Far Niente
Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville
Oakville
2022
Vintage
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
ABV
Where it is, July 2026
Approaching Peak: drinkable, but best years are ahead.
Cellared's conservative editorial estimate places this 2022 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon in a 2026-2040 drinking window, with a likely peak from 2029 through 2037. Far Niente's exact 2022 Oakville page records harvest from September 24 through October 21, 20 months in French oak with 79% new oak, and a 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec composition. The page describes a refined and polished wine with silky tannins, juicy boysenberry, blueberry and plum, and integrated baking spice. Treat this as planning guidance, not a promise.
The ‘22 Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville.
Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville from Far Niente, staged for owned-cellar coverage while page repair and independent QA proceed.
Drinking window
As Cellared editorial guidance: this drinking window is a calculated cellar recommendation, not a claim about the bottle's documented facts.
Tasting note
The exact Far Niente 2022 Oakville page identifies a blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Malbec, with 20 months in French oak, 79% new and 21% once-used, plus 15 days of skin contact. The estate tasting note describes ripe boysenberry, black olive tapenade, floral perfume, and baking spice, followed by silky tannins and juicy boysenberry, blueberry, and plum. It calls the wine elegant and vibrant, with sweet fruit and integrated oak lingering on the finish. Cellared uses those first-party details as the factual frame. The Oakville site and cellar work give the wine a measured sense of place, while the finish stays lifted rather than heavy as the fruit opens. The estate’s stated combination of fruit, oak and tannin gives this bottling a clear, structured shape; treat the descriptors as reference points and let the bottle’s condition guide the final impression.
The 2022 vintage
Far Niente's exact 2022 Oakville record lists harvest from September 24 through October 21, 2022. The estate identifies 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Malbec, 15 days of skin contact, and 20 months in French oak with 79% new oak. The page describes Oakville as warm but moderated by bay influence, with gravelly volcanic soils and a site behind the historic estate on the western hills.
About Far Niente
Far Niente's exact 2022 Oakville materials identify the Martin Stelling Vineyard context, 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Malbec, 20 months in French oak with 79% new oak, and 15 days of skin contact. The estate describes refined boysenberry, blueberry and plum, floral perfume, baking spice, silky tannins, and a polished, elegant finish.
Service & cellaring
- Serving Temp
- Cellared editorial guidance: serve at 60 to 65 F and adjust after the first pour.
- Decanting
- Cellared editorial guidance: begin with the listed air time, then taste and extend only if the wine remains tight.
- Cellar Storage
- Cellared editorial guidance: keep the bottle dark, still and cool with stable humidity.