The Napa Valley is California‘s first (and the US’s second) recognised American Viticultural Area (AVA), ratified in 1981. And within this famous wine-growing region are 16 sub-AVAs.
Eight of these are highlighted separately in Jonathan Cristaldi’s report – see links below – but here we look at five other Napa Valley sub-AVAs whose vineyards and producers delivered top Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines in 2019.
Scroll down for the top-scoring Cabernets from other Napa AVAs in 2019
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QUICK LINKS
Napa Cabernet 2019 – individual analysis by AVA:
Other Napa Valley AVAs: the top-scoring Cabernets in 2019
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