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WineSpectator Review:
A rich, polished, seductive style with layers of complexity built around a dense, concentrated mix of currant, blackberry, plum and exotic mocha and cedarscented oak. This mouthcoating young wine is powerful yet elegant and deftly balanced, finishing with a long, succulent aftertaste. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Best from 2008 through 2014.

Parker Review:
A beautifully made Bordeaux blend that can age for 2030 years, 10,000 to 20,000 cases of Insignia are produced each year. The 2002 Insignia, the finest effort made in this century, is a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec. Its dense purple color is accompanied by a fragrant perfume of espresso roast, Asian spices, creme de cassis, smoke, and minerals. Dense, voluptuous, fullbodied, rich, long, and harmonious, it can be enjoyed now or cellared for 23 decades. It is also the #1 Wine of the Year for 2005 in The Wine Spectator.

Tanzer Review:
a blend of 78% cabernet sauvignon, 14% merlot, 7% petit verdot and 1% malbec) Rubyred. Sexy aromas of black raspberry, cedar, coffee, tobacco and bitter chocolate. Lush and smooth on entry, then dense and juicy in the middle, with intense, layered, sharply delineated dark berry and dark chocolate flavors saturating the entire palate. A powerful wine that is already quite expressive. Builds impressively on the back half, showing superb extract and a sweet finishing flavor of dark chocolate. This is consistently one of California s very few great cabernetbased wines that is not from a single vineyard.