1996 Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard
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Score 92/100 · Drink 2003-2025, Robert Parker, Jan 2000
The dense ruby/purple-colored 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard reveals a gorgeous nose of sweet cassis fruit, chocolate, iron, and licorice. Full-bodied, powerful, and weighty, with moderately high tannin, it requires 3-4 years of cellaring. It should last 25+ years. Tel. (707) 963-2745; Fax (707) 963-4831
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Joseph Phelps
California winery Joseph Phelps is best known for its flagship Insignia cuvée, one of the first and finest proprietary red wines in the Napa Valley.
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