1995 Joseph Phelps Insignia
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023 - Stunning and by far the most complex and best Insignia I have ever enjoyed.
Gently bottle breathed for 4 hours, loved the silky yet robust mouthfeel with medium acidity. Late sweetness was so enjoyable as was the very long complex finish.
Joseph Phelps produced 10,000 cases of the 1995 Insignia, which is about 120,000 bottles.
This is a blend of 🍇
90% Cabernet Sauvignon,
7% Merlot and
3% Petit Verdot.
It achieved 13.5% alcohol.
Three-quarters of the fruit came from estate vineyards and the rest from growers. It spent 26 months in new French oak.
This 1995 vintage began as a potentially troublesome year.
The early spring was very wet, and unusually cool weather plagued both June and July, two important months in the growing season. Warm weather finally arrived in August (much later than usual), and stayed through the end of October, producing a glorious Indian Summer that allowed growers to delay the harvest.
The results are wines that have gotten stronger and stronger in bottle.
Insignia especially these aged vintages, this one is coming up to 30 years now! What a treat...
Intense, powerful but silky and refined at the same time. Amazing..
Rich with arguably the best mouthfeel of all the spectacular wines we enjoyed that fun evening in Taman Tun, including aged Ducrus, Pichon Lalande and Cheval-Blanc too!
Coincidentally my Pichon Lalande Comtesse was from this same 1995 vintage too!
One of 10 bottles at TCs welcome home in TTDI KL, graciously shared by bro Dr Muruga Vadivale. Lesson learned.. Do not pop an Insignia below 10 years, better if its 15-25 years old!
Above Enoteca, TTDI KL Malaysia
1 Aug 2023
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