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Tue, Nov 4, 2025 10:00AM EST - Tue, Nov 11, 2025 08:00PM EST
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The November Fine Wine Auction is one of the largest to date, featuring over 1,530 lots sourced from some of Canada’s finest cellars. French wine makes up half of the auction, highlighted by Bordeaux from the iconic 1982 vintage and exceptional Burgundy offered at some of the most attractive price levels seen in years for this category. The sale also includes 124 large-format lots—perfectly timed for the holiday season. **Please note: A Buyer's premium of 17.5% is applicable to this sale.** Operated under license by Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis and Alberta Auction license #818717.
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  • 1992
  • Red
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Napa Valley
  • North Coast
  • California
  • USA
  • 750ml
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Lot 40

1992 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$1,200 - CAD$1,700
Current Bid
CAD$1,300
$984.85

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1992 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1200 - $1700 with a reserve of $900. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11566.

Condition

Please note the following conditions in the lot - Lightly Bin-Soiled.

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This collection reflects a passion for wine that was shared by Champlain Charest, a pioneer of private wine collecting in Québec. Beginning around 2012, the consignor built the collection with care, sourcing almost exclusively from the SAQ to ensure provenance and quality. All bottles have been stored in a temperature- and humidity-controlled wine cellar, preserving them in optimal conditions.
1992 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 96 points, James Suckling 96 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 96 points, Vinous 95 points, CellarTracker 94 points. This is the tasting note for 1992 Harlan Estate Napa Valley Red from Robert Parker - The newest release, the 1992, offers a dense purple color, and a splendid sweet nose of minerals, blackcurrants, toast, and spice. Opulent and rich, with full body, and well-integrated sweet tannin, this expansive yet graceful wine possesses layers of flavor that caress the palate. The wine is accessible, yet still youthful and unformed. It should drink well for 20+ years. Dazzling wines! I urge interested readers to get their names on the winery's mailing list if they want to purchase these wines. Since this wine debuted in 1990, Harlan Estate has produced one of California's most impressive Cabernet Sauvignons in each vintage of the nineties. The impressive mountainside vineyard is situated on the western side of Napa Valley, overlooking Martha's Vineyard. No compromises are made in producing this dazzling wine. Proprietor Bill Harlan, assisted by his winemaker, Bob Levy, and consulting oenologist, France's Michel Rolland, have turned out a wine of exquisite richness and complexity. The wine offers the intensity one expects from a top California Cabernet-based wine, yet it incorporates a sense of grace, complexity, and elegance that clearly places it in the top echelon of California wines. The 1991 Harlan Estate (which I enthusiastically extolled last year) was recently inserted as a ringer in a blind tasting of the top 1990 and 1989 Bordeaux. It scored impressively well against the likes of 1990 Latour, 1990 Margaux, and 1990 Petrus. I have no doubts that the 1992, 1993, and 1994 are also brilliant efforts. Harlan Estate's small production is slowly inching up, with 1,800-2,000 cases produced in both 1994 and 1995. The wine, which is reminiscent of a hypothetical blend of a great California Cabernet and equal parts La Mission-Haut-Brion, Cheval Blanc, and Mouton-Rothschild, is a must purchase for those with the requisite discretionary income and ability to track down a few bottles of this knock-out wine.