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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,

1977 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1978 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 9.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light writing on label; signed by the winemaker; Case condition issue

RP  98   

1976 Caymus Special Selection Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

1977 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1968 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1972 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1974 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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

MB  *****   
RP  98   
WS  97   

1974 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; mid shoulder fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  98   
WS  97   

1974 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue; signed bottle

MB  *****   
RP  98   
WS  97   

1976 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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

WS  94   
RP  92   

1979 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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

WS  90   

1966 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

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1966 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue; label is askew

1974 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1978 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1966 Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

1966 Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir

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

1966 Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; label condition issue

1966 Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

1966 Robert Mondavi Zinfandel

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

1966 Robert Mondavi Zinfandel

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

1966 Robert Mondavi Zinfandel

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

1974 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon

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

JR  18.5   
RP  91   

1979 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars SLV Cabernet Sauvignon

Signs of past seepage; label condition issue

1979 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars SLV Cabernet Sauvignon

Label condition issue