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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,

1990 Harlan Estate

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

WS  92   

1999 Harlan Estate

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Base neck fill

WS  95   
ST  95+    
RP  92   
JR  18   

1999 Dalla Valle Maya

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  97+    
ST  96   
WS  95   

1998 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  94   
WS  92   
ST  91   

1996 Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

3.0ltr

Light writing on label

RP  97   
WS  94   
ST  93   

1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia

3.0ltr

RP  100   
WS  97   
ST  94   
JR  17   
WS  #5 of 2000   
2 available
Bid *

1999 Dolce St. Nicholas

3.0ltr

Etched bottle

1997-2000 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

4-bottle Vertical

See item details for bottle notes

1995 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

3.0ltr

WS  93   
RP  90   

1997 Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

6.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

ST  93+    
RP  92   
WE  91   

1990 Diamond Creek Lake Vineyard

Heavy label condition issue

WS  92   

1990 Diamond Creek Lake Vineyard

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  92   

1996 Frog's Leap Winery Cabernet Sauvignon

6.0ltr

Light capsule condition issue; signed by the winemaker; etched bottle

1985-1990 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

6-bottle Vertical, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes; Light case condition issue

1998 Harlan Estate The Maiden

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

RP  91   
WS  91   
ST  90   

1998 Harlan Estate The Maiden

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

RP  91   
WS  91   
ST  90   

1991 Joseph Phelps Insignia

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  100   
VN  98   

1992 Dalla Valle Maya

Label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  94   
ST  91   

1997 Shafer Vineyards Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  99   
WE  96   
ST  95   
WS  91   

1999 Dolce St. Nicholas

1.5ltr

Etched bottle

3 available
Bid *

1996 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

3.0ltr

Light capsule condition issue; signed by the winemaker

RP  91   
ST  89-92   

1997-2002 Herb Lamb HL Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

6-bottle Vertical, Wood Case

1994 Opus One

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  92   
JR  18.5   

1998 Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue; light writing on label

RP  90   

1994 Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  97