| Source |
Reviewer |
Rating |
Maturity |
Current (Release) Cost |
Wine Advocate #
192
Dec 2010 |
Robert
Parker |
98 |
Drink: 2010 -
2030 |
$149-$250
(225) |
The 2007 Insignia (a blend of
88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot) looks to be
one of the greatest wines yet produced at this historic winery.
Beautiful aromas of creme de cassis and flowers jump from the glass
of this dense purple-colored effort. Sweet oak is present, but it
is pushed to the background by the wine’s extravagant wealth of
fruit and full-bodied power. This is finesse and flavor authority
put into a classic Napa Valley Cabernet with a seamless integration
of all its component parts. Already complex and approachable, it
should evolve for three decades or more, but who can resist it now?
It is a staggering, complex expression of Napa viticulture.
Anticipated maturity: now-2030. Another great success for Phelps,
the 2007 and 2008 Insignias may be the best back-to-back vintages
they have produced since 1995 and 1994. The 2008 has some tannins
to resolve whereas the 2007 has already assimilated them.
Joseph Phelps’ flagship wine, which they have been making for 36
years, is the Insignia, which boasts a remarkable track record.
Phelps, always a visionary, was the first to recognize that a blend
of grapes could be better than a single varietal cuvee. Phelps
produces a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Backus Vineyard
situated on the eastern slopes of the Oakville Corridor overlooking
Screaming Eagle and Rudd Estate. |
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| 1 - 11 | $245.00 |
| 12 + | $245.00 $220.50 |
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