We are extremely joyful to be returning to New York for the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter on Saturday 10 June 2023, to convey guests an array of remarkable wines to find and style with the unrivalled Grand Tasting and a chain of outstanding Masterclasses.
One of essentially the most hotly expected masterclasses options Napa’s very talked-about Harlan Estate, one with true cult standing. Just tiny quantities of the Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated Bordeaux mix from the Oakville hills are made each and every 12 months, and the wines are notoriously tricky for wine fans to pay money for – which makes this tasting of six vintages of Harlan Estate, Domain H. William Harlan’s flagship wine, such an auspicious tournament.
Harlan Estate was once established by means of the mythical Bill Harlan, a southern Californian who got here to Napa Valley as a scholar at Berkeley in the early Nineteen Sixties and, struck by means of the wild wonderful thing about the land and attuned to its winemaking attainable, quickly started to dream about in the future proudly owning a vineyard – now not simply any vineyard, however a vineyard that would stand may stand shoulder to shoulder with Bordeaux’s best – a Napa ‘first growth’. That need has been Harlan Estate’s “philosophical heartbeat” ever since.
The first 40 acres of uncooked land in the hills above Oakville have been obtained in 1984, the primary vines planted in 1985 and, over next years, additional land was once purchased and planted with Bordeaux sorts: Cabernet Sauvignon (about 70%), Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. The 1990 antique was once the primary Harlan Estate wine to be launched, in 1996. In 1997, Bill based Napa winemaking challenge BOND, constituted of 5 choose Napa websites, adopted by means of the Cabernet-dominant Promontory, first made in 2009, and The Mascot in 2013. Harlan’s winemaker is Cory Empting.
During this masterclass, expertly led by means of Will Harlan – who has been managing director since taking the reins from his father in 2021 – tasters will revel in first-hand how Bill Harlan’s ambition has come to existence by means of evaluating six vintages of the flagship Harlan Estate throughout 3 a long time, from the mid-Nineties, together with 1994, which ranks amongst California’s biggest vintages of the trendy technology, along more moderen releases. A glimpse into the previous and provide of one in every of Napa’s really nice wines.
Wines
- Harlan Estate, Napa Valley, California, USA 1994
- Harlan Estate, Napa Valley, California, USA 1997
- Harlan Estate, Napa Valley, California, USA 2001
- Harlan Estate, Napa Valley, California, USA 2005
- Harlan Estate, Napa Valley, California, USA 2013
- Harlan Estate, Napa Valley, California, USA 2018
Tickets for the Three Decades of Harlan Estate Masterclass value $545 (+ gross sales tax) and are promoting rapid. Masterclasses also are to be had for Château Léoville Las Cases, Gaja and Louis Roederer so we suggest reserving as of late to keep away from unhappiness.
Grand Tasting
As smartly as attending masterclasses, visitors should buy tickets for the walk-around grand tasting, making an attempt extremely acclaimed vintages and mingle with best wine manufacturers from everywhere the sector while playing panoramic perspectives of New York. With over 200 wines to be introduced, the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC is ready to be a really unforgettable day of excellent wine tasting.
Essential information
Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC
Date: Saturday June 10 2023 from 11am to 5pm.
Location: Bay Room at Manhatta, 28 Liberty Street, sixtieth Floor,
New York, NY 10005
Price: Grand Tasting tickets from $225 + gross sales tax (Save with Group tickets) | Masterclass tickets from $245