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Joseph Phelps Vineyards Insignia Napa Valley Estate Bottled (2004)
- Winery:
- Joseph Phelps Winery
- Varietal:
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa > St. Helena
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, berry, resinous, fruit, rich, color descriptors, black currant, cedar, young, complex
The wine was aged 24 months in new 60-gallon French oak barrels by a variety of French coopers including Taransaud, Dargaud Jaegle, Nadalie, Demptos and Vicard.
The fruit is from St Helena (27%), Stag's Leap (24%), Yountville (22%), Rutherford (19%) and Oakville (8%).
High quality and reduced yields characterized the 2004 vintage, which started out quite warm in early spring, then settled into a balmy weather pattern through July and most of August where mornings were cool and afternoon temperatures stayed in the low to mid-90's.
However, on August 27th a three-week read more...
The fruit is from St Helena (27%), Stag's Leap (24%), Yountville (22%), Rutherford (19%) and Oakville (8%).
High quality and reduced yields characterized the 2004 vintage, which started out quite warm in early spring, then settled into a balmy weather pattern through July and most of August where mornings were cool and afternoon temperatures stayed in the low to mid-90's.
However, on August 27th a three-week read more...
- February 2008
- Well done wine, all levels reach the top. An excellent wine with full mouth fee, rich aromas, long aftertaset and great future! If only it was cheaper in europe....
- HondaJohn
- Oakland, CA
- May 2008
- Update: Got to try it again ... smoke and toast. Smooth, silky mouth feel. Great wine.
- February 2008
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Fantastic; one of the best that I've had in many years.
Rich, long lasting dryness on the back of the tongue. Blackberry bouquet with a touch of cherry, but no fruity sweetness. Excellent body. Taste develops differently with each glass. Don't miss this one.
- Wine Spectator
- 94/100
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September 2007
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 132, May/June 2007
- 93(+?)
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September 2007
- ($200; cabernet sauvignon with 14% merlot, 12% petit verdot and 2% minerals) Bright ruby-red. Complex nose melds cassis, black cherry, lead pencil and cedar. Sweet and fat but with a firm structure and very good vinosity. There's a sappy quality to the currant, cedar and chocolate flavors. Boasts the density of the vintage's best examples but, in comparison to the Backus, the tannins hit the palate a bit earlier. The very long finish hints at cedar and graphite. I'd put this aside for a couple of years.
