2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia

Community Tasting Notes (626) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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  4/21/2024 - ONEFIVE Likes this wine:

  Deep red/ruby in the glass.
  Nose comes off a bit reductive, dried black fruit, a touch of VA, and vanilla.
  On the plate this is med+ weight, med+ tannin, med-acid.
  Powerful and structured but the fruit is a bit muted or falling out at this point. Some air will resolve that.
  Drink up in my opinion.

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  3/3/2024 - MagicJuan Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Amazing...have had this wine cellared since it was released, did not disappoint

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  2/10/2024 - gymnastpro Likes this wine: 96 Points

  I bought 3 bottles of this wine directly from JP. The previous bottles were ok, but nothing to brag about. This last bottle was one of the best Insignia's I've ever had. I have had more consistent bottles with the 01 and preferred it to the 02. But in this instance, the 02 outperformed the previous 01's I've had. Beautiful dark fruit plum fruit with a beautiful bouquet. The tannins were so resolved and the secondary nuances were so pronounced but balanced. My favorite Insignia bottling yet.

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  2/10/2024 - tunaguy Likes this wine:

  This is in the zone right now. Dense dark fruits, figs, espresso, dried tobacco. All joy at this point. Likely years more in the tank but for me this is at peak

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  2/3/2024 - SonnyChiba wrote: 94 Points

  Had this bottle in the cellar for 12 years and was excited to finally open it. Very Insignia like or aged Napa cab- dried fruit, prune, rich and dense flavor profile. These older Napa wines of this era still come off somewhat one dimensional at times and lack structure, or port like. But I think this 2002 was more interesting than other vintages of Insignia from the late 90s. It has a luxurious feel to it and paired well with a T-Bone steak.

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