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Date Printed: 5/19/2013
Joseph Phelps Insignia 2006
Joseph Phelps Insignia 2006
 (search item no. 99991)
collectible wine
green wine

The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
Connoisseurs' Guide rating: 95 points
PRICE ON 5/19/2013: $159.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2009 Wine Enthusiast rating: 96 points
2009 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2009 International Wine Cellar rating: 94 points
2009 James Suckling rating: 92 points
2009 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2009 Wine & Spirits rating: 91 points
2008 The Wine Advocate rating: 97 points
2008 James Suckling rating: 96 points
2008 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points
2008 Wine Enthusiast rating: 93 points
2008 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
2007 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
2007 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
2007 Connoisseurs' Guide rating: 96 points
2007 Wine Enthusiast rating: 94 points
2007 International Wine Cellar rating: 94 points
2007 Wine & Spirits rating: 91 points
2005 Connoisseurs' Guide rating: 97 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2005 Wine Enthusiast rating: 95 points
2005 Wine & Spirits rating: 94 points
2005 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
2005 Wine Spectator rating: 92 points
2004 Wine Enthusiast rating: 97 points
2004 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2004 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points
2004 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
2004 Wine & Spirits rating: 91 points
2003 Wine Enthusiast rating: 96 points
2003 The Wine Advocate rating: 94 points
2002 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
2002 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
2002 International Wine Cellar rating: 95 points
2002 Wine & Spirits rating: 93 points
2002 Wine Enthusiast rating: 92 points
2001 The Wine Advocate rating: 99 points
2001 Wine Enthusiast rating: 96 points
2001 Wine & Spirits rating: 95 points
2001 International Wine Cellar rating: 94 points
2000 Wine Spectator rating: 92 points
2000 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
2000 Wine & Spirits rating: 90 points
1999 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points
1999 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
1999 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
1998 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points
1998 Wine & Spirits rating: 92 points
1998 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
1998 International Wine Cellar rating: 91 points
1997 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
1997 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
1997 Wine & Spirits rating: 93 points
1994 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
1994 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points
1992 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
1992 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 The 2002 vintage of this wine was ranked #1 on the Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wines of 2005

Deeply colored, concentrated and layered, with floral, anise, black cherry and graphite aromas, this wine is classically structured with excellent acidity, well-balanced tannins and a mouth-staining, persistent finish.

Blend:
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%).
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About Joseph Phelps Vineyards:

 Joseph Phelps Vineyards is a family-owned winery committed to crafting world class, estate-grown wines. Founded in 1973 when Joe Phelps purchased a former cattle ranch near St. Helena in the Napa Valley, the winery now controls and farms nearly 375 acres of vines on eight estate vineyards in St. Helena, the Stags Leap District, Oakville, Rutherford, Oak Knoll District, Carneros and South Napa Valley. In 1999, the Phelps family added 100 acres of vineyard property near the town of Freestone on the Sonoma Coast, where Phelps now grows Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Phelps is best known for its flagship Napa Valley blend of red Bordeaux varietals, Insignia, first produced in 1974. Awarded Wine Spectator's "Wine of the Year" in 2005, Insignia is widely regarded as a qualitative benchmark for California winemaking.