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Joseph Phelps Insignia(1998)
- Winery:
- Joseph Phelps Winery
- Varietal:
- Bordeaux Blend
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- berry, resinous, color descriptors, rich, stone fruits, smooth, oak, dessert, caramel, black currant
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 96, May/June 2001
- 91/100
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August 2007
- Saturated deep, bright ruby. Cassis, blackberry, shoe polish and mint on the nose. Impressively large-scaled for the vintage, with lovely chewy texture and sweet, primary dark berry flavors. Doesn't have quite the flavor development or perfumed quality of the outstanding '97, but this wine seems every bit as big. Williams took the '98 Insignia out of new oak in August of 2000, a few months earlier than normal.
- March 2006
- Lovely and delicious. This wine is excellent for drinking rright now. Drank after having the bottle open for about 30 minutes. Enjoyed by everyone. [90]
- March 2006
- Lovely and delicious. This wine is excellent for drinking rright now. Drank after having the bottle open for about 30 minutes. Enjoyed by everyone.
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Source:
Brix House Wine
- "91,Wine AdvocateA great achievement, the 1998 Insignia (78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot) is a fabulous wine from what was a far more challenging vintage. Approximately 18,000 cases were made, an amazing quantity in a year that produced far less promising raw materials. Evolved, with a saturated ruby/purple color, it possesses a sumptuous bouquet of smoke, cedar, licorice, and cassis. This full-bodied, fat, succulent effort reveals admirable purity and symmetry, and a soft finish with remarkably deep flavors that caress the palate. It can be drunk now as well as over the next 15-16 years. "
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Source:
Brix House Wine
- "91,Wine AdvocateA great achievement, the 1998 Insignia (78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot) is a fabulous wine from what was a far more challenging vintage. Approximately 18,000 cases were made, an amazing quantity in a year that produced far less promising raw materials. Evolved, with a saturated ruby/purple color, it possesses a sumptuous bouquet of smoke, cedar, licorice, and cassis. This full-bodied, fat, succulent effort reveals admirable purity and symmetry, and a soft finish with remarkably deep flavors that caress the palate. It can be drunk now as well as over the next 15-16 years. "
