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Harlan Estate
United States – 
California – 
Oakville / Napa Valley – 
Oakville / Napa Valley – 

THE COMPANY

Founded in 1984, Harlan Estate is developed on 97 hectares (of which 17 are planted with vines) in a unique context of the Napa Valley, being the only winery with a vineyard on the hill. These vines are located at an altitude between 70 and 375 metres a.s.l. with a 360° exposure (this is a unique case). Cabernet-Sauvignon (75%), Cabernet Franc (9%), Merlot (14%) and Petit Verdot (2%) were planted between 1985 and 1990 and are now in their prime, located on sedimentary soils with fractured flow rock and volcanic tuff. Harlan Estate produces only 20,000 bottles annually and is today a true icon of Napa Valley, with a powerful and rich wine which turns into a fine and elegant product after a few years..

United States - 

California

Napa Valley

Perhaps the most surprising element about Napa Valley is the fact that it produces less than 5 percent of all the wine produced in California. Certainly its 14,000 hectares of vines would fit us eight times in the Bordeaux area and twice in Burgundy or Champagne-for all the noise it makes, it is actually very small, though more varied than one might imagine. The complexity of the soils in this area, for example, is extraordinary: to date, more than 150 different types of soils have been identified, mostly interspersed and stratified within a few meters. Generalizing, it can be said that the soils are thinner, older and less fertile on the valley slopes, while deep, fertile alluvial clays predominate on the valley floor. Deep but well-drained soils are also found on the foothills on each side of the valley. The cabernet sauvignon variety is the grape of the Napa Valley, and the best Cabs produced in this valley are unquestionably among the most successful in the world, for unparalleled opulence and exuberance, but also rigor in the finest examples.

United States - 

California

Napa Valley

Perhaps the most surprising element about Napa Valley is the fact that it produces less than 5 percent of all the wine produced in California. Certainly its 14,000 hectares of vines would fit us eight times in the Bordeaux area and twice in Burgundy or Champagne-for all the noise it makes, it is actually very small, though more varied than one might imagine. The complexity of the soils in this area, for example, is extraordinary: to date, more than 150 different types of soils have been identified, mostly interspersed and stratified within a few meters. Generalizing, it can be said that the soils are thinner, older and less fertile on the valley slopes, while deep, fertile alluvial clays predominate on the valley floor. Deep but well-drained soils are also found on the foothills on each side of the valley. The cabernet sauvignon variety is the grape of the Napa Valley, and the best Cabs produced in this valley are unquestionably among the most successful in the world, for unparalleled opulence and exuberance, but also rigor in the finest examples.