2018 | Inglenook | Rubicon

Description

Red Wine: 2018 | Inglenook | Rubicon

Strikingly rich in color and extract, the 2018 Rubicon is unquestionably a precocious, hedonistic wine.

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Producer: Inglenook

Ratings: WA | 94JS | 97

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: United States, Napa Valley

Strikingly rich in color and extract, the 2018 Rubicon is unquestionably a precocious, hedonistic wine.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon sports a deep garnet-purple color and expressive notes of mocha, tapenade, grilled meats and cedar with a core of creme de cassis, baked plums and blackberry pie plus a waft of garrigue. The full-bodied palate has tons of juicy black fruit layers, supported by fine-grained tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long and fragrant.
• James Suckling: 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.

Producer Information

In 1879, Finnish explorer and adventurer Gustave Niebaum searched the Napa Valley with the goal of establishing a wine estate to rival the finest chateau of France. For decades his wines won acclaim and remain some of the most admired in American wine history’s classic period. By the mid-1960’s, his property was divided, and estate-wine production ceased.
A decade later, Francis Ford Coppola purchased 1,500 acres of this historic property and revived Captain Niebaum’s fine winemaking tradition. In 1995, Niebaum-Coppola acquired the remainder of the property and restored the Inglenook Estate to its original dimensions.