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Inglenook, Rubicon - Napa Valley 2016
  • Inglenook, Rubicon - Napa Valley 2016

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Inglenook, Rubicon - Napa Valley 2016

Among the Napa Cult wines, Inglenook is one the oldest estate, that kept a high quality level for over a century. The property has been bought by Francis Ford Coppola in the 1970’s and the wine is made by Philippe Bascaules, General Director of Château Margaux.
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.

Appellation: Rutherford, Napa Valley
Blend: 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc
100% Organic certified - CCOF since 1991
Barrel Regime: 18 Months, 100% French Oak, 75% New Oak

Vintage Notes

After four years of drought, a winter with average rainfall was welcome, as it provided ample soil moisture for a strong start to the 2016 growing season. Average late-spring temperatures and limited precipitation minimized the risk of frost during mid-May bloom, ensuring average yields. June closed with a heat spell, slowing vine canopy growth at the ideal time. Harvest of the blocks contributing to the 2016 Inglenook Rubicon blend occurred under optimum conditions from September 6th through September 27th.

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes
Ideal harvest conditions endowed the 2016 Rubicon with the three elements associated with a truly great wine from the Rutherford appellation: complexity, balance, and elegance. The aromas are intense and focused with top notes of creamy, sweet vanilla, and black licorice wound around a core of exquisitely ripe black cherry and crème de cassis. This refinement extends directly to the palate, where the wine is both broad and deep with sensuous, silky tannins. Supremely balanced in terms of both opulence and complexity, ripe black fruits and an ultra-smooth texture provide an impressive crescendo to a very long finish.
Couleur Rouge
Cépages Cabernet Sauvignon 93 %
Cabernet Franc 7 %
Appellation Napa Valley
Millesime 2016
Contenance Bouteille (75 cl)
The Wine Independent
The Wine Independent
    97

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 11/07/2023

The 2016 Rubicon, 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet Franc, requires a little shaking to wake up concentrated notes of black cherry compote, creme de cassis, and boysenberry preserves, leading to suggestions of chocolate mint, cumin seed, cardamom, and Sichuan pepper. The full-bodied palate is built like a brick house, with very firm tannins and a refreshing backbone supporting the generous black fruit and earthy layers, finishing with epic length.

Wine Enthusiast
Wine Enthusiast
    95

par Virginie Boone le 01/04/2020

From the esteemed producer's gorgeous estate, including 3% Merlot, this is impressive and structured - a leathery, viscous and concentrated expression of a great site in an intense vintage, Gunpowder, oak and black-cherry compote form around brightly captured acidity and a lasting fistful of baking spice that lingers and softens the finish. Editors' choice

Jeb DUNNUCK
Jeb DUNNUCK
    96

par Jeb Dunnuck le 31/01/2020

The flagship 2016 Rubicon checks in as 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet Franc, and there are close to 4,000 cases produced. This deep purple-hued beauty boasts a stunning nose of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, cedarwood, and lead pencil shavings as well as even a hint of iron. These carry to a full-bodied 2016 that has terrific dept of fruit, solid mid-palate concentration, building tannins, and a great finish. This is a classic, age-worthy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that will benefit from 7-8 years of bottle age and keep for 3 decades.

Decanter.com
Decanter.com
    94

par Stephen Brook le 24/09/2019

In 2010 there was a change of winemaker at Rubicon, and the new arrival was Philippe Bascaules from Château Margaux. He soon made changes that were, one assumes, aimed at bringing more elegance and less density to the wine. This is certainly apparent here - the nose is ripe and vibrant, with intense mint and blackberry aromas that display purity of fruit and well-judged oak. Suave and polished, it shows finer tannins than the 2006, and enough acidity to give punch and persistence. It has a drier finish than most Napa Cabernets, which often have a sweetness that may be derived from high alcohol. So, there's a welcome austerity here and this will age well.

Wine Enthusiast
Wine Enthusiast
    93

par Virginie Boone le 08/01/2019

This is an intriguingly feral, herbal and classically styled wine, dripping in sage, toasted oak and wrap-around tannin. Cranberry, clove and cassis form a tangle of nuanced, graceful flavor nestled within a core of impressive structure. This is one to put away for awhile; enjoy best 2026 through 2036.

Vinous
Vinous
    97

par Antonio Galloni le 01/12/2018

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is a wine of total precision and class. Translucent and energetic, with distinctly mid-weight structure, the 2016 is a wine of reserve, tension and breeding. Shy at first, the 2016 has a lot to offer, but it needs a number of years in bottle to be at its most expressive. Cedar, tobacco, licorice and wild cherry add the closing nuances.

Wine Advocate
Wine Advocate
    95

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 29/10/2018

Blended of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon gives up bold notions of crushed red and black currants, wild blueberries and blackberry preserves with touches of violets, dark chocolate, cardamom and bay leaves plus a hint of unsmoked cigars. Medium to full-bodied, the palate reveals great elegance and depth, with a beautiful line of finely grained tannins and amazing freshness, finishing long and layered. 3,847 cases produced.

Jamessuckling.com
Jamessuckling.com
    97

par James Suckling le 15/10/2018

This is a powerful and structured red with full body, focused and polished tannins and a long and flavorful finish. It’s very close to the great 2013. A blend of 93 per cent cabernet sauvignon and seven per cent cabernet franc. Needs three or four years to come around.

Vinous
Vinous
    94-97

par Antonio Galloni le 01/03/2018

The highlight in this tasting of 2016s, the Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is also the most harmonious and complete of the three 2016s I tasted at Inglenook. Silky, seamless and super-polished, the 2016 is impeccable from start to finish. Naturally, the 2016 is still very, very young, but it starts its life from a very privileged position. All the elements are in the right place.

Informations : Details :
Couleur Rouge
Cépages Cabernet Sauvignon 93 %
Cabernet Franc 7 %
Appellation Napa Valley
Millesime 2016
Contenance Bouteille (75 cl)

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