• 1996 Joseph Phelps Insignia – USA, California, Napa Valley (11/7/2009)
    Huge pine forest nose… like walking on to a Christmas tree lot. Flavors of fresh bing cherry, baking spices, cedar, espresso, leather, and a zippy acidity that belies its 13 years of age. Very long finish with a smooth, rich mouthfeel. I didn’t love this wine to the extent some recent tasters did, but all-in-all, an excellent bottle. Probably the one thing holding this wine back from stratospheric scoring with me was that cedar nose… it was almost too much. I wish I had this bottle a couple of years ago. (93 pts.)

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