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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,

2010 Harlan Estate The Maiden

375ml

ST  93   
RP  92   

2011 Harlan Estate The Maiden

375ml

RP  91   
VN  91   
ST  91   

2012 Harlan Estate The Maiden

375ml

VN  93   
RP  92   
WS  92   

2013 Harlan Estate The Maiden

375ml

RP  95   
JS  95   
VN  93   
12 available
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2014 Harlan Estate The Maiden

375ml

WA  95   
JD  95   
WS  93   
14 available
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2015 Harlan Estate The Maiden

375ml

JS  96   
WA  95   
WS  95   
JD  95   
VN  92   
13 available
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1994 Opus One

375ml

Light label condition issue

RP  92   
JR  18.5   
2 available
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1994 Opus One

375ml

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

RP  92   
JR  18.5   

1994 Opus One

375ml

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  92   
JR  18.5   

1997 Opus One

375ml

WS  94   
ST  90   
JR  18   
3 available
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2012 Joseph Phelps Insignia

375ml

Light label condition issue

RP  97-100   
JS  97   
JD  97   
VN  96   
WS  93   

2001 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

375ml

Top shoulder fill

ST  93+    
RP  91+    

2004 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

375ml

Very top shoulder fill

RP  94+    
ST  93   
JR  17.5   
2 available
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2004 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

375ml

Lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill

RP  94+    
ST  93   
JR  17.5   

1998 Chappellet Vineyards Chenin Blanc

375ml

2015 Maybach Materium

375ml

JD  100   
WA  97+    
2 available
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2016 Maybach Materium

375ml

WA  99   
JD  99   
3 available
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2018 Maybach Materium

375ml

JD  100   
WA  98+    
2 available
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2008 Kapcsandy Family Wines State Lane Vineyard Grand Vin Cabernet Sauvignon

375ml

RP  100   
ST  94   
WS  93   
2 available
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2012 Cade Estate Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

375ml

VN  95   
RP  94   
WS  93   
ST  88-90   
5 available
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2005 Vineyard 29 Aida Late Harvest Zinfandel

375ml

4 available
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1994 Grgich Hills Violetta

375ml

WS  95   

N.V. Charles Krug Peter Mondavi Family Lot XX Zinfandel Dessert Wine

375ml

Light label condition issue

5 available
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2017 Kenzo Estate Asuka Cabernet Franc

375ml

3 available
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1991 Dolce Napa Valley Late Harvest Wine

375ml

WS  94