Far Niente, Dolce Late Harvest Wine, Napa Valley has sold at auction 54 times in the last five years across all vintages, at a median of $122 per 750ml. The most traded vintages are 1997, 2007 and 2006.
Auction median, all vintages
$122
54 sales · $93–150 middle half
Retail offers now
22
all vintages
Last auction sale
Oct 23
2026
Prices by vintage
Live auction lots (1)
$148per 750ml incl. premium
The October 2026 Auction: Part 5
2005 · Lot 1703 · Half Bottle
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Napa Valley
- Type
- White
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Most traded in Napa Valley
- Harlan Estate, Napa Valleyavg $1,109 · 4,279 sales
- Opus One, Napa Valleyavg $380 · 3,339 sales
- Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa Valleyavg $249 · 2,781 sales
- Caymus, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valleyavg $136 · 2,497 sales
- Dominus, Napa Valleyavg $354 · 2,380 sales
- Eisele Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valleyavg $250 · 1,562 sales
- Beaulieu Vineyard, Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valleyavg $140 · 1,466 sales
- Colgin, IX Estate, Napa Valleyavg $409 · 1,359 sales
- Promontory, Napa Valleyavg $675 · 1,216 sales
- Heitz Cellar, Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valleyavg $640 · 1,126 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