The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon by Joseph Phelps (you know from the famous Insignia) is a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec, from vineyards in the south of Napa Valley, St. Helena, Oak Knoll. District and Stags Leap District. It is aged for 18 months in 40% new oak (51% American, 49% French) and 60% one- to two-year French and American oak barrels. The Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet-purple color with tantalizing baked plums, stewed cherries, mulberries and warm cassis on the nose with hints of spice cake, pepper and tobacco leaf. The Phelps is medium to full bodied and has a great intensity of blackcurrant and exotic spices framed by soft tannins and a lively freshness which ends with an impressive length. The wine can be drunk now, but can also be kept for another 15+ years, but that's actually a shame. This wine is very nice to enjoy and is still relatively very pleasantly priced for a Napa Valley topper.

97/100 Suckling and 92+/100 Parker