With a medium body and well created dryness, the wine treats the mouth to a smooth elegant experience. ( Insignia): The light but glorious aroma greets the nose and glides seamlessly into the rich jammy flavor that lasts into the long finish accompanied by a chorus of perfectly tuned tannins. One guest did not like Opus One but did like Insignia another preferred the Opus one but liked the Insignia and Ray and I liked both! Everyone immediately rejected the Pinot Noir in favor of one or both of the others. To make the occasion more fun I bought a Siduri Russian River Pinot Noir (my daughter in law’s favorite kind of wine) and had a blind tasting. The dinner was simple steak, baked potato, green salad and broccoli-cauliflower-carrot mix with garlic bread. She said: What do you get for a person who loves wine and buys all kinds of great wine experiences for you? My answer was, a bottle of Joseph Phelps Insignia and Opus One. With all that said, if I could only have one of these I would select the Insignia!!! And as someone who loves “good” red wine, I have to say these are two GREAT California picks and it’s a VERY special treat to blind taste both at the same time. Would I buy them again…without question, but next time they will be drunk without food!!! Even at these prices both of these are outstanding buys. For me the Insignia has more smooth flavor and softer tannins than Opus One…and the Opus One has more intense taste that carries right through to the end of the finish. In the blind tasting each of these stood out very distinctively. The richness of the fruit and minerals in the Opus One is OUTSTANDING. Smooth as silk, very intense dark fruit flavors that are thick enough to chew on, and they just linger on and on. Powerful leather, ripe cherry, plums and damp earth aromas. Insignia is a MEMORABLE wine drinking experience and simply heavenly just to sit and drink without any food. The depth and layers of taste are just superb. Very complementary, concentrated dark fruit taste that’s super smooth and velvety, and carries right through the long vibrant finish. Wonderful intense ripe dark fruit and wood aromas. He said: (Insignia) Dark purple/garnet color. Paired With: Steak, baked potato, green salad and broccoli-cauliflower-carrot mix with garlic bread Purchased From: Woodland Hills Wine Company Woodland Hills, California Geographic Region, Appellation: ( Insignia) Napa Valley, California ( Opus One) Oakville, California. Grape Variety: ( Insignia) Blend: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Pettit Verdot, 4% Merlot and 2% Melbec ( Opus one) Blend: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5.5% Cabernet Franc, 5.5% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec. Helena, California ( Opus One) Produced & bottled by Robert Mondavi & Baron Philippe De Rothschild Oakville, California. Winery/Producer: ( Insignia) Grown, Produced & bottled at Joseph Phelps Vineyards St. ![]() ![]() I declare to have read the Privacy Policies, as well as attachment A and I consent to the treatment of my personal data (or that of my child under the age of 16) to send messages, informative and/or publicitary material and/or newsletters, aware that upon first contact I will have to send a copy of an identificational document.Recommendation: Both very expensive, but still an outstanding buy. 313, regarding criminal records, of the registry of administrative penalties due to offenses and related pending charges, or the quality of a defendant or a person under investigation following articles 60 and 61 of the code of Criminal Procedure. (“sensitive data”, personal data that reveal ethnic origins, religious beliefs, philosophical beliefs of any kind, political opinions, adhesion to political parties, unions, associations or religious, philosophical, political, or union organisations, as well as personal data that reveal health state and sexual life “Judicial data”, personal data that reveals measures in which article 3, comma 1, letters from a) to o) and from r) to u), of the presidential decree of November 14th 2002, n. 4 of the legislative decree 196/03, for such requests will not be taken into consideration. We ask our users, in service requests or in questions, not to send names or other personal and sensitive data to third-party subjects if not strictly necessary or in violation of art.
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