1997 Harlan Estate Wine with a brambly edge

with a brambly edge

with hints of vanilla and spice

From its mouthwatering acidity and flawlessly integrated oak

but with a welcome pinch of white pepper and sage towards the persistent finish

1997 Harlan Estate Wine with a brambly edge"The 1997 Harlan Estate is one of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon based wines I have ever tasted. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the rest Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this enormously endowed, profoundly rich wine must be tasted to be believed. Opaque purple colored, it boasts spectacular, soaring aromatics of vanilla, minerals, coffee, blackberries, licorice, and cassis. In the mouth, layer after layer unfold powerfully yet gently. Acidity,