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Joseph Phelps Insignia(2003)
- Winery:
- Joseph Phelps Winery
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon; Petit Verdot; Merlot; Malbec
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, oak - heavy, fruit, rich, cabernet sauvignon, berry, spices, finish - long, licorice, malbec
30th Anniversary
- June 2007
- Just so spectacular. The best of the Insignia in my view.
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 126, May/June 2006
- 92/100
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July 2007
- ($175; a blend of 84% cabernet sauvignon, 10% petit verdot, 3% merlot and 3% malbec) Full ruby-red. Slightly jammy aromas of blackberry, mocha and dark chocolate. Not especially dense or fleshy but has an attractive juicy quality and good life. Dominated by a flavor of black raspberry. Finishes with big, firm, rather fine tannins.
- Robert Parker
- The Wine Advocate
- Issue 168
- 94/100
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July 2007
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Source:
Appellation America
- This is the 30th anniversary release of the Joseph Phelps Insignia. It’s the signature wine of this venerable winery, and beginning with the 1974 vintage, the first proprietary wine in California. It’s usually also, year-after-year, one of the better – and therefore, one of the most expensive – Cabernet-based wines in America.
This 2003 is no different. There’s spearmint and gorgeous black fruit aromas. On the palate, the wine at first tastes a bit of sage but then it opens up to reveal a substantial backbone with balancing black fruit and a good tannin structure. It’s a wine read more...
- Philip
- Brooklyn, NY
- May 2007
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Very dry, tannic finish. A big wine, packed with concentrated red fruits. Still too tannic, the finish is harsh. Give it two years.
