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Joseph Phelps Insignia(2005)
- Winery:
- Joseph Phelps Winery
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, rich, blend, berry, style, spice, cabernet sauvignon, reticent, subtle, caramel
93-96 pts -Robert ParkerThis is a pre-buy price available for a short time only. Regular Price (after Pre-Buy is over): $224.99The 2005 Insignia (12,500 cases) is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec. Elegant and restrained (which is very much in keeping with the style of this vintage), the wine is also rich, dense, pure, with chocolatey cassis notes intermixed with hints of subtle wood, roasted herbs, and spice. It is ripe, rich, full-bodied, but in need of 4-5 years of bottle age. It should last for 25-30 years. It is far more reticent than the more flamboyant 2004.
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Source:
Wine.com
- International Wine Cellar rating: 93
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Source:
Zachy's
- "The 2005 Insignia is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec. Elegant and restrained (which is very much in keeping with the style of this vintage), the wine is also rich, dense, pure, with chocolatey cassis notes intermixed with hints of subtle wood, roasted herbs, and spice. It is ripe, rich, full-bodied, but in need of 4-5 years of bottle age. It should last for 25-30 years. It is far more reticent than the more flamboyant 2004...93-96 WA 12/07
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Source:
Wine.com
- The Wine Advocate rating: 96
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Source:
Just Grapes
- 93-96 pts -Robert ParkerThis is a pre-buy price available for a short time only. Regular Price (after Pre-Buy is over): $224.99The 2005 Insignia (12,500 cases) is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec. Elegant and restrained (which is very much in keeping with the style of this vintage), the wine is also rich, dense, pure, with chocolatey cassis notes intermixed with hints of subtle wood, roasted herbs, and spice. It is ripe, rich, full-bodied, but in need of 4-5 years of bottle age. It should last for 25-30 years. It is far more reticent than the more flamboyant 2004.
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Source:
Wine.com
- The initial blend assembled in April of '06 was quite reticent. Not until early 07 did the wine blossom in barrel showing amazing depth, texture and vibrant fruit qualities. Deeply colored, concentrated and layered, with floral, anise, black cherry and graphite aromas, this wine is classically structured with excellent acidity, well-balanced tannins and a mouth-staining, persistent finish. (93-96 points) The 2005 Insignia is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec. Elegant and restrained (which is very much in keeping with the style of this vintage), the read more...wine is also rich, dense, pure, with chocolatey cassis notes intermixed with hints of subtle wood, roasted herbs, and spice. It is ripe, rich, full-bodied, but in need of 4-5 years of bottle age. It should last for 25-30 years. It is far more reticent than the more flamboyant 2004. - Wine Advocate (hide)
