1986 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Oakville
Community Tasting Note
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RockinCabs wrote: 89 points
February 11, 2023 - Blind Flights with Boston Dinner Club: Beautiful minty nose with dark fruit and warm stone, perhaps a touch oxidative, but the mint, cedar, olive and plum notes were prominent.
On the palate this was showing a hot, and a bit smudged. Some thought it might be heat damaged, but for me the warmth of this exposed Oakville site was on display. Very ripe plum, bruised berries and burnt clay notes that were underpinned by classic herbal cabernet.
I'll hunt for a fresher bottle, but this neck fill with a pristine cork was about as good as you are going to get on this wine. I just did not get the HD quality of the other wines in this flight.1,039 views