Harlan Estate Red 2001 (1.5L) Somontano black cherries and crushed black

black cherries and crushed black plums with touches of spice box

Consider this friendly but funky red to be part of our ongoing Wine of the Month "experimental series"

The soil in this vineyard site readily retains warmth and water

lively acidity and firm tannins

with a fine future

Harlan Estate Red 2001 (1.5L) Somontano black cherries and crushed blackCritical Acclaim 100 points Wine Advocate This wine, which first debuted in 1990, has probably garnered more perfect scores than any other Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2001 is just entering a young adolescent stage of development, exhibiting extraordinary nuances such as sweet, loamy soil and earthy minerality intermixed with some background smoke, black currant liqueur, plum, Asian spice and new saddle leather. Full bodied, it possesses great