Enjoyed by the bottle at Mili.
One of my favorite wine bars in SF and I love that they have Mascot at a reasonable price.
One of these days, I'll be smart enough to order Mascot and let it open up, but hard to resist ordering this and enjoying right away.
Initially super tight, tannins for days, but give it an hour in the decanter and it's absolutely lovely.
Dark plum, blackberry, dark cherry, graphite, slight clove, pencil shavings, slight eucalyptus.
Powerful nose and palate, I could imagine laying this down for a decade and it would still be enjoyable.
Mascot is a great way to get exposure to the Harlan portfolio at a somewhat approachable price, relative to the high end offerings.
Cute dog too!
92+ points.
by rnjbond