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Tue, Sep 16, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Sep 23, 2025 08:00PM EDT
  • 2010
  • Red
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Napa County
  • North Coast
  • California
  • USA
  • 1500ml
Lot 1369

2010 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville - 1 bottle(s)-1500ml

Estimate: CAD$440 - CAD$650

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
CAD$1,000 CAD$100
CAD$2,000 CAD$200
CAD$3,000 CAD$250
CAD$5,000 CAD$500
CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2010 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville - 1500ml. Estimate for this lot is between $440 - $650 with a reserve of $320. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11665.

Condition

Please note the following condition in this lot -Scuffed Label.

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While studying economics at UCLA, the consignor frequently spent weekends and holidays exploring nearby wine regions such as Santa Barbara, Napa, and Sonoma. Upon returning to Canada, he joined Janet Webb (J. Webb Wine Merchant), where his journey as a collector began. He had the good fortune of acquiring wine through the shop and, later, during his time operating Highlander, enjoyed access to an extraordinary range of wines. His travels took him to nearly every major wine region, and he consistently brought back bottles to add to his collection. His cellar was maintained across his home, his company’s warehouse, and several EuroCaves, all temperature-controlled.
The score for 2010 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is 90+ from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) achieved nearly 15% natural alcohol, and is aged 24 months in 100% new French oak. It has Pessac-Leognan-like aromas of charcoal, scorched earth, creme de cassis, and a distinct loamy soil/earthy character as well as minerality. Full-bodied, powerful and masculine with mouthstaining levels of extract in addition to mouthwatering levels of tannin, this 2010 needs to be forgotten for at least a decade, and drunk over the following 30-40 years. It could be a 50-year wine. Additional scores for the wine in this lot - Vinous 96 points .