Joseph Phelps Red Blend Insignia 2023 750ml

Name: Joseph Phelps Red Blend Insignia 2023 750ml
Brand: Joseph Phelps
SKU: 1045591
Price: 349.94 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 97.5 (4 reviews)

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The exciting 2023 Insignia—a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc, all aged in new French oak—is one of the best to emerge from the cellars at Joseph Phelps. Time in wood has been cut back slightly, meaning Insignia is now bottled in its second August following the vintage (after 20 months). The release month of September is unchanged, so it gets a full year in bottle before getting out to the public. Combining delicate floral and herbal elements with mixed red and black cherries underscored by notes of cassis, cigar box and dried spices, it shows impressive complexity allied to a plush mouthfeel that falls somewhere between silky and velvety. Medium- to full-bodied yet seemingly weightless, it’s a joy to drink even at this young age, yet it should drink well for at least two decades. With 12,300 cases produced, at least finding some shouldn’t pose the same problem as some of Napa’s other top Cabs.

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Country: United States
Region: California
Appellation: Napa Valley

Size: 750ml
Color: Red
Alcohol by Vol: 14.5%

SKU: 1045591 Category: Collectible Wines

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Country United States

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

Region California

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.

Appellation Napa Valley

When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.

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WA 98pts

Wine Advocate

The exciting 2023 Insignia—a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc, all aged in new French oak—is one of the best to emerge from the cellars at Joseph Phelps. Time in wood has been cut back slightly, meaning Insignia is now bottled in its second August following the vintage (after 20 months). The release month of September is unchanged, so it gets a full year in bottle before getting out to the public. Combining delicate floral and herbal elements with mixed red and black cherries underscored by notes of cassis, cigar box and dried spices, it shows impressive complexity allied to a plush mouthfeel that falls somewhere between silky and velvety. Medium- to full-bodied yet seemingly weightless, it's a joy to drink even at this young age, yet it should drink well for at least two decades. With 12,300 cases produced, at least finding some shouldn't pose the same problem as some of Napa's other top Cabs.

JS 98pts

James Suckling

A very good expression of Insignia and the outstanding 2023 vintage, giving classical aromas of blackcurrant, cassis and blackberry with layers of graphite, tobacco leaf, violet, dark cherry and chocolate, all wrapped in freshness and charm. The palate is full-bodied with finely integrated tannins, bright acidity and a seamless, layered mouthfeel full of power yet with restraint. Many years ahead in bottle, although delicious now. Drink or hold.

VM 98pts

Vinous Media

The 2023 Insignia is the first vintage made by Winemaker Ryan Knoth. It captures all the freshness and energy of this cool, late-ripening vintage, along with a new emphasis on vibrancy that is now a focus at Joseph Phelps. Vineyard sites are Yountville, Banca Dorada, Las Rocas, Barboza, Suscol and Home Ranch, plus a dollop of fruit from Backus, an estate site that had not been used in the blend for many years. Malbec was excluded, as it did not ripen ideally. Harvest stretched into November, another anomaly. Most importantly, Knoth reduced time in barrel to 20 months and also lowered toast levels, choices that exalt freshness.

WS 96pts

Wine Spectator

This is impressive from first whiff, as waves of fresh boysenberry, blackberry and morello cherry preserves come spilling forth, inlaid seamlessly with hints of anise, cast iron, sweet tobacco, alder smoke and ink. Well-structured, with both tannic grip and the steady, percolating succulence of the vintage, this moves steadily through the lengthy, authoritative finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2028 through 2043. 12,300 cases made.

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Joseph Phelps Red Blend Insignia 2023 750ml

Winery Joseph Phelps

Country United States

Region California

Appellation Napa Valley

Wine Advocate

James Suckling

Vinous Media

Wine Spectator

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