The 2023 'Collina' was produced from the first harvest in Dalla Valle’s newly renovated winery. A long, steady growing season with abundant winter rainfall and mild summer conditions allowed for slow, even ripening and excellent balance across the estate vineyards.

Driven by Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc adding freshness and structure, the wine shows layered blackberry, blue fruit, cedar, graphite, and subtle cocoa notes shaped by Dalla Valle’s rocky eastern Oakville soils. Refined and approachable in its youth, the 2023 Collina reflects the precision and vineyard-driven style that continues to define the estate.

Dalla Valle Vineyards overlooks the Napa Valley floor from a hillside terrace 500 feet above the Silverado Trail in Oakville. Since Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle purchased the property in 1982 (just before their daughter Maya was born) and began planting vines, this exceptional acreage has continually distinguished itself as the ideal site for producing some of the world’s finest wines, thanks to the perfect convergence of lingering sunlight, cooling marine influence and red volcanic soil. Now Maya leads the winemaking, having refined her skills at top Bordeaux estates. Although Dalla Valle has long been a standout, Maya is brilliantly guiding the estate into its next chapter.