Oberon News & Reviews

"Best All-Around Value Portfolio"
"Oberon ‘Best All-Around Value Portfolio’: Oberon, part of Michael Mondavi’s Folio global wine group, offers a refreshing sauvignon blanc, a supple merlot and a velvety cabernet sauvignon."
- The San Diego Union Tribune, May 5, 2010

Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon

91 Points, Editor's Choice - 2009 Vintage
"This release represents a gigantic leap forward for Oberon in their basic Cabernet Sauvignon. Past releases have been so-so. This one’s terrific. Blended from vineyards all over the valley, it shows all the hallmarks of a Napa Cab you want. It's dry, full-bodied and impressively ripe in blackberries, currants, licorice and oak, with a long, smooth finish."
- Wine Enthusiast, February 2012

90 Points - 2008 Vintage
"This is subtle and delicate with delicate fruit, but a little mature already. Full body, with a nice balance of fruit and toasted oak, medium tannins and a clean finish. Very drinkable now."
- James Suckling, June 2011

Recommended - 2008 Vintage
Over 200 restaurants around the country—all ranked among Zagat Survey’s most popular restaurants— participated in Wine & Spirits 21st Annual Restaurant Poll. Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon was ranked #11 out of the 25 most popular Cabernet Sauvignons.
-Wine & Spirits, April 2009

Oberon Hillside Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

93 Points, Cellar Selection - 2007 Vintage
" There's quite an impressive Cabernet in here, but it's nowhere near ready to drink now. All the parts are there: rich, pure tannins, ripe blackberry and currant fruit, sweet toasty oak and a fine edge of acidity. But it all needs time to knit together. Hold until around 2014 and see what happens."
- Wine Enthusiast, December 2011

4/5 Stars - 2005 Vintage
"Wonderful, exotic, brooding blackberry and liquorice nose. Full and lush, wonderful texture and balance. Silky and creamy, complex and very polished."
- Decanter, January 2009

91 Points - 2005 Vintage
"Dark and intense, deeply concentrated and tightly focused, showing a complex mix of dried currant, wild berry, savory herb and spice notes, with a dash of cedary, smoky, toasty oak. Firmly tannic. Drink now through 2015."
- J.L., Wine Spectator, April 23, 2008

Oberon Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc

90 Points, Editor's Choice - 2010 Vintage
"With a touch of green grass and gooseberry, this refreshing Sauvignon Blanc features richer flavors of pineapples, lemons, limes, honeysuckle and vanilla. It's a streamlined, elegant wine, at a very good price."
- Wine Enthusiast, December 2011

85 Points - 2009 Vintage
"This is a dry, simple Sauvignon Blanc. It's marked by crisp acidity and zesty citrus fruit and green grass flavors. Feels clean, vibrant and mouthwatering."
- Wine Enthusiast, March 2011