Inglenook Rubicon - Napa Valley 2017 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

Jamessuckling.com

95 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe2/14/2020

This shows a wonderful core of ripe fruit with berry and currant character. Hints of spices and tobacco. Some cedar. Full-bodied, creamy and rich. Fresh. Beautiful length. Drink after 2022, but already so delicious.

Vinous

95 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe1/1/2020

The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is another wine that has turned out very well. In this vintage, the Cabernet Sauvignon and Rubicon aren't that materially different. Red fruit, cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, menthol and licorice all develop in the glass. Here, too, I am quite impressed with the wine's freshness.

Vinous

92-95 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe12/31/2018

The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is rich and exotically ripe, a sort of 2015 with an extra kick of richness and voluptuousness, if you can believe that. Raspberry jam, cherries in liqueur, spice and wild flowers all race out of the glass in this rich, super-expressive edition of the flagship Rubicon. In 2017, Rubicon is a wine of real density and power. In 2017 winemaker Chris Phelps lowered the Cabernet Sauvignon a bit and raised the Merlot and Franc.

Wine Advocate

93-95 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe10/29/2018

A barrel sample blend made up of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the deep purple-black colored 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon displays a simply gorgeous nose of red roses, cherry pie, black raspberries and blackberry compote with touches of black tea, incense, cinnamon stick and tilled soil. Medium-bodied with a firm frame of grainy tannins, the palate delivers compelling layers of floral and earth-inspired flavors with a long, perfumed finish. 4,070 cases are estimated to be produced.