1998 Harlan "The Maiden" Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend

Bid on this bottle of 1998 Harlan "The Maiden" Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend (91RP, 91WS, 90ST). Wine Advocate: "The 1998 Maiden is prodigious. I know it is tempting to pooh-pooh second wines, but this is no afterthought from owner Bill Harlan and the winemaking team of American Bob Levy and Frenchman Michel Rolland. The 1998 Maiden (770 cases) possesses a dense purple color and a knockout nose of cocoa, prunes, blackberries, plums, and cassis. Spicy, with moderate tannin, and a viscosity and richness akin to beef blood, it is a gorgeous, concentrated, thick effort. (RP)" (12/2000)