Red Wine: 2013 | Joseph Phelps | Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Magnum)The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon from Backus Vineyard has a brooding inky hue with classic Oakville dark fruit aromatics wrapped in violet, cassis and graphite.Order from the Largest & Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace!Featured inROLLING STONEMEN'S JOURNALUS WEEKLYNOTICE: Many other small liquor store sites may end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have partnerships consisting of a large network of licensed retailers from within the United States, Europe and across the world ensuring orders are fulfilled. Producer: Joseph PhelpsRatings: WA|96VN| 97Vintage: 2013Size: 1.5LABV:14.5%Varietal:Cabernet SauvignonCountry/Region:United States, OakvilleDetailed DescriptionThe 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon from Backus Vineyard has a brooding inky hue with classic Oakville dark fruit aromatics wrapped in violet, cassis and graphite. Powerful and concentrated, this wine showcases a blackberry, plum, dusty earth and all spice profile with a silky smooth finish that lingers on the palate.Reviews:Wine Advocate: The impressive site of Backus Vineyard, right across from the Oakville Crossroads and the Screaming Eagle vineyard, is an extremely steep but magnificent site in Napa Valley. Production for this wine ranges from 1,200 to 1,600 cases. The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard has 90% Cabernet and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec. This wine is also aged for 24 months in 100% new French oak. The 2013 is a big, strong, powerful, muscular, even masculine style of wine, with high extract, loads of blackberry and cassis, some loamy soil undertones, sweet but noticeable tannins, and a long finish of close to 50+ seconds.Vinous: The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard is a total turn-on. Deep, plush and exotic, the 2013 is also remarkably polished for a wine of its considerable size. There is a real sense of depth and gravitas that runs through the 2013. I would prefer to cellar the 2013 for at least a few years to allow the intense, dark fruit to be at its most expressive.Producer InformationJoseph Phelps is one of Napa Valley's most prominent wine producers. As is the case with many of Napa's most famous producers, the key grape variety here is Cabernet Sauvignon.The iconic redwood winery is located just outside of St Helena. The company owns vineyards across Napa, notably in Stags Leap, Oak Knoll, Rutherford and Oakville.The estate was established in 1973 with a first release of three wines. Joseph Phelps was running a construction company in Colorado and had come to Napa for a project and had fallen in love with the wine industry there. After importing grapes back to Denver for vinification for a time, he bought a cattle ranch in the valley and began planting vineyards.