2012 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Insignia, Napa Valley, USA 1.5L

2012 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Insignia, Napa Valley, USA 1.5L

$375.00
$465.00
Vintage
2012
Producer
Joseph Phelps Winery
Country: 
USA
Region: 
California
Sub-Region: 
North Coast / Napa County / Napa Valley
Grape/Blend
Bordeaux Blend Red
Pairing
Beef and Venison
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Tasting notes

"Joseph Phelps' flagship wines include the incredibly ageworthy Insignia. The 2012 Insignia Proprietary Red is composed of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 10% Merlot, 3% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc, all aged 24 months in 100% new French oak. The vintage was of such high quality and quantity that 17,500 cases were produced. A magnificent Insignia that will be bottled in several months, it boasts an opaque purple color as well as fabulous notes of graphite, blackberries, blackcurrant liqueur, camphor, barbecue smoke and spice box. Rich, full-bodied and opulent with plenty of tannin and structure lurking beneath the extravagant generosity of fruit, this stunning 2012 should drink well for 25-30+ years."

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Producer

Joseph Phelps Winery

The average American wine drinker, who is accustomed to drinking wines from the Americas, may hold a wine labeled by varietal in esteem over a “red blend.” This, of course, is a novice mistake. And as we fans of Bordeaux know, many of the best wines in the world are red blends. Today, thanks in part to an innovator named Joseph Phelps, some of these wines are American. In 1974, Phelps decided to make a separate cuvee for each year, a wine made from the best grapes his vineyard had produced—whatever they were. He named the wine Insignia. Because he was not limited by the maximum percentages ...
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