Robert Mondavi Winery, founded in Oakville in 1966, is one of Napa Valley's landmark estates and among the best-known Cabernet producers in the world. The Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a large-volume, multi-appellation blend of around 90,000 cases, drawing fruit from across the valley, with roughly half from Oakville and further parcels in Stags Leap District, Oak Knoll, Yountville and Rutherford, each chosen for a particular contribution. Soils range from Oakville's deep, well-drained gravels to bench and alluvial sites elsewhere. The 2019 growing season was a benchmark Napa vintage: a wet winter replenished reserves, followed by an even, temperate summer and a long, unhurried ripening that yielded balanced, structured Cabernet.

Sourced from many sites, the components were fermented separately before blending. The 2019 was assembled as 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec. In Mondavi's classic Napa style, the reds were fermented and then matured in French oak, the multi-appellation blend built to be approachable on release yet capable of a decade or more in bottle. Careful sub-appellation selection and moderate extraction give ripe but supple tannins, balance and length; critics have noted classic currant, tobacco-leaf and spicy-oak character.