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Gargiulo Vineyards

Gargiulo Vineyards is a family estate in Oakville, Napa Valley, farming 75 acres on the Oakville benchland's distinctive Bale clay loam soils—among the most coveted Cabernet Sauvignon terroirs in California. Jeff Gargiulo established the estate in 1992, and the 575 OVX block—named for its Oakville address—became the foundation for the flagship G Major Seven Study Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine blending seven different Cabernet-family varieties from that block. The G Major Seven Study averages $105 across 39 lots with the 2016 vintage leading; the 575 OVX Cabernet Sauvignon at $132 is the highest-priced wine with the 2017 topVintage. Money Road Ranch contributions to Merlot ($49 average) and Cabernet Sauvignon ($94 average) document the estate's secondary vineyard block. Total auction presence of 196 lots at a $94 average positions Gargiulo in Napa's premium but accessible tier: Oakville-address wines with multi-vintage track records, priced well below single-vineyard cult producers while delivering genuine benchland Cabernet character from one of the sub-AVA's largest family-owned estates. The maximum of $448 reflects elevated demand for top vintages of the 575 OVX series. The estate is fully certified sustainable and has expanded its range to include a Sangiovese-based Super Oakville blend that demonstrates the family's comfort with Italian-variety experimentation. The Aprile Super Oakville Blend at $46 extends the range further, documenting the estate's Italian-variety experiments alongside the core Cabernet program on Oakville's benchland soils.