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Red
2018 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Oakville
Label borrowed from 2017
Label borrowed from 2017
Label borrowed from 2017
Label borrowed from 2017
Label borrowed from 2017
Label borrowed from 2017
Community Tasting Notes 7
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Bobcat 31 Likes this wine: 93 points
January 28, 2024 - very enjoyable balanced and medium finish
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Darwine Likes this wine: 98 points
December 17, 2023 - Love this full bodied Napa Cab!! Nose was leather, vanilla and some friendly earthy elements with ripe dark fruit. Flavors were ripe black raspberry and black cherry with a wisp of fresh baked. Cherry pie. The tannins were expressive with layered qualities making the finish long and ending in black fruit flavors! A beautiful wine destined to be perfect in several years!!
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Darwine Likes this wine: 98 points
December 4, 2023 - This was a welcome surprise to the last bottle I had! This aged so perfectly! Opened up over 40 minutes with the notes of leather and vanilla to start going to herbal and floral notes with a background of dark fruit. Flavors followed with dark fruit, blackberry and ripe plum to blackberry and black cherry. The tannis were expressive but soft with lingering black fruit. Finish was long with these beautiful layered tannins and dark fruit. A great Napa Cabernet!!
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Libbidog Likes this wine: 97 points
December 2, 2023 - Deep ruby. Violets, black plum, black cherry, currants, roasted meat, savory dried herbs, dusty stones, vanilla, long finish. Outstanding.
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Darwine Likes this wine: 98 points
July 12, 2023 - A beautiful luscious full bodied Napa Cabernet! Nose of leather and vanilla which changed with time to a nice floral essence. The flavors were full of dark fruit - Black cherries, blackberry and some muted plum. The tannins were very reserved but had that presence that made the finish long and enjoyable. This wine is young as a 18 but a few more years and it will be perfection. Best cab I have had in a long time. Just delicious!!!
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By Antonio Galloni
The 2019 Napa Valley Cabernets: A Deep Dive (Jan 2022), 1/1/2022 (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard Napa Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Napa Valley's 2019s: Part 1, 12/21/2021 (link)(Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard) Subscribe to see review text.
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3/23/2021 (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Oakville Backus Vineyard, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text.
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Napa Valley’s 2018s, 1/27/2021 (link)(Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard) Subscribe to see review text.
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Napa Valley’s Thrilling 2018s & 2019s, Part 1 (Jan 2021), 1/1/2021 (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Napa Valley’s 2017s, 1/31/2020 (link)(Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2017 & 2018 Napa Valley In Depth (Jan 2020), 1/1/2020 (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Joseph Phelps
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Backus Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Oakville
- UPC Codes 010465208903, 010465229908
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (0%)
- In Cellars 3,158 (93%)
- Consumed 237 (7%)
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationOakville
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