今年 2003 年份的 Insignia（15000 箱）表現(xiàn)得比去年剛裝瓶后的要好。 由 84% 的 Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% 的 Petit Verdot 和 Malbec、Merlot 混釀而成，充滿甘草、黑醋栗、烘焙意式濃縮咖啡的誘人香氣，烤橡木味為基調(diào)。 酒體飽滿，口感豐富香醇，富有深度，結(jié)構(gòu)和諧，單寧偏甜，余味悠長，適宜現(xiàn)在飲用，也能繼續(xù)存放 20 年。 目前建議飲用： 2002 Insignia (95 ), 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard (96+)。

One of the first, if not the first, of the proprietarily named Napa Bordeaux blends, Phelps Insignia has been one of California’s greatest Cabs for decades. This is their 30th anniversary bottling, and it’s worthy of the tradition. Ultrarich and smooth, with a mouthfeel that’s pure velvet, it’s fairly thick in tannins now, suggesting cellaring. But it’s huge in blackberry, dark unsweetened chocolate and spicy plum fruit, and will easily hold for a very long time. Best now, if carefully decanted, and through 2020.——S.H.(3/1/2007)—— 96