Insignia 2016
Joseph Phelps
Vintage: 2016
Case Format: 6x75cl
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CRITIC REVIEWS
Tom Parker MW
A very deep purple colour in the glass. Ripe but not overblown on the nose, all damson, blackberry and baked vanilla. The palate is powerful but balanced, bright acidity and grippy tannins tempering the glossy black fruit. Expansive, heady and rich, this is a blockbuster that warrants bottle age. (TP)
Karen MacNeil
Made by longtime winemaker Ashley Hepworth, Joseph Phelps Insignia is a blue chip stock in the Napa Valley. The wine - first made in 1974 - was the valley’s first proprietary Bordeaux blend. It comes from non contiguous estate vineyards, mostly on the valley floor and lower hillsides. Insignia has a certain old fashioned character. The 2016, a bit oaky at first, is also packed with juicy, dense, sweet berry flavours, plus notes of tobacco and graphite. More than many Insignias when they are young, the 2016 already possesses a wonderful thick softness and length.
DELIVERY INFORMATION
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