Wine Spectator: "Extremely youthful and full of extract, with concentrated currant, cedar and herb aromas and flavors and hints of cola and tea on the long, smooth finish. A complete wine, drink now…

(89-92 Points) Bright medium ruby. Primary aromas of blueberry, raspberry, mint and violet, complicated by sexy oak spices. Dense but tightly wound, with intense flavors of black cherry, bitter…

(90 points) "Dark, rich and concentrated, yielding a complex array of currant, black cherry, olive, cedar and spice, finishing with supple but firm tannins. --California Cabernet retrospective. (JL)"…

"Firm and cedary, with a Bordeaux-like band of black cherry, currant, anise and earth notes that are concentrated and deep, turning tight and tannic. Ready now, but worth holding. --California…

Having a nose of vanilla, dark cherries and caramel. On the palate, there is a balance of caramel and toasted oak. The finish is said to be long, with notes of crème brÝlÊe and chocolate.

More elegant and refined than the Napa Cab, the 2019 Insignia features restrained cedar and vanilla notes

Winemaker Notes The 2016 Insignia has an inky dark hue and aromas of ripe blackberries, star anise, cigarbox, clove and sweet mochanotes. Richly opulent with velvety texture and supple tannins, this…

2019 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Insignia, Napa Valley, USA.

2019 Cardinale Estate Red, Napa Valley, USA.