{"product_id":"2020-harlan-estate-napa-valley-california","title":"2020 Harlan Estate, Napa Valley, California","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THIS WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 Harlan Estate is a Cabernet Sauvignon–based blend from the estate’s hillside vineyards in the western hills of Oakville. The property has approximately 40 acres under vine, planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot on steep, rocky soils over both volcanic and sedimentary bedrock. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 vintage is particularly significant. While wildfires made 2020 an extremely challenging year throughout Napa Valley, Harlan’s fruit reached physiological maturity relatively early, allowing the estate to harvest from late August through mid-September, before the Glass Fire began later that month. The estate ultimately determined that the quality met its standards and released the vintage—an important distinction in a year when a number of leading Napa producers chose not to bottle their flagship wines. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine reflects Harlan’s signature combination of concentration and restraint: deep dark fruit, cassis, graphite, savory herbs and mineral notes framed by powerful yet polished tannins. Despite its richness, the hallmark is balance—intensity without heaviness, with the structure and freshness to develop for decades. Harlan itself describes the estate wine through the qualities of individuality, power with elegance, complexity and remarkable aging potential. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THIS PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in \u003cstrong\u003e1984 by H. William “Bill” Harlan\u003c\/strong\u003e, Harlan Estate was created with an ambitious vision: to establish a California wine estate capable of standing alongside the great “First Growths” of the world. Harlan acquired undeveloped land in the western hills of Oakville and gradually transformed a small portion of the rugged property into vineyards, while preserving much of its surrounding forest and natural landscape. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Harlan Estate encompasses approximately \u003cstrong\u003e240 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e, with only about \u003cstrong\u003e40 acres planted to vines\u003c\/strong\u003e. The vineyards rise above the Oakville benchlands from roughly 225 to 1,225 feet in elevation and are planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented by Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The combination of hillside exposures, fractured rock, volcanic and sedimentary geology, and meticulous farming has become fundamental to the identity of the wine. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarlan Estate has become one of Napa Valley’s benchmark Cabernet-based wines, recognized for combining extraordinary concentration and longevity with refinement and a strong expression of place. The estate’s philosophy has always been deliberately long-term, with the Harlan family viewing the property through a generational lens rather than simply as a winery. That vision has helped establish Harlan as one of California’s most prestigious and collectible wine estates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PERRINE's WINE SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464220303649,"sku":"210000017772","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0804\/6785\/3601\/files\/WSWINEBOTTLEPHOTOTEMPLATE_5.png?v=1788739644","url":"https:\/\/perrineswine.com\/products\/2020-harlan-estate-napa-valley-california","provider":"PERRINE's WINE SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}