Phelps Insignia - 1997 (750ml) Piedmont Release price: ($1200

Release price: ($1200

and earthy forest floor

A big wine needing some time to come together

this is a multi-dimensional wine that was extremely approachable and drinkable in both tastings I had of it

it is medium-bodied

Phelps Insignia - 1997 (750ml) Piedmont Release price: ($1200Joseph Phelps' flagship wine is their fabulous Insignia, a wine with a tremendous track record back to the debut vintage of 1974. It is produced in significant quantities (18,000 20,000 cases) for a wine of such quality. The prodigious 1997 Insignia (83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot) lives up to its pre bottling promise. Tasted on three separate occasions, every bottle has hit the bull's eye. The color is a saturated thick