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Meerlust Rubicon 2001


Bordeaux Red Blends

from South Africa, South Africa

red wine
Wine Enthusiast 94 point ratingWine Enthusiast 94 point rating
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ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2000
Wine Enthusiast 2000 Rubicon 90 point ratingWine Enthusiast 2000 Rubicon 90 point rating
Wine Spectator 2000 Rubicon 89 point ratingWine Spectator 2000 Rubicon 89 point rating
1999
Wine Spectator 1999 Rubicon 89 point ratingWine Spectator 1999 Rubicon 89 point rating
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Item No. 88911
TASTING CHART
 dry or sweet   bone dry  Sweetness  dessert 
 body   light body  Body  very full body 
 acidity   soft, gentle  Acidity  very crisp 
 tannin   none  Tannin  heavy tannins 
 oak   none  Oak  heavy oak 

winemaker's notes:

Number 45 on the Wine.com 100 of 2007!

A classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this wine is the culmination of the Myburgh family's dream of making a truly remarkable Bordeaux-style wine. Meerlust Rubicon is well-balanced with a cigar box and spicy tobacco bouquet. Smooth, firm tannins provide structure and depth with excellent aging potential.

Ultra dark, intense, opaque & concentrated. Very youthful with cerise rim. Exuberant cassis fruit on the nose, black cherry, blackcurrant & nettle-bush followed by cigar box. Full bodied with a concentrated fruit core wrapped by lush, sleek tannins and an earthy minerality. -Wine Enthusiast

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number of reviews: 3
number of lists: 3
2 out of 2 people would buy this wine again

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George Derby - Southlake, TX (read all my reviews)
  excellent - 10/21/2008
I would buy this wine again

My wife actually visited the Meerlust winery in South Africa in July. we tried and loved the 2001 rubicon. Our friends here loved this wine thus causing the purdhase of two more cases.


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a big wine, would age well (slightly tanic)


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this is a full bodied, spicy wine with a peppery finish. It went well with bar-b-q pork. However, tannins were a bit too strong for my taste, perhaps needs to age more.




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