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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 Joseph Phelps Insignia

5.0ltr

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

1989 Dominus Estate

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  91   
2 available
Bid *

1989 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  91   
RP  90   

1989 Pine Ridge Stag's Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

1989 Conn Creek Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork

1988 Dominus Estate

Heavy capsule condition issue; label condition issue

RP  91   
5 available
Bid *

1988 Dalla Valle Maya

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

RP  93   

1988 Sterling Vineyards Merlot

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1987 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

RP  90   

1987 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill

RP  90   

1987 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

WS  95   

1987 Chappellet Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

WA  94   
WS  90   
12 available
Bid *

1987 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

2 available
Bid *

1987 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

WS  92   

1987 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  92   

1987 Hess Collection Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  94   
RP  92   

1987 Tudal Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

5 available
Bid *

1987 Tudal Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1987 Tudal Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

1987 Kent Rasmussen Cabernet Sauvignon

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1986 Joseph Phelps Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

RP  92   

1986 Joseph Phelps Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

RP  92   

1986 Silver Oak Bonny's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  92   

1986 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  91   
2 available
Bid

1986 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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