Far Niente, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville 2006 sold at auction 11 times in the last five years, at a median of $111 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $101 and $126. The most recent sale was on September 24, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $170, across 2 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$111
11 sales · $101–126 middle half
Lowest retail now
$170
2 retail offers
Last auction sale
Sep 24
2026
Critic scores
91
Wine Advocate
90
James Suckling
95
Wine Enthusiast
Far Niente, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Oakville
- Type
- Red
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Most traded in Oakville
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- Macdonald, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $684 · 554 sales
- Realm Cellars, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $275 · 514 sales
- Maybach, Materium, Oakvilleavg $282 · 447 sales
- Peter Michael, Au Paradis, Oakvilleavg $152 · 357 sales
- Vine Hill Ranch, VHR Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $237 · 318 sales
- Robert Mondavi, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $104 · 301 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