1983 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 92.6 points

• Options

  • View Somm David T's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/21/2019 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 93 Points

  1983 Backus from 3L.
  
  The nose shows lean, stewed fruits. While it is always a treat to drink their older vintages, this one probably better served 5 years early. Still enjoyable. Blackberries, dry, dark cherries, rhubarb, bright cherries, ripe strawberries, old leather & tobacco, limestone minerals, cedar to saddle-wood, steeped tea, touch mint & dry herbs, crushed dry rocks, underbrush, forest floor with withering, dry red floral bouquet.
  
  The body is lean and very well resolved tannin structure. The tension, structure, length has lost some their step. Blackberries, dry, dark cherries, rhubarb, bright cherries, ripe strawberries, old leather & tobacco, limestone minerals, cedar to saddle-wood, steeped tea, touch mint & dry herbs, crushed dry rocks, barnyard, pine twigs, underbrush, forest floor with withering, dry red floral bouquet. the acidy is nice. The finish while fun, interesting has lost some of its flare but, again, still enjoyable.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View fdub's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/14/2014 - fdub Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Perfectly aged CA cab. Mature but still alive and kickin.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View davergny's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/12/2014 - davergny Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Amazing, after 2 bottles from my father's cellar that were so minty/funky they were pretty much undrinkable, this last bottle I have is really nice! A little mint on the nose and palate, but also a beautiful silky texture, some light strawberry fruit, a solid mid-palate, and decent finish. Enjoyable.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View affordableCollector's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/12/2013 - affordableCollector wrote: 93 Points

  red, orange, brown, in the color. cherry, dried black fruit, earth, mineral, forest soil, olive, cedar, oak, on the nose. medium acid, medium tannins, on the finish.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.