Harlan Estate Red 2001 (1.5L) Castillon - Cotes de Bordeaux

Harlan Estate Red 2001 (1.5L) Castillon - Cotes de BordeauxCritical 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

Red ruby color with a distinctive brick rim

with a light and lively tannic structure

rosemary oil and poached pear scents

firm tannins refreshingly drenched in blood orange juice

with minimal-intervention cellar practices

meaty and full-bodied

deep and intense but also smooth

In our opinion

25% Pinot Noir

a very good concentration of flavours and notable structure

the wine can wait until 2023

winemaker Benoit Touquette teamed up to revive a nearly bankrupt brand