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Napa Valley

Napa Valley AVA is the most famous winemaking region in the United States and one of the most prestigious in the world. With nearly 43,000 acres of vineyards and more than 300 wineries, it is the heart of fine wine production in the United States. Winemaking started in Napa in 1838 when George C. Yount planted grapes and began producing wine commercially. Other winemaking pioneers followed in the late 19th century, including the founders of Charles Krug, Schramsberg, Inglenook and Beaulieu Vineyards. An infestation of phylloxera, an insect that attacks vine roots, and the onset of Prohibition nearly wiped out the nascent Napa wine industry in the early 20th century. But by the late 1950s and early 1960s Robert Mondavi and other visionaries were producing quality wines easily distinguishable from the mass-produced jug wines made in California’s Central Valley. Napa Valley’s AVA was established in 1983, and today there are 16 sub-appellations within the Napa Valley AVA. Many grapes grow well in Napa’s Mediterranean climate, but the region is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay is also very successfully cultivated, and about 30% of the AVA’s acreage is planted to white grapes, with the majority of those grapes being Chardonnay,

1989 Opus One

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill

1989 Joseph Phelps Insignia

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill

1989 Joseph Phelps Insignia

5.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; base neck fill

1989 Heitz Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

12-bottle Lot

Light capsule condition issue

1989 Heitz Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

12-bottle Lot

Light capsule condition issue

1989 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; heavy signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1989 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  91   
RP  90   

1989 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon

6-bottle Lot

Light capsule condition issue

WS  90   

1989 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  91   
WS  90   
4 available
Bid *

1989 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

RP  91   
WS  90   

1989 Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 3.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; Light case condition issue

1989 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1989 Conn Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork

1988 Opus One

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

WA  91   

1988 Caymus Zinfandel

Light capsule condition issue; mid shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1988 Dalla Valle Maya

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

RP  93   

1988 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1988 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1988 Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1988 St. Clement Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1987 Robert Mondavi My 50th Harvest in the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue; etched bottle

2 available
Bid *

1987 Chappellet Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

WA  94   
WS  90   
5 available
Bid *

1987 Chappellet Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

WA  94   
WS  90   

1987 Beaulieu Vineyard Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon

2 available
Bid

1986 Joseph Phelps Insignia

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; base neck fill

WS  93   
RP  90