2016 Rubicon
Producer: Inglenook
Region: Rutherford, Napa Valley, CA
Country: USA
Grapes: 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet Franc
Vintage: 2016
ABV: 14.1%
Vivino: 4.5
Drink By: 2033
Occasional Wine Note: This is one our favorite wines, period. It is just liquid elegance from start to finish. If want you to know what that means, open up this beautiful Napa Cab from vineyards that have been producing since 1879. There is no way you'll put the cork back in this bottle once opened.
James Suckling
Critic Score: 97
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.
Jeb Dunnuck
Critic Score: 96
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.