Wine Description
The 100-acre Martin Stelling Vineyard, located behind the winery in Oakville, is the
cornerstone of the Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon program. Planted on some of the
most beautiful, gravelly loam soil in the Napa Valley, the vineyard is composed of two
distinct areas. The flat acreage uniformly produces wines with supple, sweet tannins and
bright, forward fruit. Halter Valley, which is the extension of the vineyard that starts into
the foothills of the Mayacamas, is composed of gently rolling knolls. This section of the
vineyard includes more diverse individual blocks that provide wines of great tannin and
structure. This vineyard, together with a small contribution from the Sullenger Vineyard
at Nickel & Nickel, produces Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon.
Bright with ripe, purple fruits, this wine will impress with complex, layered aromas of
black licorice and briar pat Chateau The silky entry progresses along the palate and gives way
to dense, velvety chocolate and toast. Full-bodied and concentrated throughout, the wine
lingers on with a long, layered finish.