94 Jeb Dunnuck – Looking at the Cabernet releases, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is deep purple-hued and has a classic nose of ripe currants, tobacco, lead pencil, and chocolate. This rich, fleshy, full-bodied 2021 has solid mid-palate depth, the structure and density that’s the hallmark of the vintage, and a great finish. It’s a beauty.
93 Robert Parker Wine Advocate – There should be around 30,000 cases of the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasted as a final blend, taken from tank, it reveals plenty of cherries, plus a backdrop of darker, riper fruit flavors, like cassis and blueberry. There’s the requisite cedar and vanilla, from aging in oak, but it’s balanced. In the mouth, the wine is medium to full-bodied, silky-velvety smooth and easy to drink, plush without being creamy or overdone, with a long, mint-accented finish.
Joseph Phelps Vineyards is committed to crafting world class, estate-based wines from Napa Valley and the western Sonoma Coast. Founded in 1973 when Joe Phelps purchased a former cattle ranch near St. Helena in the Napa Valley, the winery now controls and farms just over 400 acres of vines on nine estate vineyards in Napa
Valley. In 1999, Phelps added 100 acres of vineyard property near the town of Freestone on the Sonoma Coast, where Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are grown. Joseph Phelps is best known for its flagship Napa Valley blend of red Bordeaux varieties, Insignia, first produced in 1974. It is considered one of the world’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blends.
Valley. In 1999, Phelps added 100 acres of vineyard property near the town of Freestone on the Sonoma Coast, where Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are grown. Joseph Phelps is best known for its flagship Napa Valley blend of red Bordeaux varieties, Insignia, first produced in 1974. It is considered one of the world’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blends.