Rubicon 2018

INGLENOOK

Rubicon
2018

$251.75

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Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
12986102
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$219.02
Country
United States
Regulated designation
American Viticultural Areas (AVA)
Region
California
Subregion
Napa
Appellation
Varietal(s)
Cabernet Sauvignon 97 %
Merlot 3 %
Alcohol percentage
14.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Aging vessel type
French oak
Length of aging
18 months
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About this winery

Founded by a successful Finnish sea Captain, Gustave Niebaum, in the 1880’s, Inglenook Estate in Rutherford California was once the most highly regarded of the earliest, great Napa Valley estate wineries. Over the years the estate passed through the hands of Niebaum’s descendants. Eventually the family started to sell off plots of the historic homestead. Even the proud name was put on the market in 1964 and sold to a corporation as merely a brand name. But in 1975, Francis Ford Coppola...

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Product notes

The production of Rubicon, Inglenook’s premier red wine, began 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.

Tasting notes

2015 Rubicon displays both elegance and generosity. Resonant scents of black cherries, blackberries, and other dark fruits are enhanced by subtle nuances of vanilla bean, mocha, and allspice. Round, lush, and sweet upon entry, this wine is absolutely seamless on the palate. Silky, fine-grained tannins lead to a lengthy, fragrant finish with flavors that echo perfectly the aromas on the nose.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 97 points -

(Vintage 2018)

Subtle and complex red with blackberry, black truffle, sweet tobacco and mahogany. Highlights of lavender and violets. Full-bodied and very tight with finesse and tension. Very polished, fine tannins. Long finish. Delicious already, but best after 2022.

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Wine Advocate

- 92 points -

(Vintage 2018)

Inglenook's 2018 Rubicon is a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, all aged 18 months in 75% new French oak. Scents of wood-grilled cherries, graham crackers and mint mark the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is tannic but ripe, with a certain austerity and reserve. It finishes long, which augurs well for the future, but it just isn't particularly charming right now.

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