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Bid on this bottle of 1987 Joseph Phelps "Backus" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Wine Spectator: "Mature and dry, with dried currant, barnyard, anise and sage notes that are lively.--'87 California Cabernet retrospective. Drink now. (JL, Web Only-2008)"
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1987 Joseph Phelps "Backus" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (qty: 1)
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1987 Joseph Phelps "Backus" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (750 ml)Quantity: 1Provenance: Purchased upon release and stored in a temperature and humidity controlled home cellar.Condition: wrinkled capsuleCork condition: Depressed CorkTasting Notes:- Professional Reviews
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John Gilman
The ’87 Phelps Backus is a good, solid and succulent cabernet that is fully mature and drinking very well. The nose is classic Phelps, offering up notes of mint, sweet cassis, chocolate, tobacco and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is fullish, complex and easy-going, with only modest depth at the core, but good length on the mature and juicy finish. A fully mature ’87 cabernet that has aged gracefully and is very tasty to drink (a relative rarity in this vintage).
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Wine Spectator
Mature and dry, with dried currant, barnyard, anise and sage notes that are lively.--'87 California Cabernet retrospective. Drink now. (JL, Web Only-2008)
