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Joseph Phelps

Joseph Phelps Vineyards is a family-owned winery based in St. Helena. It was founded in 1973 when Joseph Phelps, a building contractor from Colorado, arrived in Napa Valley to build wineries. He soon decided to make his own wine and purchased a former cattle ranch near St. Helena. Phelps Vineyards now owns or leases 560 acres of vineyards in Napa Valley and the Sonoma Coast. The estate owns choice properties in St. Helena, Stags Leap, Oakville, Rutherford, South Napa Valley and Oak Knoll. Phelps is best known for Insignia, its flagship Napa Valley blend of red Bordeaux varieties 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. Besides Cabernet Sauvignon and small amounts of Petit Verdot, Merlot and Malbec, Phelps also grows Chardonnay, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Scheurebe. The estate produces 50,000 cases annually from Napa Valley and an additional 15,000 cases from the Sonoma Coast.

1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  97   
ST  94   
JR  17   
WS  #5 of 2000   

1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia

3.0ltr

RP  100   
WS  97   
ST  94   
JR  17   
WS  #5 of 2000   
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1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  100   
WS  97   
ST  94   
JR  17   
WS  #5 of 2000   

2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork

RP  100   
WS  96   
ST  95   
WE  92   
JR  15   
WS  #1 of 2005   

2018 Joseph Phelps Insignia

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

JS  99   
WA  97+    
JD  95-97   
VN  93-96   
JR  17   

2013 Joseph Phelps Insignia

1.5ltr

RP  98+    
WE  98   
VN  97   
JS  95   
WS  93   

1987 Joseph Phelps Insignia

1.5ltr

Label condition issue

WS  96   

2006 Joseph Phelps Insignia

1.5ltr

RP  95+    
WS  94   
WE  94   
ST  90+    
JR  17   

1990 Joseph Phelps Insignia

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage

WS  90   
RP  87-90   

1989 Joseph Phelps Insignia

5.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; base neck fill

1983 Joseph Phelps Insignia Auction Reserve

6.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

2000 Joseph Phelps Insignia Auction Reserve

1.5ltr

2021 Joseph Phelps Vin du Mistral Red

1.5ltr

6 available
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