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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 Opus One

Capsule condition issue; mid shoulder fill

1981 Joseph Phelps Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1985 Joseph Phelps Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  93   

1989 Joseph Phelps Insignia

5.0ltr

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

1983 Joseph Phelps Insignia Auction Reserve

6.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1983 Dominus Estate

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

RP  90   

1988 Dominus Estate

Heavy capsule condition issue; label condition issue

RP  91   
5 available
Bid *

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 *

1980 Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1980 Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1987 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill

RP  90   

1987 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

RP  90   

1983 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill

WS  94   

1983 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Top shoulder fill

WS  94   

1981 Beringer Lemmon-Chabot Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue; Light case condition issue

1980 Beringer Lemmon-Chabot Vineyard Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  90   

1980 Beringer Lemmon-Chabot Vineyard Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  90   
3 available
Bid *

1980 Beringer Lemmon-Chabot Vineyard Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

9.0ltr

Light signs of past seepage; label condition issue; 11cm ullage; exposed cork; missing capsule

WS  90   

1980 Beringer Lemmon-Chabot Vineyard Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue; Light case condition issue

WS  90   

1980 Beringer Lemmon-Chabot Vineyard Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 9.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue; signed by the winemaker; fill level is 5.5cm below the wax capsule; Light case condition issue

WS  90   

1982 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

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

WS  94   
3 available
Bid *

1982 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue

WS  94   
2 available
Bid *

1982 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

WS  94   
2 available
Bid *

1982 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  94   
2 available
Bid *

1982 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  94