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Auction archive: Lot number 435

Harlan Estate--Vintage 1994

Estimate
US$4,800 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$8,400
Auction archive: Lot number 435

Harlan Estate--Vintage 1994

Estimate
US$4,800 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$8,400
Beschreibung:

Harlan Estate--Vintage 1994
6 bottles per lot
Harlan Estate--Vintage 1994 Napa Valley In original wooden case "What can I say about the 1994? I have tasted the wine for three consecutive years, and each time it satisfied all of my requirements for perfection. The opaque purple color is followed by spectacular aromatics that soar from the glass, offering up celestial levels of black currants, minerals, smoked herbs, cedar wood, coffee, and pain grille. In the mouth, this seamless legend reveals full body, and exquisite layers of phenomenally pure and rich fruit, followed by a 40+ second finish. While accessible, the 1994 begs for another 5-7 years of cellaring. It should easily last for 30+ years. Every possible jagged edge - acidity, alcohol, tannin, and wood - is brilliantly intertwined in what seems like a diaphanous format. What is so extraordinary about this large-scaled wine, with its dazzling display of aromatics and prodigious flavors and depth, is that it offers no hint of heaviness or coarseness. Harlan's 1994 comes close to immortality in the glass. Much of this wine will be sold to the winery's mailing list customers. If you miss out on the 1994, try and get on the waiting list for future vintages. While perfect wines are few and far between, history has taught me that wineries with such lofty aspirations as Harlan Estate will continue to push the envelop of quality." Robert Parker Wine Advocate #114 (Dec 1997) 6 bottles per lot

Auction archive: Lot number 435
Auction:
Datum:
8 Dec 2007
Auction house:
Christie's
8 December 2007, New York, Rockefeller Center
Beschreibung:

Harlan Estate--Vintage 1994
6 bottles per lot
Harlan Estate--Vintage 1994 Napa Valley In original wooden case "What can I say about the 1994? I have tasted the wine for three consecutive years, and each time it satisfied all of my requirements for perfection. The opaque purple color is followed by spectacular aromatics that soar from the glass, offering up celestial levels of black currants, minerals, smoked herbs, cedar wood, coffee, and pain grille. In the mouth, this seamless legend reveals full body, and exquisite layers of phenomenally pure and rich fruit, followed by a 40+ second finish. While accessible, the 1994 begs for another 5-7 years of cellaring. It should easily last for 30+ years. Every possible jagged edge - acidity, alcohol, tannin, and wood - is brilliantly intertwined in what seems like a diaphanous format. What is so extraordinary about this large-scaled wine, with its dazzling display of aromatics and prodigious flavors and depth, is that it offers no hint of heaviness or coarseness. Harlan's 1994 comes close to immortality in the glass. Much of this wine will be sold to the winery's mailing list customers. If you miss out on the 1994, try and get on the waiting list for future vintages. While perfect wines are few and far between, history has taught me that wineries with such lofty aspirations as Harlan Estate will continue to push the envelop of quality." Robert Parker Wine Advocate #114 (Dec 1997) 6 bottles per lot

Auction archive: Lot number 435
Auction:
Datum:
8 Dec 2007
Auction house:
Christie's
8 December 2007, New York, Rockefeller Center
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