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1980 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Insignia
- Napa Valley, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 402 / 750ml
- Red - Bold and Structured
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The blend might vary depending on the vintage.
Producer tasting notes: "Wines from the compressed, 1980 growing season contain ripe, concentrated aromas and flavors with high tannin levels and good structure." - Joseph Phelps Vineyards
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Highlights
- From Napa Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 402 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Bold and Structured
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Joseph Phelps is one of Napa Valley's most prominent wine producers. As is the case with many of Napa's most famous producers, the key grape variety here is Cabernet Sauvignon.
The iconic redwood winery is located just outside ...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Alcohol ABV
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13.9 - 14.5%
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Dry
- Blend
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85% Cabernet Sauvignon & 15% Merlot
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Ownership
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Stone Bridge Cellars, Inc.
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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7% estate & 93% grower vineyards: 7% Home Ranch Vineyard (St. Helena), 93% Calistoga, Napa Valley, Rutherford, and Yountville growers, including 29% Eisele Vineyard.
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- Ageing
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15 months in Never and Limousin barrels
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Wines from the compressed, 1980 growing season contain ripe, concentrated aromas and flavors with high tannin levels and good structure.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Dim sum, meat Starter Course
- Chinese
- Pork belly Main Course
- With girolles, plums and caramelised pistachio pesto
- Argentinian
- Tablas de Monterrey Main Course
- Beef ribs with lemon and beer
- Contains: short rib
- Mexican
- Mimolette Cheese Course
- French
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User Ratings
(2)Compare vintages
Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Likely past it
The California vintage was overall good despite some setbacks.
Despite a mild, wet winter, the following spring and summer never really warmed up with fog setting in on an almost daily basis, making flowering prolonged. The weather didn’t warm up until September, when ...
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