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The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon has reached its twentieth birthday in fine shape. Sweet tobacco, licorice, spice, black cherry, plum, espresso and chocolate lend striking aromatic complexity, with the nuance readers are likely to expect of a wine of this age. Moreover, Rubicon is not as marked by the vegetal notes found in the Cask Cabernet. The 2001 spent 30 months in barrel, the longest-ever aging for a Rubicon Cabernet.
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Notes of roasted herbs, damp earth, licorice, black currants, sweet cherries and a Provencal-like garrigue character emerge from the dense, full-bodied, masculine 2001 Rubicon. This big, deep red still has some tannins to shed, but it is revealing considerable complexity as well as pleasure. It should hit its prime in another 4-5 years and last for two decades. Tel. (707) 968-1100
Red-ruby. Aromas of cassis, licorice, shoe polish, tobacco leaf and spicy oak. Juicy and supple, with nicely delineated if slightly green flavors of currant, plum, licorice and fresh herbs. Not a sweet or fleshy wine but offers good subtle flavor intensity. Finishes with dusty, slightly dry-edged tannins and good length.
About the producer
Inglenook is one of Napa’s oldest wine estates, founded in 1879, but is today owned by Francis Ford Coppola.