2018 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 95.9 points

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  1/28/2024 - Bobcat 31 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  very enjoyable balanced and medium finish

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  12/17/2023 - Darwine Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Love this full bodied Napa Cab!! Nose was leather, vanilla and some friendly earthy elements with ripe dark fruit. Flavors were ripe black raspberry and black cherry with a wisp of fresh baked. Cherry pie. The tannins were expressive with layered qualities making the finish long and ending in black fruit flavors! A beautiful wine destined to be perfect in several years!!

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  12/4/2023 - Darwine Likes this wine: 98 Points

  This was a welcome surprise to the last bottle I had! This aged so perfectly! Opened up over 40 minutes with the notes of leather and vanilla to start going to herbal and floral notes with a background of dark fruit. Flavors followed with dark fruit, blackberry and ripe plum to blackberry and black cherry. The tannis were expressive but soft with lingering black fruit. Finish was long with these beautiful layered tannins and dark fruit. A great Napa Cabernet!!

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  12/2/2023 - Libbidog Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Deep ruby. Violets, black plum, black cherry, currants, roasted meat, savory dried herbs, dusty stones, vanilla, long finish. Outstanding.

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  7/12/2023 - Darwine Likes this wine: 98 Points

  A beautiful luscious full bodied Napa Cabernet! Nose of leather and vanilla which changed with time to a nice floral essence. The flavors were full of dark fruit - Black cherries, blackberry and some muted plum. The tannins were very reserved but had that presence that made the finish long and enjoyable. This wine is young as a 18 but a few more years and it will be perfection. Best cab I have had in a long time. Just delicious!!!

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