- BrandHarlan Estate
- RegionNapa Valley
- TypeRed Wine
- Size750ml
- SKU 210000048186
Professional Ratings
Wine Spectator
“Still a bit brooding, with a massive core of dark currant, blackberry and fig fruit flavors that remain shrouded in layers of tobacco, warm earth and smoldering cast iron. Very tarry and grippy through the back end too, but the fruit is there and there's excellent latent energy extending the finish. Patience required. Blind 2013 California Cabernet retrospective (February 2023). Best from 2028 through 2043. 1,875 cases made.”
Highlights
Harlan Estate Oakville Napa Valley 2013 750ml
Crafting the 2013 Harlan Estate demands unwavering precision. Grapes are hand-harvested to ensure only the most exceptional fruit finds its way into the winery. A stringent sorting process further refines the selection.
Fermentation unfolds in small lots, permitting close supervision and gentle flavor extraction. The final touch is aging in French oak barrels, where the wine matures gracefully, attaining complexity and depth.
Critical Acclaim
100 James Suckling
This is really sensational with such precision and focus. Glorious aromas of tar, graphite, blackcurrants, and blackberries. Full-bodied, very tight, and reserved. Phenomenal tannic structure that is supple and wonderful. This new classicism makes me speechless. It's pure pleasure. You can drink it now, but it's built for aging.
100 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
As I predicted last year, the 2013 Harlan Estate is one of their all-time greats, although they have had many of them, starting with the 1991, followed by 1994, 1995, 1997 (although controversial in some circles), 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012. This great first-growth property, with aspirations to produce the finest Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine made in the New World, has given us a wine that has it all in 2013. Dense purple to the rim, with notes of espresso, white chocolate, mocha, blackberry, cassis, and cedar wood, the wine is full-bodied, opulent, but also structured, pure and incredibly long (well past a minute aftertaste). It is probably closest in personality and overall character to the compelling 2001, which is still a youthful wine at age 15. Drink it over the next 50+ years.
95 Wine Spectator
A muscular, chunky, chewy, extracted style, with remarkable fruit purity, featuring deep, penetrating blackberry, wild berry, blueberry and currant flavors. Gains a crushed rock minerality, but the fruit never lets up. Ends with firm tannins. Best from 2020 through 2034. 1,875 cases made.
Harlan Estate Oakville Napa Valley 2013 750ml
96 Wine Spectator- Adult signature, 21+, required.
We recommend shipping to a business address or UPS Access Point when possible. - Loss and theft protection
is available at checkout through OrderProtection. - Express Overnight / 2-Day:
order by 1pm Pacific Time Monday through Thursday
for same-day shipping. Saturday delivery requires the Saturday delivery option selected at checkout. - Ground:
ships within 1-2 business days, Monday through Thursday. - We ship Monday through Thursday, excluding holidays. Overnight Saturday delivery orders ship Friday if placed by 2pm Pacific Time.
Handling large corporate, studio, or VIP gifts?
Click here to download our Excel template
or call us for concierge service at (818) 927-0598.
This is a summary. For full details, see our Shipping & Delivery policy.
