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2016 The Maiden

Wine Details
Place of Origin

United States

Oakville

Napa

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintages
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This is a superb set of wines from Harlan Estate.There is no question the wines are more polished and nuanced today than they were a decade ago. But the why is less obvious. Are the current wines reflective of a contemporary aesthetic that seeks both finesse and richness, or do the wines show greater nuance because the vines are older? That is always the question here. I suspect there is a little bit of both going on. Readers will find plenty of elegance in the 2016s, wines from a benign season with no real shock events. It was a different story in 2015, a year Winemaker Cory Empting describes as having a cold beginning and a very hot finish, a set of conditions that reduced production on the order of 35%.