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Each individual vineyard is alive. At least, that’s how we see it at Nickel & Nickel. Alive with nuance and personality and attributes and peculiarities that shine through in every vine, in every grape, and ultimately in every wine that originates from this land.
At Nickel & Nickel, single-vineyard, 100% varietal wine is what has given us our reputation for dynamic, interesting, nuanced Napa Valley Cabernets. Every one of our wines is the pure expression of its particular vineyard. No two vineyards are alike. No two Nickel & Nickel wines are alike. And the discrete and expertly-tended vineyards that make up Nickel & Nickel assure devoted wine lovers of a singular and extraordinary wine experience every time.
The story, and the uniqueness truly start in the vineyards and in our decades of experience in growing and making some of the world’s finest Cabernets. Not just in one vineyard, but in the finest AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) throughout the Napa Valley. Nickel & Nickel has handpicked vineyards that resound with individual expressions of Cabernet so distinct, lush, and compelling that your mouth waters in anticipation of discovering your next new favorite.
Oakville, Napa Valley
Oakville, Napa Valley
Oakville, Napa Valley
Yountville, Napa Valley
Napa Valley
Rutherford, Napa Valley
Rutherford, Napa Valley
Rutherford, Napa Valley
Rutherford, Napa Valley
Oakville, Napa Valley
Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley
St. Helena, Napa Valey
Nickel & Nickel is located in Oakville, Napa Valley along Highway 29 on 42 acres originally settled as a farmstead in the 1880s. Our collection of classic barns adjacent to the site’s original Queen Anne-style home takes you back to a time when craftsmanship and hard work meant something. At Nickel & Nickel, it still does. Housed within the farmstead structures is an ultra-modern winery specifically suited to producing small-lot, single-vineyard wines. That is our craft. That is our calling. And the beautifully built barns that surround us remind us every day that craft and calling matter.
This was the year we discovered there was more to Far Niente than, well, Far Niente. Many vineyards we worked with at the time demonstrated extraordinary potential, and it was from here that the Nickel & Nickel quest for single-vineyard wines began. Over the years, this effort has proved more than successful as Nickel & Nickel continues to be the one and only standard-bearer for exquisite single-vineyard wines in the United States.
Learn more about Joe's background in college and professional basketball and how that helped influence him to become one of California's top winemakers.
New reviews of Far Niente and Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignons from James Suckling.
Jeb Dunnuck recently reviewed a selection of Cabernet Sauvignons from Far Niente and Nickel & Nickel, with scores ranging from 92+ to 96 points.
Wine Enthusiast released new scores, including 95 points for Far Niente's 2018 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 95 points for Nickel and Nickel's 2018 John C. Sullenger Cabernet Sauvignon, and more.
Mark Stock includes Nickel & Nickel's 2017 Element 28 Cabernet Sauvignon among the list of top wines to enjoy in the new year.
Exciting new scores for Far Niente's 2018 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and several Nickel & Nickel 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon wines.
Nickel & Nickel Winemaker (and former NBA athlete) Joe Harden was featured in this new piece profiling the NBA's relationship with the wine world.
Far Niente's 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley received 94 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. Nickel & Nickel's 2018 State Ranch Cabernet received 95 points, Nickel & Nickel's 2018 C.C. Ranch Cabernet came in at 94 points, and the 2018 Nickel & Nickel John C. Sullenger Cabernet received 92+.
Intense, with tarry grip throughout supporting wll-packed cassis, plum reduction and açaí berry paste flavors. There’s a buried graphite spine on the finish, with flashes of licorice snap and violet. Built for the cellar. Best from 2023 through 2040. - J.M.
"This features a nice dark core of cassis and creamed plum notes laced with violet, graphite and juniper hints. The finish flows wonderfully, with the graphite edge extending as long as the fruit for lovely balance. best from 2022 through 2034." - J.M.
"This is a savory, textured wine from a ranch off the Silverado Trail in the heart of the appellation. It sings in cedar, dried herb and sage, with an inviting, earthy nose. The grippy palate develops to show smooth integration of tannin and oak, with a lasting note of tobacco leaf on the finish." —V.B.
"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon State Ranch gives up chocolate-covered cherries, wild blueberries and warm cassis scents with touches of violets, star anise, mossy bark and crushed rocks. Medium to full-bodied, the palate offers a good amount of juicy fruit with soft, well played tannins and an earthy finish." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown
"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Element 28 is scented of ripe blackberries, boysenberries and black currant pastilles with touches of dried Provence herbs, lavender, cigars, tilled soil and fallen leaves plus a waft of dried sage. Medium-bodied, the palate is tightly wound and taut with great tension and firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and earthy." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown
2016 Nickel and Nickel Harris Merlot was spotlighted in a new round-up from The Manual.
The International Wine Review recently scored several of Nickel & Nickel's 2018 Cabernet Sauvignons. Read the reviews here.
Nickel & Nickel Winery
8164 St. Helena Highway Oakville, CA 94562
(707) 967-9600
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