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This wine has a wonderful combination of power, ripeness and extract that comes from this particular vintage, along with an elegant layering of pie cherries, leather and a garden of herbs. This is all present here from the terroir of the Harrison Hill Vineyard. What's striking is the exquisite balance. Wow, what a very classy wine. The oak is present only to support and not to dominate and has nice hints of spice. The finish is lengthy yet delicate. This wine is perhaps the greatest Harrison Hill to date.

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90 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The dark berry and herb-scented 1999 Harrison Hill is an elegant, juicy, spicy wine. Medium-bodied, it reveals gorgeous depth to its satin-textured, cherry, cassis, and spice-flavored character. Fresh herbs can be discerned in this wine's silky, expressive finish. It should be drunk over the next 10 years." - Pierre Rovani (Dec 2002)

90 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"Earthy, smoky and slightly gamy notes weave through this dark red, surrounding but not overpowering the ripe currant and berry fruit at the core. Needs time to settle down, but has years ahead of it. Best after 2003. 750 cases made." –HS (Jul 31, 2002)

90 Points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine:
"This single vineyard blend includes 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Cab Franc. It is a distinctive wine, salty, linear and slightly metallic in its terroir. The vineyard’s cool site, gives the wine lovely extra dimensions, though this is not a style one would describe as fat. Still a bit unresolved at this point in time, it’s a more subtle, soil-driven effort than big brother Chaleur Estate." —P.G.  (6/1/2002) 

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