2019 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Napa

(99 Points) Just about pure perfection, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard is a stunning, heavenly bottle of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Deeper hued than the Insignia, it has a Pauillac-like bouquet of ripe blackcurrants, cassis, scorched earth, lead pencil, and smoked tobacco. This carries to a deep, layered, multi-dimensional, and full-bodied beauty with perfectly integrated acidity and tannins, flawless balance, ripe yet seamless tannins, and a great finish.  Review Date: 03/2023, Jeb Dunnuck