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Red
2016 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Label borrowed from 2015
Community Tasting Notes 74
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markcic Likes this wine: 91 points
February 29, 2024 - Almost two years since I last tried a bottle. Opened and pnp'd over a few hours. Dark fruit on the nose. The palate was berry, plums, tobacco and mocha. The finish was moderate to long.
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Bacchus.x wrote:
January 16, 2024 - Delicious
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RayT Likes this wine: 91 points
December 14, 2023 - Been at least 5 years since I drank a bottle of this (different vintage). When I have drank these at an earlier stage I always tell myself they need more age. This was a last minute pull so this was a pnp.
This full bodied wine was garnet in color with a nice nose of blackberry, blueberry, coffee, and baking spices. Similar on the palatte with cassis, blackberry, spice, tobacco and earth. This needed some air to come together. Probably best at the 4 hour mark. It was smoother on day 2 but lost some vibrancy of the fruit. Still was fine on day 3 so this wine still has plenty of life left in it. As this wine got more air (2nd and 3rd day) the cassis and tobacco started to dominate the wine.
It always surprises me how this bottling is more powerful than the Insignia but it lacks its elegance and complexity. Ideally I would hold this bottle 1 more year. If drinking now give it a 2-3 hour decant.5 people found this helpful Comments (3) -
KAT9 Likes this wine: 94 points
October 30, 2023 - This the sadly the last vintage before there is another style shift. This 2016 Napa is well made, not much oak there. Tomato-y, some green notes, balance of fruits, acidity, tannin. Very Napa in a good way.
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PierreBrusso Likes this wine: 93 points
October 7, 2023 - Just a great cab.
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By Matthew Luczy
Phelps producer profile, 6/8/2020 (link)(Joseph Phelps, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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North Coast Part 1: Napa Valley's Incredible 2016s, 1/31/2019 (link)(Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Napa Valley’s Extraordinary 2016 Cabernets (Dec 2018), 12/1/2018 (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (napa Valley) Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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3/14/2018 (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Brilliance in Napa Valley: 2016 & 2015 Cabernets (Jan 2018), 1/18/2018 (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Joseph Phelps
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Estate Grown
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 010465208903
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (0%)
- In Cellars 5,549 (61%)
- Consumed 3,518 (39%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Lamb (on bed of sweet potatoes); salad; white potatoes, New York SteakWho Likes This Wine
98% Like It 88 votes
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- FamilyJoseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Napa Valley
- ProducerJoseph Phelps
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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