Insignia 3 Liter Vertical 1995(RP97),1996(RP92-94),1997(RP96)

Insignia 3 Liter Vertical 1995(RP97),1996(RP92-94),1997(RP96)

Seller Will Ship To: United States Only
Size of Bottles in this Lot: 3000
Number of Bottles in lot: 3
Bottle Fill Level: Into Neck
Bottle Label Condition: Good
Shipping Policy: Buyer Pays
Payment Methods Accepted: Money Order, Personal Check, Escrow Service, Paypal (eChecks)

NO RESERVE
Vertical of Insignia Double Magnums 1995, 1996, 1997
Purchased on release.
Stored in professional wine storage facility @ 55 deg/ 65% humidity.
. 1995 Joseph Phelps Insignia Proprietary Red Wine
The 1995 Insignia may be slightly better than the 1994 - as hard as that is to believe. The final blend is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot. The 1995 exhibits a character similar to the 1994 - cassis, fruitcake, cedar, herbs, coffee, and black fruits intermixed with smoke - but the 1995 is slightly longer in the mouth. It is a wine of extraordinary extraction, full body, and marvelously pure fruit. Moreover, it has managed to soak up the 100% new oak aging, leaving only subtle pain grille notes. The tannin may be slightly more noticeable in the 1994, but my instincts suggest the 1995 is even richer and longer than the 1994 - as amazing as that sounds. This prodigious Insignia should be at its best over the next 20-25 years.
Perhaps the best back-to-back vintages ever produced of this wine are the 1994 and 1995, which rival the great Insignias made in 1974 and 1976.
Dec 1997 Robert Parker (94-96)
Drink: 1997 - 2017
The 1996 Insignia will be virtually impossible to find because of the small crop. This opaque purple-colored wine offers a penetratingly fragrant bouquet consisting primarily of jammy cassis, smoke, toast, licorice, and earth. Full-bodied, with a viscous texture, this is a thick, juicy, succulent wine with noticeable tannin in the finish. Like the other Insignias, it will evolve for two decades or more.
1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia Proprietary Red Wine Joseph 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-looking blue/purple. The nose offers up explosive aromas of jammy black fruits, licorice, Asian spices, vanillin, and cedar. Full-bodied as well as exceptionally pure and impressively endowed, this blockbuster yet surprisingly elegant wine cuts a brilliant swath across the palate. A seamless effort with beautifully integrated acidity, sweet tannin, and alcohol, it is still an infant, but can be drunk with considerable pleasure. Anticipated maturity: now-2025.
96 points Drink: 2000-2025
Check my other listings

THE FOLLOWING WAS ADDED BY SELLER ON 13-Feb-12 10:34 AM:

Free ground shipping if you use "BUY IT" option.

Insignia 3 Liter Vertical 1995(RP97),1996(RP92-94),1997(RP96)

Payment & shipping details

Shipping cost: --
Insurance: --
Payment instructions: Payment with Paypal or MO will ship following day. Personal checks 10 days after receipt of check.
Add 3% for Paypal

Insignia 3 Liter Vertical 1995(RP97),1996(RP92-94),1997(RP96)

What to do if you are the buyer or seller

There are no winning bidders on this lot. Completing a transaction without a winning bid violates WineCommune's user agreement and is not covered by any of our protective services such as our insurance.