Phelps Insignia Vertical

[RAD]

Howdy all--

Buried with work again. But did want to report on a phenomenal tasting I attended last night here in NYC--26 years of Phelps Insignia from 1974 to 1999, with only the 1981, 1988, 1989, and 1991 missing.

Any guesses as to the wine of the evening? [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

RAD

[Bucko]

78, 84, and 87 are mine.

[winoweenie]

My personal preferences are 75,78 and even tho young the 94. The last bottle of 75 we had 4 years ago ranks in the top 5 best of my experience.WW ( Think big Bob picked it as the wine he'd be satisfied to be marooned wif' on a what-ever.) WW

[This message has been edited by winoweenie (edited 10-17-2002).]

[RAD]

Liked em all--but I have to say, the '74 was the hands-down winner. Still fresh, exploding with flavor in the mouth, but like drinking crushed velvet. Spectacular.

To be fair, some of the vintages in the 80s were a bit monolithic--certainly not bad, but lacking some complexity and nuances that one might expect with age.

All in all, a fabulous evening! WW, for me that 1974 was definitely a top-5 of all time...but then again, I think I'm younger than you, and I haven't had a chance to drink as much! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

RAD