2006 Joseph Phelps Insignia [WA95][WS94][WE94]

Producer: Joseph Phelps  Region: Napa Valley, California Blend: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot Year: 2006  Wine Advocate, 95 Points  "The 2006 Insignia (95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot; 16,000 cases produced) is a superb effort in this vintage. Another 30+ year wine, it boasts a dense plum/purple color as well as abundant notes of licorice, black currants, charcoal, black olives, and graphite. Full-bodied, pure, and rich with moderately high tannins, it represents a California version of a Bordeaux from Pauillac or St.-Julien. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2045. In case you think the aging curves I have described are unrealistically long, I have the Joseph Phelps regular Cabernets from the mid-seventies as well as the Insignias in my cellar, and those wines are still drinking beautifully at 30+ years of age. Today's wines are better made."  Wine Spectator, 94 Points  "Teasing with its floral, spicy cherry, wild berry and currant aromas, this is full-bodied, firm an