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Community Tasting Notes 18
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Darwine Likes this wine: 96 points
February 18, 2024 - This wine opened up quite quickly and initial nose of ripe plum prevailed thru out! What a lovely essence. The pallet followed with the same- very dark fruit, plum influence and nice blackberry background. This is so close to a very good port! The finish exhibited its tannin presence which stayed long and enjoyable - a really nice wine!
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789281 Likes this wine: 98 points
February 17, 2024 - Very young, but 2+ hour decant and continued to open thru our steak dinner. Always a great choice … did not disappoint
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KTelaak_Buffalo Likes this wine: 95 points
January 7, 2024 - Drinking very special as expected all night long. Smooth beautiful fruits. Hints of vanilla.
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Winedog1 Likes this wine: 98 points
December 29, 2023 - Coravin. Killer wine, identifiable by the aroma and confirmed by the taste. Obviously still young. Not firm until the last several sips of the glass. Despite the cost, it surprisingly still may be high QPR. I would line this up versus any wine out there. It competes with the following opened in the last week: Sassicaia, Clos Apalta, and L’Eglise Clinet. Graphite. Raspberry. Sweet, yet firm. Smoke. One person said this smelled more fresh than most of my usual wines.
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Darwine Likes this wine: 96 points
September 26, 2023 - Upon opening a blast of deep plum and a little leather. Flavors followed with similar flavors! The dark fruit and beautiful tannins are magnificent. This is a great wine!
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Joseph Phelps
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Insignia
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 010465709608, 606831114406
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 31 (0%)
- In Cellars 5,632 (90%)
- Consumed 614 (10%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Kansas City Filet Mignons, Meh... young when consumed but not a good vintage so far.Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 22 votes
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- ProducerJoseph Phelps
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationInsignia
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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