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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
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
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
PBFW Kostow dinner.
PBFW Kostow dinner.
8.5
jesus g
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
A Napa classic...
A Napa classic...
9.5
Tom Kobylarz
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
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
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
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