Inky purple in color, with a beautiful nose of fresh picked, blackberry, boysenberry and blueberries, complicated by, charcoal, hot stone, vanilla, jam, and floral aromas. This is finesse style of Harlan Estate, rich in texture, lush, soft and with a beautiful sense of purity and elegance. The wine is polished with no hard edges. It should also drink well young. Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/wine-tasting-note/?vintage=2009&wine=Harlan%20Estate

The 2009 Proprietary Blend Harlan Estate is just as impressive from bottle as it was from barrel. Cloves dark plums cherries smoke and graphite add richness and resonance to this powerful incisive wine. Juicy and exuberant the 2009 has always had a certain raciness that is impossible to resist. Layers of fruit continue to build to the enveloping sensual finish. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off this hugely delicious wine. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2034. -Antonio Galloni

Offering a Pomerol-like silkiness, this is very rich and layered, with ripe dark berry, roasted plum and cassis flavors. Yet what's striking is the texture, which has the density of the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove. To be released spring 2013. Best from 2014 through 2026. 1,900 cases made. –JL

The 2009 Harlan Estate is texturally more accessible than the 2010, and its sweet attack is beguilingly immediate. In its bouquet, notions of ripe red fruits compete with darker blackberry and cassis, while top notes of dried herbs and warm earth contribute complexity, as well as a tell-tale 'sauvage' quality. This is a supple wine that is easier to appreciate in its youth than the 2010, although there is no shortage of tannin behind all that fruit. Read more at http://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/usa/california/harlan-estate-napa-valley-oakville-california-usa-2009-15055#2rYSO7ci7OLmHHwZ.99