Far Niente, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville 2002 sold at auction 13 times in the last five years, at a median of $92 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $87 and $105. The most recent sale was on September 15, 2026.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$92
13 sales · $87–105 middle half
Last auction sale
Sep 15
2026
Critic scores
94
Wine Advocate
Far Niente, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Oakville
- Type
- Red
See retail offers and the full price history
Compare store prices with every auction result for this wine.
Available with every account. No subscription needed.
Most traded in Oakville
- Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $2,780 · 2,817 sales
- Screaming Eagle, The Flight, Oakvilleavg $705 · 721 sales
- Schrader, RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $266 · 622 sales
- Joseph Phelps, Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $189 · 566 sales
- Macdonald, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $684 · 554 sales
- Realm Cellars, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $275 · 514 sales
- Maybach, Materium, Oakvilleavg $282 · 449 sales
- Peter Michael, Au Paradis, Oakvilleavg $150 · 355 sales
- Vine Hill Ranch, VHR Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $238 · 320 sales
- Robert Mondavi, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $104 · 302 sales
About Far Niente
John Benson founded Far Niente in Oakville in 1885. The name comes from the Italian 'dolce far niente', the sweetness of doing nothing. The winery was abandoned with Prohibition in 1919 and stood empty for decades. Gil Nickel restored it in 1979, and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Today it makes Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. In 2016 the private equity firm GI Partners bought a majority of Far Niente Wine Estates, which also includes Nickel & Nickel, EnRoute, Bella Union and Dolce.
- Appellation
- Oakville AVA
- Owner
- GI Partners
- Founded
- 1885
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay
Sources: Wikipedia