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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.

1989 Far Niente Cave Collection Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

1997 Far Niente Cave Collection Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

2009 Far Niente Cave Collection Cabernet Sauvignon

2011 Far Niente Cave Collection Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

1987 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Heavy capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  91   

2001 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

WS  93   
RP  92   
WE  91   

2002 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
WE  92   

2003 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

WE  94   
RP  93+    

2006 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  91   

2008 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

WE  95   

2010 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

2011 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

2012 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  94+    
VN  93   

2012 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  94+    
VN  93   

2015 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork

2015 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

2016 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

WA  97+    
JS  93   
VN  92   

2011 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

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1985 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1986 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1990 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill

1994 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

1995 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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

WS  92   

1995 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   

1995 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

WS  92