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Far Niente

Far Niente, in Oakville, Napa Valley, was founded in 1885 by John Benson, who ran it until Prohibition in 1919, when he abandoned the winery. In 1979 Gil Nickel, an Oklahoma nursery owner, purchased the 250-acre estate. Today the estate is still owned by the Nickel family. The second generation has also started other wine enterprises in the Napa Valley, including Dolce, producer of a late harvest wine, and Nickel & Nickel, which produces small-lot, single-vineyard wines. Far Niente produces Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.

1983 Far Niente Cave Collection Cabernet Sauvignon

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

2005 Far Niente Cave Collection Cabernet Sauvignon

2011 Far Niente Cave Collection Cabernet Sauvignon

1985 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

WS  90   

1987 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

WS  91   

1987 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

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

WS  91   

1988 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

2004 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

WE  92   

2006 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  91   

2006 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

RP  91   

2011 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

2017 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

WE  94   
JD  93+    
WA  92   
WS  92   
VN  92   
JS  92   

2017 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

WE  94   
JD  93+    
WA  92   
WS  92   
VN  92   
JS  92   

2021 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

JS  96-97   
WS  95   
JD  94   
WE  93   
WA  92   
JR  15   

2022 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

JR  16+    

2022 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

JR  16+    

2022 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

JR  16+    

2010 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

2012 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

RP  94+    
VN  93   

2013 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

RP  94   
VN  93   

2014 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

RP  91   
VN  90