Napa Valley, California, United StatesLike many of the star 2010 California reds, it’s the cool, mineral, floral stony notes that attract. The blend is 84/10/4/2 cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, merlot and malbec. A svelte Insignia, at least as lean as a Napa red can be, has helped this wine to age effortlessly. The palate reveals more of the richness and dark chocolate and New World sweetness that speaks to California cabernet sauvignon. This bottle was fading a bit, at least on the nose, but the palate remains impressive offering spicy, leafy, chocolate, coffee, blackcurrant, and violets that fade into a long, chalky finish. Perfect drinking now but will likely hang in through 2025. Roast beef and roasted vegetables would be an excellent match. Availability restricted to restaurants, specialty retailers and auctions at this point.Tasted: 13 March 2019Tasted by: Prices:
ON
$225.00
750ml
LCBO
QC
$225.00
750ml
SAQ
NS
$225.00
750ml
Producer: Joseph Phelps VineyardsDistributors: Trialto Wine Group Lifford Wine and Spirits Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - Petit Verdot - Merlot - MalbecCSPC: 495945UPC: 831906009985
Napa Valley, California, United StatesLike many of the star California 2010 reds it’s the cool mineral, floral stony notes that attract. The blend is 84/10/4/2 cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, merlot and malbec. The palate reveals more of the richness and dark chocolate and New World sweetness than can be part of the cabernet picture. The fruit is pure and dense, the tannins fine grained and dense. This needs decade or more in bottle to unwind. Always rich and hedonistic it dwarfed some of the lesser lights form South Africa and Australia. Wolf Blass Master Blend Classification Tasting Vancouver 2015.Tasted: 15 April 2015Tasted by: Prices:
ON
$225.00
750ml
LCBO
QC
$225.00
750ml
SAQ
NS
$225.00
750ml
Producer: Joseph Phelps VineyardsDistributors: Trialto Wine Group Lifford Wine and Spirits Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - Petit Verdot - Merlot - MalbecCSPC: 495945UPC: 831906009985
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