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Manage Subscriptions2008 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 92
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Araldinho Likes this wine: 90 points
December 30, 2023 - Deep garnet.
Aromas of cassis, red currant, plum jam, coffee, wet grass, leather, cedar and stock cube.
Full body
Coarsely grained, chewy tannins. Blackcurrant acids and espresso bitterness.
Palate of blackcurrant jam, plum, thyme, sandalwood, menthol and forest floor.
A fruity, fresh and attractive cabernet with jammy fruit, delicate nutty and grassy aromas and rather long bittersweet finish. Drink within 10 years. Tasted 2023. Tasted alongside Penfolds bin 707, 1994. In comparison, the matched wine was muscular, deeper and a more complex wine, yet the present wine will most likely evolve into a great, subtle and multi-layered cab sauv over time. -
Wine4Life Likes this wine: 91 points
July 30, 2022 - Deep dark ruby with no signs of bricking, nice open nose, dark berries and forest floor dominate. Big body with Darcy fruit well balanced with some acidity and well resolved tannins. Drinking perfectly but cold easily cellar for another 5 years.
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louisl Likes this wine: 93 points
May 28, 2022 - Drinking beautifully right now. Big bold dark fruit on the nose with some mature flavors coming through, full body with some residual grippy tannins. This will hold a few more years for sure, but I don't see any reason to wait.
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Lion King Likes this wine: 92 points
January 24, 2022 - Big and bold with tannins still very evident. Drinking well but can cellar for a couple more years.
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Jennylynn wrote:
November 29, 2021 - Gave to Jordan and ryan
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Joseph Phelps
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 010465208903
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 6 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,835 (46%)
- Consumed 2,164 (54%)
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