Napa Valley Wines Recent Favorites:

Please see our update here: Napa Favs

Here are some of our favorite wines from Napa Valley wineries that we tasted recently.  I'll incorporate these in with our previous list and then post the complete list. Tasting notes and other comments may be found on this blog by looking up the winery.  These are not all the wines we recommend, simply the real standouts we tasted in recent months.

Here is our previous list: Favorite Napa Valley Wines
Here is the list that combines the two: Combined List

Cabernet Franc:

Ballentine 2008 Cabernet Franc $29. 
Chappellet 2009 Cabernet Franc $65

Robert Keenan 2008 Cabernet Franc $60

Cabernet Sauvignon and Cab Blends:

Barnett 2009 Rattlesnake Hill Cabernet Sauvignon $140

Burgess Cellars 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon $68

Burgess Cellars 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon $80

Cain 2002 Cain Concept $70

Cain 2007 Cain Five $100

Chappellet 2009 Signature Cabernet Sauvignon $49

Chappellet 2009 Prichard Hill Cabernet Sauvignon  $135

Groth 2009 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon $125

Honig 2009 Impressive Campbell Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon $75

Jacquelynn Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon $175 (from Chateau Boswell)

Quintessa 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon $155

Quintessa 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon $155

Robert Keenan 2008 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $49

Smith-Madrone 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon $45

Smith-Madrone 2007 Cook's Flat Reserve $200

Trefethen 2008 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon $100

Trefethen 2006 Halo (92% Cabernet Sauvignon) $175

Chardonnay:

Chateau Boswell Russian River 2009 Chardonnay "The Voyage" $75

Robert Keenan 2010 Chardonnay $30

Smith-Madrone 2010 Chardonnay $30

Chenin Blanc:

Chappellet 2010 Signature Chenin Blanc $30

Grenache:

Burgess Cellars 2009 Grenache $24

Late Harvest wine:

Van Der Heyden 2002 Late Harvest Semillon $125 half bottle

Merlot:

Barrett 2009 Spring Mountain Merlot $55

Burgess Cellars 2008 Merlot $28

Robert Keenan 2008 Merlot $38
 

Petite Sirah:

Ballentine 2009 Fig Tree Vineyard Petite Sirah $28

Burgess Cellars 2009 Petite Sirah $28

Pinot Noir:

Barnett 2010 Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley, $55

Etude 2008 Carneros Estate Pinot Noir $42

Etude 2009 Carneros Estate Pinot Noir $42

Riesling:

Trefethen 2011 Dry Riesling $22, exceptional

Sauvignon Blanc:

Peirson Meyer 2010 Sauvignon Blanc $28, outstanding

Solovino 2009 Sauvignon Blanc $19, a bargain

Syrah
Cakebread 2009 Napa Valley Syrah $55
Robert Keenan 2008 Napa Valley Syrah $38

Zinfandel:

Ballentine 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel $25

Elyse 2008 Zinfandel (Rutherford) $37

Zahtila Vineyards 2008 Oat Hill Estate Zinfandel $45