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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,

1985-1990 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

6-bottle Vertical, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes; Light case condition issue

1990 Harlan Estate

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

WS  92   

1990 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill

WS  90   

1990 Joseph Phelps Insignia

Light label condition issue

WS  90   
RP  87-90   

1990 Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

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

RP  95   
WS  92   
JR  18   

1990 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  94   
WS  94   

1990 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill

1990 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  93   
WS  92   

1990 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

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

WS  94   
RP  93   
ST  91+    

1990 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow

Light label condition issue

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   

1990 Clos du Val Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

Very top shoulder fill

1990 Pine Ridge Stag's Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage

1990 Flora Springs Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

1990 Raymond Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

1990 St. Supery Dollarhide Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

1990 Frog's Leap Winery Zinfandel

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

1990 Oakville Ranch Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork

WS  93   
RP  92   

1990 Jaeger Inglewood Vineyard Merlot

1.5ltr

1991 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; mid shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  93   

1991 Joseph Phelps Insignia

Light label condition issue

RP  100   
VN  98   

1991 Joseph Phelps Insignia

1.5ltr

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

RP  100   
VN  98   

1991 Silver Oak Bonny's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  93   
RP  90   

1991 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  91