MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.5

Such a beauty. #josephphelps biased review. — 7 years ago

with Justin and Joseph

Eddie Valadao

9.4

Perfect balance for my palate. A bit of earthiness, with hints of spice and fruit. Mild tannins but wonderful — 8 years ago

Robert Morus

9.7

A stunning bottle of Oregon style Chardonnay. The key word is "balance" between fruit and acidity. Beautiful Mediterranean spice graces the glass. The influence of barrel is light, supporting the tones of citrus. — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.5

Starting off this birthday week celebration with some old school wines, this one was first up (rounding up to tasting note 1,000 on Delectable this weekend).

Was nervous about if this wine had held up. Seemed like it had a little bit of seepage and when we removed the cork it was wet and crumbled straight away. Additionally it was a mid to low shoulder.

Medium tawny brown with watery edges. Love this nose, layers of stinky and gamey notes, burnt and smoked wood, mushrooms, forest floor and some light red berries too. Extremely well balanced and well integrated. Moderate tannins (5/10) and medium bodied. A touch of jamminess on the palate with soft red fruits and some nice spiciness. Insanely long finish. Would be excited to try another one of these that was stored properly. Drink till 2019. — 9 years ago

with Sean and India

Scott Silverman

9.2

Smooth tannins and dark berries. Wonderful! — 10 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Out of 3L. Soft black, blue and red fruits. Hint of spice and leather. Super resolved and integrated. Heaven on the palate. — 10 years ago

Mayuka Yatomi

9.2

Fantastic! Juicy apricot, guava, any tropical yummy fruits that you can mention. Acidity is still there. Paired with spicy Thai papaya salad, went amazingly well together! — 11 years ago

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.1

Holding strong. Biased review. — 11 years ago

with Joseph

Lauren World

9.6

Wine club part deux — 11 years ago

James Lee

8.9

2013. Refreshing, silky, and zesty. — 11 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

The Phelps Pinot’s take awhile to come around. This 11 overachieves the vintage and has put on weight since I first tasted it at Phelps. Plenty of life ahead of this wine. I will wait another 2-4 years to open another. On the nose; dark cherries, cherries, blue fruits hues, dry cranberries plum and blackberries, limestone minerals, violets, red floral and red roses. The body is medium. The tannins silty/silky soft. The fruits are ripe & ruby. Sweet & sour dark cherries, cherries, pomegranate, blue fruits hues, dry cranberries plum, and blackberries. Silky volcanic minerals, limestone, cola with a touch of red vines, dark rich dry soil, hints of crushed rocks, fruit tea, violets, and red. Roses, beautiful rainfall acidity. The length, structure, length and balance are harmonious. The long, elegant, well polished finished lasts over a minute and is fruit and floral driven. @Compline...Master Sommelier Matt Stamps & Ryan Stetins new restaurant & retail shop downtown Napa. Food is very good & inexpensive. Good retail shop wines all $12-$48. Leave it to a Master Sommelier to find really good affordable wines. They have a bright future. — 8 years ago

Mike Evans

9.1

Cherry and pomegranate with a little fresh summer vegetation and spice, nice tartness on the palate cries out for food, but it is still awfully good by itself. It expands with air, as tannin comes out and it just dials in to the brain's pleasure centers. Another winner from Briceland and I can't wait to see what more age brings to it. — 8 years ago

with Eric

Christine Havens

9.3

I was delighted to find Maison Bleue's tasting room in downtown Walla Walla on my last visit, and even more surprised to taste the Domaine J. Meuret Les Chênes Pinot Noir 2013, the inaugural vintage of this label, all of which are single vineyard wines made by Jon Meuret. The quality is outstanding—expressing pie cherries, cranberries, morels and sweet leaf tobacco which fall well below perfumy rose petals and fragrant dried mint. It's weightless and light, with an understory of fine tannins lending structure to grace. — 9 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.0

Floral, honeysuckle, curry. Sweet, round, balanced. — 10 years ago

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

This just happened. From magnum. #josephphelps biased review. — 10 years ago

with Joseph and Will

James Brady

8.9

Light, smooth with the nose of a CA Cab. — 11 years ago

Felix Huang

9.5

2010 ANV Cuvée. Very young. Needs at least another 5 yrs in bottle. Tremendous wine. Structure and tannins to boot. — 11 years ago

John Kemper

9.5

The best wine so far from my buried stash of mid-90s Chards is the bright clear gold '95 Joseph Phelps Chardonnay 'Ovation' from Napa Valley. Still plenty of spicy pear and pear aromas followed by a rich mouthfeel that persists with ripe stone fruit flavors through the lengthy spice-laced finish. — 11 years ago

Kim Kolb

9.4

Phelps Creek 2013 Sauvignon Blanc is oh so yummy. I call it the Sassy Back Talker! — 12 years ago

John Beasley

9.0

Good winter chard — 8 years ago

with Ludi and Neal

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Another scorching day, another record temperature falls. Still too hot to go red and I wanted to rock a nice Cabernet. Well...not yet. A little Sauvignon Blanc to battle the heat. And, a warm up to next weeks JP party. On the nose; jasmine, green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, honey notes, bees wax, soft volcanic minerals and yellow florals. The fruits on the palate are not as pronounced as they are on the nose. Peach, green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, honey notes, bees wax, soft volcanic minerals, oily body, round acidity & finish with yellow florals. @ no chips & salsa 💃 @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher — 8 years ago

Raul Puga

9.3

Great fruit and balance. Nice finish — 9 years ago

with Carlos and Joe

Nina Liu

9.2

full of sweet fullness. Persimmon, honeydew, nuts ... Aged but still clear and translucent.. Joyful as afternoon tea time. (More syrup and liquor like intensity) — 10 years ago

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

Biased review #josephphelps #insignia — 10 years ago

Tom Hoffman

9.1

Really nice aged Chardonnay. Not much fruit but a light touch of oak and nicely mellowed vibrancy. — 10 years ago

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

1995 from magnum. Spectacular. Biased review. #josephphelps — 11 years ago

with Joseph

Josh Bennethum

9.2

A top notch collaboration between two young stars, Carlo Trinchero and Josh Phelps. — 11 years ago

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.2

2011 vintage. Biased rating. — 11 years ago

with Joseph

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.5

Once in a lifetime wine! 1977 Joseph Phelps Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from magnum. — 11 years ago

with Joseph

MH

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.2

2012 Joseph Phelps Pinot Noir, Freestone Vineyards Sonoma Coast - can't wait for this spring 2014 release. — 12 years ago