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5 vintages · 5 notes · Joseph Phelps · California · Napa Valley

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2015 1 note Black cherry, currant, unripe plum, and some faint leather on the back end. Notes of vanilla, incense, and cedar struggled to make a showing as well,… 2012 1 note Slow O2 for less than 30 minutes and swirled in the glass for another 30 minutes. Solid core fruit with a rounded, plush profile. Much more… 2009 1 note PnP and later decanted for about 2+ hours. Black cherry, cedar, red and black currant, tobacco leaf, and faint earth. Especially tight on the back… 2001 1 note Given that there are already 471 tasting notes on this particular wine, I'll compartmentalize this, now #472, tasting note: 1986 1 note A fair amount of funk on the nose gives way to a mild-mannered and sound delivery of cedar, tobacco, macerated cherry and plum, soil, sherry, and…