TN: 1999 Harlan Estate The Maiden (USA, California, Napa Valley)

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  • 1999 Harlan Estate The Maiden - USA, California, Napa Valley (1/24/2010)
    Dark opaque purple. At first, this had dark berries on the nose. As time went on, however, a very definite fig/port/prune aroma developed. ON the palate, dark fruits, some mocha, some tobacco, and a refreshing acidity that was not expected with the porty/figgy/pruny nose. Pretty good, but, at this price/pedrigree, it should be much much better (even putting aside my general lack of interest in cabernet/bordeaux blend type wines these days)

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I actually hated this wine. So syrupy and thick it was better suited to topping pancakes than drinking with a meal.