Joseph Phelps Vineyards • Napa Valley, California
Insignia is Joseph Phelps Vineyards’ flagship, estate-grown Napa Valley Bordeaux-style red blend, first produced in 1974…Insignia is Joseph Phelps Vineyards’ flagship, estate-grown Napa Valley Bordeaux-style red blend, first produced in 1974 and now considered a benchmark for Cabernet Sauvignon–based wines from California. Crafted each year from the best lots…Learn More »
$353
/750ml
2021 Retail Average
97
/100
2021 Pro Rating
Joseph Phelps Vineyards Insignia 2021 offers deep, saturated flavors of cassis and black plum threaded with dark chocolate, cedar and graphite, carried by lively acidity that keeps the richness in check. The palate is concentrated yet refined, with velvety, finely etched tannins that give structure without heaviness and a very long, polished finish. This vintage leans toward elegance and precision rather than sheer power, promising complexity with time in bottle.
Dry-aged ribeye steak; rosemary-garlic lamb chops; braised short ribs
Insignia is Joseph Phelps Vineyards’ flagship, estate-grown Napa Valley Bordeaux-style red blend, first produced in 1974 and now considered a benchmark for Cabernet Sauvignon–based wines from California. Crafted each year from the best lots across Phelps’ premier vineyards (notably in Stags Leap District, Rutherford, Oak Knoll District, St. Helena and South Napa), it is typically dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon with Petit Verdot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc, aged about two years in 100% new French oak to yield a richly structured but polished win…