Napa Wine Company has changed its brand name. They are the large vineyard owner/custom crush facility ("Cult Wine Central") and winery located right at Oakville Crossroads at Hwy 29. "Oakville Winery" is still a pretty generic name, but I will grant that it is a better label name than "Napa Wine Company."
Anyway, the Cab was not bad at all. Past vintages of "Napa Wine Company" brand cabs were pretty oaky, but this bottle was more balanced. A good dark purple color with a ruby rim. Nose of mixed berry fruit, with currant, blackberry, and even some red fruits on the nose. Vannillin is way underneath-Otto might perceive it but it did not bother me.
On the palate, the Napa alcohol doesn't show, oak is underneath the fruit, not dominant, and the berry red and black fruit on the nose comes through. Good acidity and noticeable tannic structure as well...could this wine actually age for a few years?
Have to admit I was impressed. The wine was very,very young, of course, but I liked the structure quite a bit and the balance....it would describe this as a rather elegant Napa Cabernet! 90 points.