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2008 Joseph Phelps - Insignia Bordeaux Blend - USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley - Red

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USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley

Red Bordeaux Blend
Producer Notes

Since its founding in 1972, Joseph Phelps Vineyards has been on the cutting edge of many California wine developments. From the Bordeaux-blend Insignia, first made in 1974 and Wine Spectator's wine of the year for the 2002 vintage; to the resurrection of California Syrah, also first produced in 1974, the winery has earned critical acclaim for its many estate-grown wines.
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95
WA 97
WS 94
IWC 93(+?)
Drink Dates
Comm: 2014-2025 WA: 2018-2038 WS: 2014-2026
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IWC 93(+?)
Source International Wine Cellar
Issue Issue 156

(just bottled): Full medium ruby. Black fruits, minerals, licorice, tar, menthol and sweet oak on the nose. Sweet and creamy on entry, then quite penetrating and tight in the mid-palate, showing a medicinal reserve for the vintage. A backward and rather powerful Insignia with the structure to require, and reward, considerable aging. This was a good quantity year for this flagship bottling, with about 16,000 cases produced.

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WA 97
Source Wine Advocate
Issue 198
Drink Dates 2018-2038

The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Insignia is a towering, statuesque wine bursting with blackberry jam, tar, spices, leather and licorice. It shows fabulous depth and richness backed up by serious, imposing tannins that suggest it has a long life. Ideally, the 2008 should be purchased by those who can be patient; it is not a wine for those seeking immediate gratification. The blend is 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 4% Malbec. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2038.

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WS 94
Source Wine Spectator
Drink Dates 2014-2026

Dense and chewy, this is very tight and closed, but the glimpses of fruit offer tight mineral, crushed rock, graphite, dried currant, cedar and anise. Full-bodied and way too young to drink now, this needs time, but should provide years of rewarding drinking. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Merlot.

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Community Tasting Notes average score of 95 points based upon 3 reviews

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Author Jeffrey M989
Site / Blog   Trust Rating 97.025%
Tasted On 04/24/2013
Drink Dates 2015

Bright fruit and great Insignia flavor profile. Heavy tannins right now left my tongue fuzzy and dry. I think a couple years more for this wine to hit its stride.

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Author rnorberto
Site / Blog   Trust Rating 95.694%
Tasted On 02/04/2013
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Author Rafa Wine
Site / Blog   Trust Rating 98.425%
Tasted On 02/04/2012
Drink Dates 2013-2035

I opened this bottle on a Saturday and I have been slowly drinking out over 3 days. The first taste was tight, and tanic with tar and tobacco. The second day the fruit started to shine through and currants and blackberries started to swirl in the mouth. The third day left nothing to the imagination with beautiful displays of fruit and Napa hillsides accompanied by leather and a gorgeous glass coating purple.

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