The Joseph Phelps Napa Cabernet has always been at the top of the critic's list since day one; moreover, it is a staple of any fine restaurant or resort. The wines from Joseph Phelps routinely receive lofty scores, and their 2002 bottling of Insignia was even given the honor of becoming Wine Spectator's Top Wine of the Year! Their estate vineyards are now entirely sustainably farmed, with several being organically farmed, so the wines are going from strength to strength! This is classic Napa Cab, and was aged for 16 months in a combination of French and American oak, both new and used.
ANTONIO GALLONI 92 POINTS - "The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is terrific, especially for a wine of its level and production. Aromatic, medium in body and impeccably balanced, the 2022 is seriously impressive. It is perhaps a bit more floral and lighter than most years, but its balance and overall harmony are beyond reproach. This is a strong showing. New oak is 45%, 27% French and 18% American."
JEB DUNNUCK 91 POINTS - "The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is based on 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Merlot brought up in French and American oak. Classy red and black fruits, vanilla oak, tobacco, and graphite notes all define the aromatics, and it's ripe, rounded, and nicely textured, with good mid-palate density and a good finish."
ANTONIO GALLONI 92 POINTS - "The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is terrific, especially for a wine of its level and production. Aromatic, medium in body and impeccably balanced, the 2022 is seriously impressive. It is perhaps a bit more floral and lighter than most years, but its balance and overall harmony are beyond reproach. This is a strong showing. New oak is 45%, 27% French and 18% American."
JEB DUNNUCK 91 POINTS - "The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is based on 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Merlot brought up in French and American oak. Classy red and black fruits, vanilla oak, tobacco, and graphite notes all define the aromatics, and it's ripe, rounded, and nicely textured, with good mid-palate density and a good finish."
