Sipping Fine Wine

10

Blend of 88% Cab Sauv, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Merlot, 3% Malbec and 1% Cab Franc sourced from estate-owned vineyards, aged 24 months in 100% new French oak, their 40th vintage. Still tasting great, young and juicy, should easily last another couple of decades+ in the bottle. Deep Ruby, dark fruits, spice, complex nose. On the palate juicy rich berry fruits, vanilla oak. well structured harmonious wine. Fine soft rich tannins, long finish ending with fruit, tobacco and sweet earthy tones. Wow! — 7 days ago

Eric

9.3

Still evolving in the bottle and in a very good place. It’s got chops to go another 2-3 years imo, but please, drink and enjoy when you can, you don’t want your precious bottles auctioned off after your time here is done. — 25 days ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

6/2022. Bold and flavorful. Nice mouth feel.

Black Rooster — 3 days ago

Hugh O'Riordan

9.7

Just had 5th eye surgery, so popped Backus. Just wonderful. Very well balance from tip to last swallow. Beautiful fruits, layers of flavor. I sure wish it cost less!! — 8 days ago

David Walser

9.0

Not my favorite Phelps Syrah. Not sure why…a bit rough around the edges…maybe older than I prefer???…I usually like this wine. — 18 days ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.1

This is excellent stuff and punches well above its weight. Floral and spicy nose with medium body, good fine tanins and lots of minerality / balance. Very dense and structured from the mid to the end, so it will benefit from 4 to 5 years in a good cellar. Great stuff and excellent QPR. — a month ago

with Adriana

Norman Gennaro

9.1

Nice but lacking a little umph. — 9 days ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.1

Ripe, sweet wild red fruits and herbs, nice sweetness, a ton of black licorice, quite tannic. A lot of forest floor. Musty, meaty. There’s a quality here I appreciate but don’t feel is next level like others here... Still, this has a nice full body, good concentration and a lot of pleasure in the drinking. — 4 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Lots of dark cherry, berry fruits that is almost sweet on the palate with meat, smoke, mineral, graphite, olive, spice & tobacco. — 17 hours ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Serious wine that needed 2 hrs of air. Dark fruits, lots of dry extract with spice, meat, olive & floral notes. — 9 days ago