Phelps Insignia - 1984 (750ml) Size:750ml The palate is full

The palate is full

and admirable complexity

the stirring of the cloudy wine will agitate the cell walls of the yeast which occasionally burst and add another layer of complexity that’s naturally locked in the wine

one of the more idiosyncratic Champagnes that I tasted this year

The tannins

Phelps Insignia - 1984 (750ml) Size:750ml The palate is fullThe wine's strikingly dark ruby plum purple color belies its nearly 30 years of age. Abundant red and black currant fruit notes intermixed with notions of incense, truffles, underbrush and forest floor emerge from this full bodied, dense, rich Insignia. It still appears capable of further nuances and development, which is hard to believe given its age. An impressive underlying vibrancy and focus are found in this still young Napa red. This year