Joseph Phelps Vineyards Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

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The 2012 Insignia is in great shape today. Bright acids lend tremendous energy to a mid-weight Insignia that is more about finesse rather than power. Sweet red-fleshed fruit, cedar, tobacco, mint and rose petal are all beautifully delineated. There's not much left to say. The 2012 offers tons of pure pleasure. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2024)

The 2012 Insignia is in great shape today. Bright acids lend tremendous energy to a mid-weight Insignia that is more about finesse rather than power. Sweet red-fleshed fruit, cedar, tobacco, mint and rose petal are all beautifully delineated. There's not much left to say. The 2012 offers tons of pure pleasure. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2024)

9.6

Lamar Hannah

Needed some time to get some air but showed well at dinner

Needed some time to get some air but showed well at dinner

8.8

Kevin Ortzman Delectable Pro

Dark fruit and tobacco on the nose with a, not surprising, blackberry on the palate - great way to finish off Father's Day!

Dark fruit and tobacco on the nose with a, not surprising, blackberry on the palate - great way to finish off Father's Day!

10

David T Delectable Pro

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

Dark cherries,black licorice nose. Super dark cassis fruit that moves into mid red fruits on the palate. Caramel, dry rose, sweet spice, rich dark wet earth.

Dark cherries,black licorice nose. Super dark cassis fruit that moves into mid red fruits on the palate. Caramel, dry rose, sweet spice, rich dark wet earth.

9.5

Greg Gregory Delectable Pro

PBFW Kostow dinner.

PBFW Kostow dinner.

8.5

jesus g Delectable Pro

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

If I could I'd love to taste this side by side with an 02 insignia

If I could I'd love to taste this side by side with an 02 insignia

9.8

Mark Blatty Delectable Pro

A Napa classic...

A Napa classic...

9.5

Tom Kobylarz Delectable Pro

The nose leads you down a path to oak and very ripe fruit notes, however the palate is pure, precise like a howitzer shell of tannin and structure. Should be killer in 10+ years as the palate is fresh, with very good balance and acidity. Complexity with age should increase the score and my interest but right now it needs time.

The nose leads you down a path to oak and very ripe fruit notes, however the palate is pure, precise like a howitzer shell of tannin and structure. Should be killer in 10+ years as the palate is fresh, with very good balance and acidity. Complexity with age should increase the score and my interest but right now it needs time.

9.3

Justin Bothur Delectable Pro

I'd love to see this again in 7 years and then 15.

I'd love to see this again in 7 years and then 15.

8.9

Christanna Honer Delectable Pro

A true powerhouse. Under the thick-as-port black fruit is a brooding minerality and a haunting smoky, loamy earth character. This is a HUGE vintage. Behemoth. Gargantuan. Complex and long on the palate, with a definite "whoa" factor on the finish.

A true powerhouse. Under the thick-as-port black fruit is a brooding minerality and a haunting smoky, loamy earth character. This is a HUGE vintage. Behemoth. Gargantuan. Complex and long on the palate, with a definite "whoa" factor on the finish.

9.6

Location

  • 1355 2nd Ave.
    New York, NY 10021

  • Hours:
    Monday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
    Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
    Sunday: Closed

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