Anthony James Marr

8.9

Lovely nose of black currant, dark berries, lavender earth, leather, and wood - the palate seems balanced but lacks density which is a detractor for me. This improved with a 2 hour decant — 2 months ago

"Odedi"

9.5

#AgedWineTuesday

Deep ruby in color with a short reddish/ brick rim. Not showing much age.

Beautiful nose of indian spices, cedar, vanilla, chocolates and herbs.

Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate and very fruity with blackberries, black currants, cooked plums, cedar, tobacco leaf, light earth, vanilla, licorice, eucalyptus, herbs, chocolates and black pepper.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 20 year old Cabernet Sauvignon is just gorgeous now. Fruit forward and rich. Extracted and interesting. Loved the nose here.

I did not decant it, and left it to open up in the bottle. Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime.

Wine Enthusiasts 93 points.

Probably peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 10 to 15 years. Gorgeous stuff. I just love these Napa Bordeaux blends.

Good by itself as a sipping wine to share with good friends. Will pair nicely with a big piece of steak too.

A blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Merlot. Aged in all new French oak barrels for 22 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

95 points.

$135. — 8 months ago

Paul Weil

9.8

To my beloved wife upon our 20th anniversary: yours is the face upon which I hope to gaze, every day when I wake, and every night before I sleep. Let us continue to cross our Rubicons, hand in hand. — 5 years ago

NicoleRGN

9.2

This 2012 RC has Black cherry, blueberry, plum tobacco and leather. Flavors on the palette are similar. Still holding on to some tannins. Paired with a grilled bone in NY strip. 95% Syrah 5% Petite Syrah — 3 months ago

"Odedi"

9.3

Niebaum Coppola Winery Rubicon 1994, Rutherford, California

#AgedWineTuesday

Dark ruby in color with a short brick rim.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry and fruit forward on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing blackberries, black currants, plums, cedar, tobacco leaf, vanilla, licorice, spices, vinaigrette, eucalyptus, wet leaves, herbs and black pepper.

Medium finish with soft tannins and raspberries.

This 29 year old is still drinking nicely now, but past it's peak. Still showing lots of fruits at this age.

I did not decant it, and let it open in the bottle. Needs 90 minutes to open up properly.

Rich and fruit forward with a soft mouthfeel. Delicious and elegant.

Good by itself as a sipping wine. Nice to drink these kind of older wines.

A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Aged in new French oak barrels for 24 months.

14.1% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$225 (current vintage). — a year ago

Amy Reed

9.2

Really good for Italian wine. From wine mailer. -$8 — 4 years ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.5

Much cleaner and precise than the Cab.S.
Strongh and persistent finish.
It needs time to fully develop and get together well. — 3 months ago

Jan de Weerd

9.4

Great structure and so balanced 🤤 Dark fruit with hints of leather and tobacco. Built to this crescendo in the finish. Incredible — 6 months ago

with Tammy

Geoffrey Clapp

10

Nearing its peak but my god what a supple, leathery beauty — a year ago

William Tremblay

9.3

"Une robe sans jambes, c'est une terminologie d'oenologue."
M.T.

"Versez-moi le Rubicon et je passerai au travers."
W.T. — 6 years ago