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Community Tasting Notes 63
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markcic Likes this wine: 95 points
April 20, 2024 - Reading the other reviews and tonight was our weekly date night and also prime rib night at my club and knowing I had a case in in my crawl space I decided to try a bottle. Opened and slow ox'd for four hours then put the cork back in and took to the club. The nose was deep fruit with a hint of wood. The palate was dark red fruit, red plums, some currants, tobacco and hints of cedar. The finish was long and full with a touch of spice coming out. It is a very good wine now and should develop more in the future. I have a grandson who was born in 2015 - I will save the magnum that I have for him. It should be perfect in 2036.
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Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 97 points
December 30, 2023 - Decanted over cocktails. Showing beautifully with great intensity and balance. Superb Napa blend right in the window.
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Twopawsup Likes this wine: 95 points
November 19, 2023 - Phenomenal wine. Opened a magnum at a dinner party and decanted for 4 hours. Great bouquet of new oak, cassis and blackberry on the nose. Velvety palate with lots of plum followed by a little tobacco and black tea. Long leathery finish.
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prccap Likes this wine: 90 points
May 14, 2023 - $200 for $100 juice. This wine was much better in the early 2000s and at a more appropriate cost. At todays prices this wine is a major disappointment
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cphd Likes this wine: 98 points
April 17, 2023 - Very Special wine.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- Type Red
- Producer Joseph Phelps
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Insignia
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 000139491942, 010465709608
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 64 (1%)
- In Cellars 10,010 (82%)
- Consumed 2,076 (17%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
delicious! Served this at the ROSE dinner August 2023, Kansas City Filet Mignons, Roasted Rack of LambWho Likes This Wine
95% Like It 66 votes
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- ProducerJoseph Phelps
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationInsignia
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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