/St. Helena/Joseph Phelps Vineyards
St. Helena
§ St. Helena· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Joseph Phelps Vineyards.
Insignia—America's first Bordeaux blend, still the standard.
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotClay★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.6
Passport · Winery No. 020St.
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🏛 Architectural Gem⚡ Pioneer Spirit
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Clay over Loam
Joseph Phelps was a Colorado construction contractor who built his own winery on a St. Helena hillside in 1973—that iconic redwood building remains one of Napa's most beautiful. But his greatest contribution was Insignia: first made in 1974, it was America's first intentional Bordeaux-style Proprietary Red Blend. At th…
Soil
ClayLoam
Elevation
308ft
Aspect
Bench
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · estate-grown
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Merlot
梅洛
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Cabernet Franc
品丽珠
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Petit Verdot
小维多
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Malbec
马尔贝克
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
C
Corison Winery
St. Helena · Cabernet Sauvignon
D
Duckhorn Vineyards
St. Helena · Merlot
S
Spottswoode
St. Helena · Cabernet Sauvignon
D
Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.