Rubicon Estate CASK Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Notes - Rubicon Estate CASK Cabernet epitomizes the property’s illustrious history and winemaking tradition. Francis and Eleanor Coppola’s 1995 reunification of the Estate provided the inspiration to create a Cabernet Sauvignon that would pay tribute to John Daniel, Jr., founder Gustave Niebaum’s grand-nephew, who successfully ran Inglenook Winery from 1934 to 1964 and created wines since judged by critics to be among some of the best ever produced. The renowned Chateau and Cohn vineyards, which provide the grapes for this wine, produce Cabernet with tremendous depth, rich colour, profuse berry aromas, and the unmistakable flavor of ripe Bing cherries. CASK is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, estate-grown and organically certified. It is aged for 28 months 500 litre American oak puncheons. 2003 CASK Cabernet has layers of ripe, red cherries, plum, vanilla, cocoa, and toast. The flavor is intense, but with a pleasing, supple mouth feel. The wine is eminently enjoyable now, especially if served with intensely flavored meats or cheeses, but it also can be aged for 5 to 10 years more. "I always think of Francis Coppola's Cask Cabernet as his homage to the old Inglenook. It's 100% varietal, grown at the Rutherford Estate, and a spectacular wine...This is a glamorous wine, tremendous now, and will hold and develop through 2020." 95 points, Wine Entusiast.
 
     

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