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Oakville builds Cabernet Sauvignon on alluvial bench land where mid-valley warmth meets morning fog—wines with the structure to age decades and the dark fruit clarity to drink young.
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Region DNA
The character of Oakville
Based on 565 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 67 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Oakville
Liparita
VisitOakville is a wine region in United States, home to 93 producers tracked on Femente, 50 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, producing Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend wines with notes of Oak, Black fruit, and Red fruit.
Oakville — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Oakville?
- The most planted varieties in Oakville are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Chardonnay, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Oakville known for?
- Oakville is known for Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend, and Californian Sauvignon Blanc wines and flavors of Oak, Black fruit, and Red fruit.
- How many wineries are in Oakville?
- Femente tracks 93 producers in Oakville, of which 50 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Oakville?
- Oakville is a wine region in United States.
Oakville
Oakville builds Cabernet Sauvignon on alluvial bench land where mid-valley warmth meets morning fog—wines with the structure to age decades and the dark fruit clarity to drink young.
Producers in Oakville
- Bobcat — undiscovered
- Dolum Estates — distinction
- Cardinale — honest
- Spoto Wines — critic
- Ghost Block — distinction
- Mt. Brave — distinction
- Bevan Cellars — critic
- Opus One — distinction
- Oakville Winery — distinction
- Lokoya — distinction
- Harlan Estate — critic
- Tierra Roja Vineyard — distinction
- Turnbull — critic
- Detert Family Vineyards — critic
- Goldschmidt Vineyards — critic
- Gargiulo — distinction
- Silver Oak — distinction
- Arietta — critic
- Showket Vineyards — distinction
- Kelleher — distinction
- Nickel & Nickel — critic
- Dolce — critic
- Cross — undiscovered
- Paradigm — distinction
- Miner — distinction
- Groth — distinction
- Far Niente — distinction
- Ashe — honest
- Yvonne — undiscovered
- Arête — undiscovered
- 1881 Napa — honest
- PlumpJack — critic
- Liparita — distinction
- Nemerever — distinction
- Dalla Valle — critic
- Rudd — distinction
- Plinth — honest
- Chris Hamilton Cellars — undiscovered
- Futo — critic
- BOND — critic
- Robert Mondavi Winery — critic
- Entre Nous — distinction
- Maybach Family Vineyards — critic
- My — undiscovered