Harlan 2021

Name: Harlan Estate - Harlan - 2021
Brand: Harlan Estate
Price: 2590.0 EUR
Availability: InStock

Harlan Estate

2.590,00 €

A deep, finely chiselled expression of the Napa Valley hills.

Etats-Unis

Vin Rouge

14%

10 ans +

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

750ml

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Harlan Estate lies in the western hills of Oakville, in the heart of the Napa Valley, California. The vineyard, planted on terraces on north-east-facing slopes, rests on complex soils combining Franciscan shale, sedimentary formations and volcanic rock. This landscape of slopes, forests and carefully selected plots gives birth to a great Californian red of strictly single-site origin.

Harvest ran from 23 August to 16 September. The grapes were fermented in a combination of stainless-steel tanks and oak fermenters. The wine was then aged for 20 to 25 months in new French oak barrels to refine its structure and integrate its various aromatic components.

This wine reveals notes of blackcurrant, wild blueberry, black raspberry, plum, Morello cherry, violet, dried rose petal, cedar, cocoa, black truffle, liquorice, graphite and chalk. The palate, broad and deeply defined, combines a velvety texture with lively, bright acidity. The polished yet still firm tannins support a long, mineral and savoury finish.

Where are we traveling?

Napa Valley

It lies an hour's drive north of San Francisco, nestled between the Vaca Mountains to the east and the Mayacamas to the west, forming a narrow valley barely 50 kilometres long. The vineyards stretch from the cool, foggy south near the marshes of San Pablo Bay to the hot, enclosed north around the small town of Calistoga, passing through the legendary villages of Oakville, Rutherford and St. Helena. The valley's winegrowing history began in the 1830s with George Yount, but it was the Judgement of Paris in 1976 that propelled Napa onto the world stage, when a Chardonnay from Chateau Montelena and a Cabernet Sauvignon from Stag's Leap Wine Cellars outscored the greatest French crus in a blind tasting. The climate is Mediterranean, hot and dry in summer, tempered by morning fogs that roll in from the bay and sweep up the valley, giving the grapes the cool nights essential to their balance. The diversity of soils is remarkable, from the alluvial deposits of the valley floor to the volcanic rocks of the hillsides, with no fewer than sixteen distinct sub-appellations. Napa Valley has become the world benchmark for Cabernet Sauvignon thanks to opulent, concentrated wines of exceptional longevity, complemented by full, generous Chardonnay, silky Merlot and a handful of Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel that bear witness to the richness of a terroir that has become legendary.

The little history of the country

Etats-Unis

In the United States, 90% of the wine produced comes from California. It was the influx of gold prospectors into California that boosted the Californian wine industry in the mid-19th century, particularly in the Sonoma and Napa regions. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 800 wine estates. From 1919 to 1933, Prohibition destroyed the vast majority of the Californian wine industry, so much so that by 1933 only 140 estates were still producing wine. It was not until 1960 that the wine industry began to recover from Prohibition, and California was mainly known for producing fortified wines (in the style of Port). It was also in the 1960s that some of the most famous estates were founded (Mondavi, Heitz Wine Cellars, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, etc.). In 1976 a landmark event took place: the legendary tasting competition better known as the "Judgement of Paris". It pitted the greatest French wines against the American newcomers. On 24 May, an unexpected result shook the wine world when, to everyone's surprise, the United States came out on top. Yet this competition remains little known to the general public. Today there is no doubt that the United States produces great wines. Although California largely monopolises the fame of American wines with its excellent Zinfandels, the state of Oregon produces some of the best Pinot Noir in the world and Washington State offers excellent Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

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