| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
1980 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele/BackusNapa Valley more |
1/29/1989 - buckeye76 wrote: 88 pointsASPARAGUS AND OAK IN THE AROMA. FULL FLAVORED WITH A MEDIUM FINISH, AND DEFINITE LEGS. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
2/6/2016 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 92 pointsBest of tasting. Blackberry, plum and vanilla on the nose and palate. Round, soft and fruit-forward. Crowd pleaser. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
7/19/2015 - markcic Likes this wine: 91 pointsMoving wine around in my cellar and decided to try a bottle, realizing the 2011's can be troublesome, I decanted through a vinturi and let sit for a couple of hours. My efforts were rewarded. Dark fruit on the nose and the palate is blueberry, current, tobacco with just enough oak, a nice long finish which brings out the flavors of red plums. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
9/8/2016 - markcic Likes this wine: 91 pointsDecanted through a vinturi and drank over a few hours, dark fruit on the nose, the palate was blackberry, black plums,, raisins, some tobacco and a touch of oak. The finish was smooth and of medium length. To me it seemed to open a lot quicker than it did the last time I had a bottle. Considering its one of the "problematic" 2011's it was a very good bottle of wine. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
1/18/2015 - Cali Fan Likes this wine: 92 pointsPleasantly surprised. Really opened up with time giving a mouthful of berries and plum. Nuanced like a good 2011. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
4/26/2014 - wmccone54 wrote: 92 pointsOne of the better reds enjoyed at the Austin Food and Wine Festival. Deep, concentrated and full bodied. Definitely one to look for at a sale price...yeah, right! |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
10/24/2015 - Markie_Sharkie wrote: 91 pointsReally nice wine. Dark fruit - plum and some blueberry - with a little oak. Medium/long finish. Drinking very well for 2011. Pleasant surprise. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
12/27/2013 - affordableCollector wrote: 87 pointsdark red, in color. blackberry, blueberry, plum, earth, soil, spice, pepper, oak, on the nose. medium acid, medium-high tannins, on a tart finish. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
1/7/2017 - steveg1776 wrote: 92 pointsFor Jenny's birthday dinner - roast lamb. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
4/21/2014 - budh wrote: NRA different cab than the 2010. Cooler vintage, 13% merlot, leaner profile. I like the green pepper notes, along with currant, plum, coffee, tobacco. Long finish keeps you wanting more. It's a pleasant change of pace to drink a young napa Cab that isn't dominated by just fruit and oak. Tannins will take a while to integrate, but plenty of structure will carry this quite awhile. It will be interesting to see how this develops over time. But pretty darn good already with food and afterwards. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
2/26/2018 - Saferiat wrote: 92 pointsDrank w alex & barbara w steaks |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
5/3/2014 - KendraPM wrote: 92 pointsStill acidic and needs to cellar. Hopefully will be more concentrated with a few years. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
2/10/2017 - KendraPM wrote: 90 pointsLots of oak. Fruit mouthfeel but slightly unbalanced finished. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
2/3/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 89 pointsForward, medium bodied with a licorice, coffee, vanilla bean and black cherry personaity that finishes with sweet black cherries and a touch of dust in the end note. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
6/2/2014 - jeffm_fla Does not like this wine: 85 pointsGreen and astringent but typical of the 2011s I've tasted. Didn't like it much -- and this is usually one of my favorite wines. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
9/19/2016 - Al-Vino Likes this wine: 92 pointsBetter than expected. One hour decant was plenty. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
9/30/2016 - cristian_m wrote: 87 pointsHoly bell pepper! Seriously. That napa valley pepper tone is very pronounced with this one. Overall a fair bottle of wine but comes across a little brutish. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
10/20/2014 - Wicked Panda wrote: 85 pointsDid not have a chance to decant. Very little fruit, very oaked with smoke and tar. Little of the traditional cab flavors that I prefer. 30 mutes in glass did not significantly improve |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
8/22/2014 - cab blends wrote: 90 pointsStill very young - can do with some more lie down time before I open the next bottle - leave for 2 years. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
4/29/2014 - Coupe 60 Likes this wine: 91 pointsI had this wine twice over the past week. Back on 4/26, on a basic PnP with a Filet Mignon dinner and again on 4/29 from after decanting 30 min and drinking over the next hour. The wine was far superior with the air time. It had fleshed out and was layered with black fruit and cassis and a bit of spice. As has been pointed out, this vintage is a little different than 2010, a bit leaner and sleeker perhaps. While I preferred the 2010 (I am a fan of the more opulent style) this was itself an excellent effort. It clearly bested a 2011 Stags Leap Artemis, and a 2011 Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Promis Toscana that were also served at dinner. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
7/9/2015 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine: NRTasty juice - juicy, sweet, weighty. Well made. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
4/22/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 pointsSeveral bottles popped and poured and enjoyed tonight. Dense black fruit, ripe and chewy with good balance, moderate length. Easy to enjoy. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
11/27/2014 - Wine Lover 1964 Likes this wine: 91 pointsdecanted 8 hours and had with Thanksgiving prime rib. Very nice nose and Napa cab flavors. Paired beautifully with meal. Still very tannic. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
5/6/2017 - Wine Lover 1964 Likes this wine: 92 pointsTannins have balanced nicely after quick decant from cellar. This wine is probably entering its prime but not sure structure will make this last more than a year or two. |
| Red |
2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valleymore |
1/28/2018 - Wine Lover 1964 Likes this wine: 91 pointsIncredible sweet Napa cab nose after 1 hour decant. Nice tannins and acidity. Might be entering peak window now but still years left on these. Great with grilled steaks. |
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