The 2006 Insignia possesses a deep ruby/purple color as well as copious amounts of cassis... It remains a big, full-throttle, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine... Everything needed for a graceful evolution is present, and the 2006 should keep for another two decades. Robert Parker
Sipping Fine Wine
Blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, and 1% Merlot sourced estate-owned vineyards in Rutherford (30%), South Napa (22%), the St. Helena home ranch (17%), and Stag's Leap District (Barboza Vineyard, 17% and Las Rocas Vineyard, 14%). Just opened this, 14 years in the bottle after a couple of years in the barrel! Still tasting well, young and juicy, should easily last another 14 years in the bottle. Deep Ruby, dark fruits, spice, complex nose. Palate reflects juicy rich berry fruits, well structured harmonious wine. Fine soft rich tannins, long finish ending with fruit, tobacco and earthy tones. Wow!
Blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, and 1% Merlot sourced estate-owned vineyards in Rutherford (30%), South Napa (22%), the St. Helena home ranch (17%), and Stag's Leap District (Barboza Vineyard, 17% and Las Rocas Vineyard, 14%). Just opened this, 14 years in the bottle after a couple of years in the barrel! Still tasting well, young and juicy, should easily last another 14 years in the bottle. Deep Ruby, dark fruits, spice, complex nose. Palate reflects juicy rich berry fruits, well structured harmonious wine. Fine soft rich tannins, long finish ending with fruit, tobacco and earthy tones. Wow!
10Ari Newman
Consistently great bottle...only 5% petit Verdot but tons of weight and mouth feel. Yum! #laterbottle
Consistently great bottle...only 5% petit Verdot but tons of weight and mouth feel. Yum! #laterbottle
8.6Cara McBroom
Just enjoying a little late night Insignia...
Just enjoying a little late night Insignia...
9.3Henrique Viotti
Sommelier Hakkasan
2006 Insignia
2006 Insignia
9.8Mitzi Inglis
Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Love this wine right now. from magnum. Biased review. #josephphelps #insignia
Love this wine right now. from magnum. Biased review. #josephphelps #insignia
9.5Will Phelps
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Tasted it blind with my in-laws, they thought it couldn't be older than 2012. Incredible how much this wine has blossomed since its release - last night it had very generous blackberry, cassis, and vanilla, with a superb round, lengthy finish. Biased review, but still...
Tasted it blind with my in-laws, they thought it couldn't be older than 2012. Incredible how much this wine has blossomed since its release - last night it had very generous blackberry, cassis, and vanilla, with a superb round, lengthy finish. Biased review, but still...
9.7Will Phelps
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
2006 is just starting to enter the perfect drinking window for Insignia.
2006 is just starting to enter the perfect drinking window for Insignia.
9.6Steven Gullo
Cassis and Eucalyptus. Very good.
Cassis and Eucalyptus. Very good.
9.5Riccardo L.
Peekaboo of flavours. First black fruit, then cherry, then forest berries, then oak, then a TKO to the mouth, Mike Tyson style. WOW. #jesusblood
Peekaboo of flavours. First black fruit, then cherry, then forest berries, then oak, then a TKO to the mouth, Mike Tyson style. WOW. #jesusblood
9.9Will Thomas
Solid, elegant entry, body was a little flat... Probably a great wine in a year or to, just caught it at the wrong time.
Solid, elegant entry, body was a little flat... Probably a great wine in a year or to, just caught it at the wrong time.
8.8WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.