Joseph Phelps Insignia 2019 (750ml)
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Description
Joseph Phelps Insignia is a Bordeaux blend from Napa Valley, built on a foundation of power and ambition. The 2019 vintage spent two years aging in entirely new French oak, a commitment that shapes its character decisively.
The wine announces itself with a ripe, seductive nose that carries notes of rose, tobacco, blackberry, and dark chocolate. On the palate it's rich and full-bodied, showing cassis and black cherry fruit alongside hints of cedar, vanilla, and herbal detail. The texture is velvety and substantial, with an energetic acidity that cuts through the wine's considerable weight and delivers brightness on a long, warming finish. This is a muscular wine built for patience, the oak is prominent now, and the overall impression borders on commanding, but given a decade or more in the cellar, the pieces will integrate and soften into something beautiful and coherent.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Napa Valley |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend Red |
| Producer | Joseph Phelps Vineyards |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
Smells ripe and heady on the nose, expressive and seductive. This is rich and bold, it's edging on too much, with lots of wood on show in the slightly heavy texture, liquorice and coffee flavour and fullness in the mouth but there are such alluring and captivating aspects to this wine with striking details of rose, tobacco, blackberry, red berries and dark chocolate shavings on show. I like the fragranced aspects and the energetic acidity that gives lift and a sense of brightness but this is a strong, powerful and muscular wine that will need at least a decade to come around. Given enough time it will be beautiful. Ageing 24 months in 100% new French oak.<br />
More elegant and refined than the Napa Cab, the 2019 Insignia features restrained cedar and vanilla notes (despite spending two years in 100% new French oak) and delicate herbal shadings accenting cassis and black cherry fruit. Full-bodied, velvety and somewhat open-knit on the palate, it turns plush and long on the finish, adding a touch of warmth. Production this year is approximately 17,000 cases, reflecting the increased volume coming from recently replanted vineyards. It's remarkable what a good job they continue to do with this bottling year after year, without compromising on quality.