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2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Oakville
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Community Tasting Notes 15
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Darwine Likes this wine: 98 points
April 11, 2024 - Hitting its stride now. Lots of dark fruit on the nose with some earthy elements - maybe leather. The taste followed with beautiful full bodied dark fruit with some beautiful layered tannins that led you to a glorious finish. The acid balance here made this finish spectacular. A great wine and a beutiful example of Napa Cabernet!! My steak was all that better!!!
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mklasing Likes this wine: 96 points
April 1, 2024 - Simply stunning!
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KAT9 Likes this wine: 95 points
December 17, 2022 - I am getting a floral bouquet on the nose. Very fragrant. Some dark fruit, some hint of minerality. On the palate, very balanced. Nicely done wine. Table mate tasted some bell pepper but I didn’t get it at all. Really good wine.
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stuartwh wrote:
September 9, 2022 - At Dormie
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stuartwh wrote: 94 points
August 19, 2022 - Good a little light
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The 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons at Age Ten (May 2022), 5/1/2022 (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Terroir Matters - Updated (Nov 2013) (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard Oakville, Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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May/June 2013, IWC Issue #168 (link)(Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard Oakville Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: An Epic Vintage (Dec 2012) (link)(Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard Oakville) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Joseph Phelps
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Backus Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Oakville
- UPC Code 010465229908
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,349 (72%)
- Consumed 530 (28%)
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- Wine2011 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard
- ProducerJoseph Phelps
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationOakville
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- AppellationOakville