Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa Valley 1996 sold at auction 34 times in the last five years, at a median of $194 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $169 and $217. The most recent sale was on October 16, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $292, across 5 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$194
34 sales · $169–217 middle half
Lowest retail now
$292
5 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 16
2026
Critic scores
95
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Joseph Phelps, Insignia, Napa Valley, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1996 (1)
$138per 750ml incl. premium53% below retail
Zcollections New York October 13 26
1996 · Lot 1615 · Qty 4
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Napa Valley
- Type
- Red
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About Joseph Phelps
Joe Phelps was a construction businessman and amateur winemaker when he established Joseph Phelps Vineyards in Napa Valley in 1973, at a time when the valley was still sparsely developed. From the 1974 vintage he began assembling a single proprietary blend each year from the best lots of the harvest. That wine, Insignia, became the estate's flagship and an early model for the California Bordeaux-style blend. Phelps also built a name with Cabernet Sauvignon and Rhône-style wines, and the company gradually bought vineyards across Napa and later on the western Sonoma Coast. It now farms about 525 acres and belongs to Moët Hennessy, part of LVMH.
- Appellation
- Napa Valley and the Sonoma Coast
- Owner
- Moët Hennessy
- Founded
- 1973
- Vineyards
- 212 ha
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Wines
- Insignia
Sources: lvmh.com