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The Napa Valley is California‘s first (and the US’s second) recognised American Viticultural Space (AVA), ratified in 1981. And inside this well-known wine-growing area are 16 sub-AVAs.
Eight of those are highlighted individually in Jonathan Cristaldi’s report – see hyperlinks under – however right here we have a look at 5 different Napa Valley sub-AVAs whose vineyards and producers delivered high Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines in 2019.
Scroll down for the top-scoring Cabernets from different Napa AVAs in 2019
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Napa Cabernet 2019 – particular person evaluation by AVA:
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PLUS: Prime-value Napa Cabernet 2019 – the very best to purchase
Different Napa Valley AVAs: the top-scoring Cabernets in 2019
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