Far Niente Winery is located in Oakville, California an area that is quintessential for Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Oakville is also home to their Martin Stelling Vineyard from which the winery has been producing Cabernets since 1982. The wine opens with aromas of mixed berry fruit, boysenberry, chocolate covered cherries, layered with hints of graphite and toasted oak. This wine is focused and silky through the mid-palate, building to a finish with broad tannins and notes of cedar and toasted oak, culminating from the marrying of fruit from Calistoga, Oak Knoll, Diamond Mountain, Stags Leap, St. Helena and Yountville with estate-grown fruit from Martin Stelling Vineyard. 96 points, James Suckling "Very precisely polished and focused wine with aromas of black cherries, blueberries and violets followed by green bell pepper, black ink and gravel. Underlying umami notes, too. Full-bodied, firm yet finely grained juicy tannins with bright acidity that balances out the palate. Beautifully integrated toasty notes and baking spices on the mid-palate and in the finish. Flourishing and artful wine that will age gracefully."