate is probably the most precocious and accessible Harlan Estate that this perfectionist team has made. Already compelling, the wine has notes of roasted coffee, charcoal, blackberry, spring flowers, and some background sweet, toasty notes. Dense, fleshy, exuberant, even flamboyant by the standards of Bill Harlan, this wine exhibits no jaggedness or rough edges, has relatively high tannins, but they melt away on the palate. The wine is sensationally well-endowed, long, and rich ? a tour de force in winemaking. They can do no wrong at Harlan, and it is obvious, even in the most challenging vintages such as 1998, that this estate is a true grand cru/first growth, making wines of irrefutable world-class quality. Of course, none of this comes cheap, as the price is now moving up into the league with Screaming Eagle, but there are no shortage of takers.
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Harlan Estate
S'inspirant d'un voyage dans les vignobles français de premier plan, notamment Bordeaux et Bourgogne, Bill Harlan s’est donné comme mission de créer son propre domaine « Premier cru » en Californie. Il a fondé son Harlan Estate en 1984 au cœur de la Napa Valley, le long des collines occidentales d'Oakville. Sur son exploitation de 100 hectares, 17 hectares sont plantés en vignes, voués essentiellement au cabernet sauvignon (70%), sans oublier les autres grands classiques bordelais, le merlot (20%), le cabernet franc (8%) et le petit verdot (2%). Le premier millésime commercial de sa cuvée phare Harlan Estate a été mis sur le marché en 1990, suivi, cinq ans plus tard, par son deuxième vin, Maiden. A l’heure actuelle, l’oenologue Bob Levy et l’œnologue conseil Michel Rolland façonnent des vins élégants qui offrent une expression unique du cabernet sauvignon californien, aux parfums éloquents et aux saveurs riches et profondes. D’une qualité inversement proportionnelle à ses dimensions, ce petit producteur artisanal élabore chaque année sans faille, des vins rouges de haut vol dans le style bordelais. Sa production confidentielle (environ 1 200 à 2000 caisses par an) conjuguée à son système de vente en primeur à la bordelaise, confèrent un côté mythique à ses créations qui jouent dans la cour des grands au niveau international.