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Cabernet Sauvignon in the Napa Valley

52 producers in the Napa Valley make wine from Cabernet Sauvignon that has been rated, and for 50 of them it is the leading grape. The places with the most producers are St. Helena (21), Napa (17), Oakville (6), Calistoga (4), Rutherford (2).

Cabernet Sauvignon covers 54% of the Napa Valley’s vineyards, about 10,300 hectares (Napa Valley Vintners, 2024). It is the main grape in almost every one of the valley’s AVAs, from the valley floor to the mountains.

ProducerVillageFalstaffMain grapesFarmingVisits
InglenookRutherfordCabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, ZinfandelOrganicYes
Dominus EstateYountvilleCabernet SauvignonConventional
Bond EstatesNapaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Colgin CellarsSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Harlan EstateOakvilleCabernet SauvignonConventional
Dalla Valle VineyardsNapaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Hall WinesSt. HelenaCabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon BlancConventionalYes
Bryant EstateSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonOrganic
Realm CellarsNapaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Eisele VineyardCalistogaCabernet SauvignonOrganic
Robert Foley VineyardsAngwinCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Opus One WineryOakvilleCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Chappellet VineyardSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Corison WinerySt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Winery Robert MondaviOakvilleCabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet FrancConventionalYes
Black Stallion Estate WineryNapaCabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot NoirConventionalYes
Chateau Montelena WineryCalistogaCabernet Sauvignon, ChardonnayConventionalYes
Beaulieu VineyardRutherfordCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Cardinale WineryOakvilleCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
TOR Kenward Family WinesSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Philip Togni VineyardSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Corra WinesNapaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Turnbull WinesOakvilleCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Herb Lamb VineyardsSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Moone-Tsai Wines at BrasswoodSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Patria WinesSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Rewa VineyardsNapaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Sloan EstateSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Ulysses VineyardNapaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Hess Persson EstatesNapaCabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, MalbecYes
MerryvaleSt. HelenaChardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, MerlotYes
Orin Swift Cellars - E. & J.GalloSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Ashes & DiamondsNapaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Forman VineyardSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Davies VineyardsSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Knight´s Bridge WineryCalistogaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Mayacamas VineyardsNapaCabernet SauvignonOrganicYes
Starmont WineryNapaMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, ChardonnayConventionalYes
Pine Ridge VineyardsNapaCabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet FrancConventionalYes
BrandlinNapaCabernet Sauvignon, Petit VerdotConventionalYes
Convexity WinesSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Dyer Straits Wine CompanyCalistogaCabernet SauvignonConventional
Revana Family VineyardSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
Grgich Hills EstateSt. HelenaCabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot
Freemark AbbeySt. HelenaCabernet Sauvignon, Viognier, ChardonnayConventionalYes
AnticaNapaCabernet Sauvignon, ChardonnayConventionalYes
Silverado VineyardsNapaCabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon BlancConventionalYes
Chimney Rock WineryNapaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
William HillNapaCabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Boisset CollectionSt. HelenaCabernet SauvignonConventionalYes
FranciscanSt. HelenaCabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Silver OakOakvilleCabernet Sauvignon

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