2001 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (99) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  1/2/2021 - Sennma wrote:

  A very crumbly cork made me a bit nervous on this one. But pleasantly surprised that it showed well.

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  2/6/2018 - whybuyone wrote:

  Still has some fruit but definitely past its prime. Drink it if you have it.

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  8/21/2016 - sdwineguru Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dark garnet, amber edges; Napa nose; herbaceous; cassis; light oak; mid-body, softening tannins, rich flavor, starting to fade; long soft fruity finish. w/tri-tip

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  8/8/2016 - Mallards wrote: 95 Points

  For the price, just wow. Still great tannins, lush, flavors well combined for a delightful taste. While I could see it having a little more life to it, I wouldn't risk it - drink it now!

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  7/4/2016 - Bordeaux_Jon Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Tasted along side the 2001 Araujo Altagracia and Grand Vin. I brought this out to compare a $40 wine against $120 and $360 wines. However, it seemed like the comparison failed, because the style of this wine was so different. Whereas the Araujos were both very masculine, firm, powerful wines with lots of blackfruit and hefty French oak, the Phelps Napa was very soft with red cherry, strawberry, and cassis notes. Also, the American oak in the aging was very apparent giving the wine spicy notes including dill (my American oak tell), and baking spices. This wine actually had more complexity than the Araujos, partly because it seemed mature while they did not. There were secondary notes here including cigar. I liked the wine a lot but felt the dill and american oak notes were a bit much for me (although I am very biased against these notes). The palate was smooth, open-knit with no tannins and an easy drinking nature. My fiancee liked this wine better than the Araujos but I liked the Araujo Grand Vin the best, but not by much.

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