Joseph Phelps Wines

Over the next 42 years Joe became one of the most respected figures in the California wine industry, building Joseph Phelps Vineyards into a critically-acclaimed winery internationally known for its iconic wines and unwavering commitment to quality. Today, the Phelps family is committed to maintaining and nurturing Joseph Phelps Vineyards as a family-owned and run winery and to extending the extraordinary legacy of its founder, Joe Phelps.

The flagship wine of Joseph Phelps Napa Wines is the Insignia, a red Bordeaux-styled blend that is rich and flavorful, with a lovely depth of fruit and an aroma of blueberries and blackcurrants, and red licorice. Medium to full bodied firm and lightly chewy tannins and notes of cassis black cherry woody. A 94/4/2 Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc. 

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What is the Best Joseph Phelps Wine?

Since 1973 Joseph Phelps Vineyards has dedicated itself to producing wines of character, quality and significance. But it is Insignia, the flagship wine and California’s first proprietary red Bordeaux-style blend, which has earned Joseph Phelps its longstanding reputation for excellence.

What Does Joseph Phelps Insignia Taste Like?

The rarest offering of Insignia in twenty years, 2017 Insignia opens in the glass with heady aromas of mocha, cedar, roasted espresso, blueberry and ripe plum. Fresh and focused with building layers of black cherry, blackberry preserve, spice box and vanilla essence. Plush, velvety texture and seamless tannins culminate in a lengthy, lingering finish.

What is the Best Insignia Wine Vintage?

With over forty vintages in the bottle, Insignia is widely recognized as one of the most iconic wines in Napa Valley, earning favorable critical reviews vintage after vintage. Insignia is recognized as one of the world’s most iconic wines. The 2002 vintage was awarded “Wine of the Year” by Wine Spectator magazine in 2005 and Robert Parker Wine Advocate has awarded four perfect 100-point scores to the 1991, 1997, 2002 and 2007 vintages of Insignia, calling it “one of the world’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blends.”