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  • Country ranking ?

    350
  • Producer ranking ?

    34
  • Decanting time

    -
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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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...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

13 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Deep, Purple and Bright

ending

Long, Spicy and Vibrant

nose

Youthful, Complex and Fresh

taste

High in Acidity, High alcohol content, High tannin, Balanced, Concentrated, Developing, Vigor, Fragrant and Powerful

Verdict

Well-rounded and Well made

Written Notes

Good looking normal size bottle and has by the neck level. Colour is purple, and looking bright and deep. On the nose it is youthful, fresh and complex. The taste is fragrant, powerful, vigor, high alcohol content, with high tannin ., and high in acidity, with balanced, concentrated structure and developing. The finish is long, spicy and vibrant. This wine is wonderful, fine and fine. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 20-30 years and decant at least over 4h before tasting.
  • 89p

Deep, ruby red colour. Open, broad, spicy nose with floral and chocolate aromas. Full-bodied, intense, chunky tannins, refined texutre, smooth, ripe black fruit, dark chocolate. Big chewy. Long. 2030-2035.

  • 92p
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Origin

Napa, Napa Valley

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