The Mascot

The Mascot is Harlan Estate's second label — the most accessible entry point into Bill Harlan's Napa Valley winemaking philosophy. While the primary Harlan Estate Proprietary Red is available only through a decade-long private allocation waiting list and earns 96–100 points from Wine Advocate in virtually every vintage, The Mascot provides a more accessible encounter with the same Bob Levy winemaking precision and the same Harlan Estate philosophy of producing the most critically perfect Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon possible from carefully identified Napa Valley estate sourcing.

The Mascot — named for the symbolic role a mascot plays in channeling a team's spirit and identity — captures the essential character of Harlan Estate's most personal winemaking conviction in a format available through fine wine retail rather than through the invitation-only primary allocation program. Wine Advocate has scored The Mascot consistently at 92–95 points across multiple vintages, confirming that the Harlan Estate philosophy translates effectively to the second label format without compromising the fundamental quality conviction.

For wine lovers who want to experience Harlan Estate's winemaking philosophy without the decade-long wait for primary allocation, The Mascot provides the most genuinely Harlan-philosophy-winemaking-experience-connecting and most accessible fine-wine-retail-available encounter with Bill Harlan's most personally Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon quality conviction.