2012 Harlan Estate, Harlan Estate, Napa Valley 1x750ml

Vinous 99

The 2012 Harlan Estate is bright, delicate and understated. Sweet red cherry, kirsch, mint, blood orange and mocha. Sweet red cherry, pomegranate, spice and blood orange lend vibrancy. There’s terrific energy and tension from the late-ripening vintage, an [Antonio Galloni, 09/05/2024]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2037

Robert Parker 99

The 2012 Harlan Estate is reminiscent of their 2002. Probably a candidate for perfection with another 4-5 years of bottle age, the wine is inky plum/purple to the rim and offers a gorgeous nose of scorched earth, blackberry and cassis, forest floor, and a floral, lavender-like component followed by deep, opulent, majestic flavors that caress the palate with high but sweet tannin. This is relatively evolved, and supple and voluptuous for a young Harlan estate " hence the comparison with their compelling 2002. This wine can be drunk in several years and is likely another candidate for 30-50 years of cellaring. [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 28/10/2015]

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2068