Ein klassischer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon mit einladendem Veilchen, dunklen Früchten, Tabak, dezenter Backwürze und erdigen getrockneten Kräuteraromen. Ein fokussierter, konzentrierter Wein mit jugendlicher Energie und Frische, der durch eine geschmeidige Tanninstruktur und Finesse leicht ausbalanciert wird. Insignia 2019 ist schön, ausgewogen und von einer guten Intensität dunkler Fruchtmerkmale geprägt. Aufeinanderfolgende Jahrgänge wie 2018 und 2019 zu haben, ist ein Luxus.
Wine Advocate
More elegant and refined than the Napa Cab, the 2019 Insignia features restrained cedar and vanilla notes (despite spending two years in 100% new French oak) and delicate herbal shadings accenting cassis and black cherry fruit. Full-bodied, velvety and somewhat open-knit on the palate, it turns plush and long on the finish, adding a touch of warmth. Production this year is approximately 17,000 cases, reflecting the increased volume coming from recently replanted vineyards. It's remarkable what a good job they continue to do with this bottling year after year, without compromising on quality.
James Suckling
A very aromatic Insignia with pencil-shaving and graphite highlights to the dark fruit and blackberries. Full-bodied, yet tensioned and vertical, with very fine tannins that run deep and layered in the wine. Needs time to come together, but fantastic tension and structure. Try after 2027.
Jane Anson
The classic Joseph Phelps bottling, released this year after three years of ageing in barrel and bottle. Espresso, cocoa bean, cassis, earth, crushed rock, leather, finely sculpted tannins in this most balanced of Napa vintages. The 2019 Insignia marks the first vintage to include fruit from the new Joseph Phelps vineyard named El Venadito, located in the Oak Knoll District, just south of the winery’s Yountville Vineyard. Owned by LVMH at time of release, but made under the former owners.
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