95+ points from Robert Parker for Insignia 2006
Our congratulations go to the team at Joseph Phelps Vineyards, whose Insignia 2006 has just been awarded a coveted 95+ points from Robert Parker in his wine Advocate issue number 186, dated 23rd December 2009...
"The 2006 Insignia (95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot; 16,000 cases produced) is a superb effort in this vintage. Another 30+ year wine, it boasts a dense plum/purple color as well as abundant notes of licorice, black currants, charcoal, black olives, and graphite. Full-bodied, pure and rich with moderately high tannins, it represents a California version of a Bordeaux from Pauillac or St. Julien. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2045.
“In case you think the aging curves I have described are unrealistically long, I have the Joseph Phelps regular Cabernets from the mid-seventies as well as the Insignias in my cellar, and those wines are still drinking beautifully at 30 years of age. Today's wines are better made.” Robert Parker
