About the wine
Producer:
Meerlust Winery
Winemaker:
Chris Williams
Grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
Closure:
Cork
Country:
South Africa
Units:
750ml
Type:
Still red wine
Region:
Stellenbosch
Style:
Bordeaux style blend
Vintage:
2015
Colour:
Dark ruby red
Alcohol:
14%
Body:
Full bodied
Oak:
Matured in 66% New Nevers French oak and 34% second fill of the same type of barrels. The separate varieties were aged for nine months in barrel, then blended and then back into barrel for another 9 months of ageing as a complete blend.
Blend:
61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot
Tasting Notes:
Tasted in early 2018, the Rubicon 2015 is showing all of the hallmarks of a great, classic vintage of Rubicon. Incredibly dense purple-ebony core with very slight gradation at the rim. The nose is brooding, dark bramble fruit, cassis, plum, incense and liquorice, it is still very tightly coiled, slowly offering cigar box, crushed stone and subtle oak spice. On the palate the wine is concentrated yet restrained with dark fruit flavours of pastille, mulberry and dark chocolate, all held in an intricate lattice of polished sleek grape tannin. Still very young yet approachable, this Rubicon promises a long future of maturation and enjoyment.
Bouquet:
Nose of brooding dark bramble fruit, cassis, plum and hints of cigar box.
Maturation:
See above
Ageing Potential:
15 - 30 years, provided wine is stored in ideal cellar conditions