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Wine Description
The Story
First produced from the 1974 vintage, Insignia is the first proprietary Bordeaux-style blend produced in California. Each vintage is comprised of the best grapes from Joseph Phelps Vineyards, first from both grower and estate fruit, and beginning with the 2004 vintage, from entirely estate-grown fruit sources. Insignia is a Cabernet Sauvignon based wine crafted from six of the Joseph Phelps estate vineyards: Spring Valley Home Ranch Vineyard i...
Wine Information
Varietal
Proprietary Bordeaux Blend
Blend and Grape Sources
90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot; 3% Petit Verdot, with 80% of the blend coming from estate-grown grapes in the Stags Leap District, Rutherford Bench and St. Helena area, and the remainder from independent growers.
Harvest Dates
Oct 3 - Oct 19, 1995
Winemaking Data
Grapes were harvested from October 3 - 19, 1995 at an average 23.8 degrees Brix, fermented to 13.5...
