Far Niente, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville 2023 sold at auction 3 times in the last five years, at a median of $98 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $96 and $99. The most recent sale was on July 31, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $86, across 40 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$98
3 sales · $96–99 middle half
Lowest retail now
$86
40 retail offers
Last auction sale
Jul 31
2026
Critic scores
94
Wine Spectator
97
James Suckling
95
Jeb Dunnuck
Far Niente, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2023 (4)
$88per 750ml incl. premium
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W43
2023 · Lot
$70per 750ml incl. premium19% below retail
October 2026 Wine No Reserves
2023 · Lot 1066 · Qty 6
$73per 750ml incl. premium16% below retail
October 2026 Wine No Reserves
2023 · Lot 1067 · Qty 3
$40per 750ml incl. premium54% below retail
The October 2026 Auction: Part 5
2023 · Lot 852 · Qty 2
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Oakville
- Type
- Red
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Most traded in Oakville
- Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $2,781 · 2,813 sales
- Screaming Eagle, The Flight, Oakvilleavg $705 · 721 sales
- Schrader, RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $266 · 621 sales
- Joseph Phelps, Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakvilleavg $189 · 563 sales
- 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