Private dinner with Harlan Estate owner Will Harlan and vintages back to 1995 – Friday 25th September
When, in 1984, Bill Harlan founded what was to become one of Napa Valley’s standout wineries, he famously drew up a 200-year plan. The move, says his son Will, was about ‘wanting to create something that would be around for hundreds of years’.
It’s an approach, he says, that holds particular resonance in the wine world, since: ‘I’m not sure, if you’re aspiring to create wine at the very highest level, that you can accomplish that in one generation.’ And as the second generation to lead the estate, Will is in the perfect position to know – and to shape the next stage of its evolution.
Almost immediately after the release of the first vintage of Harlan Estate in 1990, the wine was elevated to elite status in the Californian canon – a position it has held ever since through an unerring attention to detail and an uncommon marriage of power and precision. Recent years have seen a move towards a more ‘pure, gentle, elegant’ style of wine – ‘though I would call it a culture rather than a style,’ Will told us when he hosted a tasting for our wine team on a flying visit when last in London.
‘We’ve spent the last 40 years – which is obviously a short period of time in the wine world – empirically trying to understand the property,’ he said at the time. ‘But I think we’re on a more intuitive part of our journey now.’
We’re delighted to welcome Will back to London next month, for a longer visit, and we invite Members to join him to hear more about this journey – and to taste seven vintages of Harlan Estate going back to 1995 – over an intimate dinner featuring a specially created menu.
Please note this is a small event for just 11 guests, and we expect tickets to sell fast…
The menu and wine pairings:
Native oyster, cucumber & Champagne mignonette
Parmesan gougère, aged Comté & black truffle
Krug Grande Cuvee, 173ème Edition
Butter-poached Orkney scallop, sweetcorn velouté, smoked caviar, brown butter & chive oil
2015 Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillon Premier Cru, Domaine Leflaive
Dry-aged Yorkshire venison loin, celeriac textures, roasted cep mushroom, pickled blackberry and juniper jus
2019 Harlan Estate, Napa Valley
2016 Harlan Estate, Napa Valley
2011 Harlan Estate, Napa Valley
Salt-aged Cumbrian beef fillet, pommes Anna, glazed Roscoff onion, charred shallot purée, black garlic and Bordelaise sauce
2009 Harlan Estate, Napa Valley
2006 Harlan Estate, Napa Valley
A selection of artisan British cheeses
2002 Harlan Estate, Napa Valley
1995 Harlan Estate, Napa Valley
Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any dietary requirements or allergies.
Friday 25th September
The Marlborough Room
18:30 – Welcome reception
19:00 – Dinner starts
22:30 – Dinner ends
Please note, tickets are refundable for cancellations up to 5 business days before the event. Cancellations must be made in writing to [email protected]. Any cancellations within 5 business days of the event are non-refundable unless 67 Pall Mall resells the ticket to another Member. This is only possible when the event is sold out and there is a waiting list.
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