2020 Dalla Valle Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 750 ml

Within Napa Valley, there is no AVA more blessed than Oakville. Within Oakville, there is no location more sought-after than the red-tinged eastern hills—and in those hills, there is no plot more precious than Dalla Valle Vineyards’ 20 planted acres. 

From the winery that causes a shiver of envy and anticipation in collectors and connoisseurs, the 2020 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon expresses that precious terroir—and the acumen of winemaker Maya Dalla Valle, Napa winemaking legend Andy Erickson, and internationally renowned consultant Michel Rolland—perfectly. 

Boasting 96 points from James Suckling, 95 from Wine Advocate, and praise from Jeb Dunnuck—who called it one of his top wines of the vintage—this is a bottle that any serious Cabernet collector should be thrilled to have in their cellar.

Dalla Valle’s stature is inversely proportional to the size of the winery, which has just 20 planted acres, in Oakville’s famed eastern hills. The vineyard, tended with the care of a Bordeaux First Growth, has been farmed organically since 2007. As of 2019, biodynamic has been the rule at Dalla Valle. 

The Dalla Valle Cabernet is a bit of a counterpoint to their iconic Maya bottling. Maya (the wine) is named after Maya Dalla Valle, daughter of founders Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle and, since 2021, Dalla Valle’s winemaker, and it relies on a hefty proportion of Cabernet Franc. The 2020 Cabernet flips that script, comprising 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, which is given freshness and complexity by Dalla Valle’s exquisite Cab Franc. Add a touch of Petit Verdot, age the wine in no more than 60% new French oak, and you’ve got one of Napa’s most outstanding Cabernets.