Highlights

• A special iteration of The Mascot from the 2024 vintage, using only fruit sourced from head-trained (or gobelet) vines
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon made from the younger head-trained vines at Harlan Estate, BOND and Promontory
• Exclusively created by winemaker Cory Empting for Premiere Napa Valley

Description

Created by the Harlan family to share at their table and with close friends, The Mascot was originally unnamed and unlabeled. The components were sourced from the younger vines of Harlan Estate, BOND and Promontory. Taken by the wine’s spirited charm, Will Harlan convinced his family and the winegrowing team to allow him to share it with an audience of curious and interested individuals.

In certain respects, these younger vines today exemplify the vanguard of the team’s commitment not only to reverential farming but also to an ever-deepening understanding of the land and its climate. Insights gained during the last 20 years of vine-by-vine farming have helped the team to see the vineyards as communities of individuals, each with a life force of its own; and the human beings who care for them, in turn, have fostered a profoundly personal connection with every vine in their charge.

As the team transitioned to dry farming, the training methods also gradually evolved to better respect this “vine energy,” allowing each vine to establish its own resilience and adapt to its available resources. Consequently, rather than removing or hedging shoots during the growing season, the team instead leaves them intact and wraps them. This formation of weaving, and in particular combined with head-training, follows the natural contours of the vine and conducts its energy purposefully toward its most virtuous end, the fruit.

Wine Facts

• Wine is unfiltered
• Wine was dry farmed
• Sustainably produced
• Organically produced (also commonly called "organically grown")