Red Still Wine | America | North Coast | 75cl
£169.95
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£1,019.70
£968.72 case
ABV: 14%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: America
Region: North Coast
Wine Style: Full Bodied
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
The production of Rubicon, Inglenook's premier red winebegan in 1978 and restored the estate's legacy of making world-class wines. Rubicon is an elegant blend from the finest vineyard blocks and showcases the highest potential of both the estate and the vintage. Under the guidance of Philippe Bascaules, Inglenook's Director of Winemaking, Rubicon proudly takes its place alongside much older, revered vintages of Inglenook in collectors' cellars around the world.
DECANTER 98 Points
Drinking Window: 2025 - 2049
Supple, generous and supremely well textured with chalky but fine tannins supporting the rich blackcurrant and cherry fruit. I love the cool blue fruit sensation also, this feels well worked and differently stylistically than many other Napa wines. A sense of refinement here, delicate yet still vibrant and confident. A clear difference between this and the normal bottling. Chewy and ripe with floral fragrance, some milk chocolate elements, caramel, coffee, sweet strawberries, herbal raspberries, liquorice and tobacco - such a lot going on here, but you can feel all the nuance and detail. An excellent wine worth seeking out. 3% Pet - Georgina Hindle 07/22
JAMES SUCKLING 97 points
Aromas of ripe berries, sweet vanilla, licorice, dark chocolate and bread crust. Notes of dried herbs and pinewood, too. So well grounded. Smooth, with a lingering, silky mouth-feel. Full body and ripe, chewy tannins. Toned and muscular with hints of crushed rocks. Firm, linear finish. Try after 2025.
THE WINE ADVOCATE 96+ points
Drink Date 2024 - 2044
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose pops with vivacious notes of warm cassis, blackberry pie and redcurrant jelly, plus hints of crushed rocks, bay leaves and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, it delivers a solid, firm and grainy texture with a lively backbone cutting through dense earth-laced layers, finishing long and minerally. Impressive! - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 10/21
JANCIS ROBINSON 17+ points
Drink 2025 - 2037
81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot.
Fragrant, subtle rather Margaux-like in its perfume! Dry finish. This should age well and intriguingly.