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2012 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red - 1 bottle(s)-750ml
  • 2012
  • 750ml
  • USA
  • California
  • North Coast
  • Napa Valley
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
Lot 286

2012 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2012 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1100 - $1500 with a BUY IT NOW of $1300. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11807.

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This consignor’s fascination with wine began with a deep appreciation for the history, craft, and regional diversity of the world's great producers. Over time, that curiosity turned into collecting exceptional bottles built to age. Built over several years, his collection was assembled gradually with an emphasis on provenance, careful selection, and long-term cellaring rather than immediate consumption. The majority of the cellar was acquired through Iron Gate Auctions, supplemented by select purchases from provincial boards—including the LCBO, BCL, and AGLC—and acquisitions made while traveling. Once acquired, the wines were kept in dedicated, temperature-controlled storage—safely protected from light and vibration—where they remained untouched until consignment to ensure optimal condition.
2012 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red from this lot has the following scores - Vinous 99 points, The Wine Advocate 99 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 99 points, VertedeVin 99 points, James Suckling 98 points, Jeannie Cho Lee (formerly Asian Palate) 97 points. This is the tasting note for 2012 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red from Robert Parker - The dense opaque purple-colored 2012 Harlan Estate reveals a beautiful bouquet of spring flowers (acacia?), sweet, subtle, toasty oak, unsmoked cigar tobacco, crème de cassis, mocha and a touch of wet steel/gravel-like minerality. With extraordinary fruit, density and complexity, this full-bodied, classic 2012 reminds me of the 2002, but is slightly softer and more evolved. Black fruit aromas and flavors fill the glass, and the wine has incredibly sweet, melted, well-integrated tannins. This 2012 can be drunk now, but promises to begin revealing more nuances in 4-6 years, and last for at least three decades..