Best Napa Vintages

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As you can see the recent 2015 vintage. Napa valley s winemakers remain committed to upholding the region s reputation for making some of the world s finest wines and early articles about the 2017 vintage describe the wines with words such as finesse great complexity of flavor and elegant 2016. A near perfect growing season. Stony hill cabernet sauvignon 2009.

Plus recommendations for when to drink the wines at their best. Unbiased professional tasting notes reviews articles videos daily news and much more. Some of the best years for napa cabernet sauvignon are 2007 1997 and 1994 you can find plenty of collectible complex wines from these vintages. Plus recommendations for when to drink the wines at their best.

Next time you re standing in a wine shop wondering if you should buy the 2012 napa. That s why we also compile an annual cheat sheet showing what wine vintages are best to drink right now. The world s most trusted authority in wine for over 30 years. In order to determine the best vintages we averaged the global wine scores of all napa valley red wines from the vintages 2006 2015.

But winemakers up and down the state who make wines ranging from chardonnay and pinot noir to syrah and zinfandel report that the past several vintages have been good especially those since 2011 which was troublesome in several areas. In napa valley things were very different. California vintages often are judged through the lens of napa and sonoma particularly napa and sonoma cabernet sauvignon. Six best napa cabernet sauvignons.

Cabernet sauvignon was the seventh most planted grape. Fay should grab what they can of pre 2012 vintages. There was more than four times as much petite sirah. Find ratings for recent vintages of california cabernet sauvignon and blends from napa summing up the quality and character of the wines.