2022 Inglenook Rubicon | MG

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon shows a bit more depth, power and tannin than the Cabernet Sauvignon. It, too, is still coming together in barrel and needs to flesh out a bit more. Even so, I expect this will be a relatively light vintage of Rubicon. - Antonio Galloni (12/2023)

The 2022 Rubicon is noticeably darker and more inward, yet it too has a beautiful sense of purity and finesse. Darker currants, spicy wood, graphite, lead pencil, and tobacco notes all define the aromatics, and it's elegant and medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannins, and tons to love. (12/2023)

The 2022 Rubicon, tasted as a barrel sample and composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6.1% Cabernet Franc, 6.1% Merlot, and 2.8% Petit Verdot, is deep garnet-purple in color. Notes of black cherry compote, warm cassis, and boysenberry preserves leap from the glass, leading to touches of violets, cedar chest, and tilled soil. The medium to full-bodied palate reveals a fine-grained texture of nice ripe tannins and bags of freshness to frame the tightly wound black fruit layers, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. (11/2023)

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. It's turned out to be a more red-fruited year, with notes of cherries and redcurrants accented by cedar, dusty earth and some tarry, reductive notes (decant for a couple of hours if opening one in the next couple of years). In the mouth, it's medium- to full-bodied and on the leaner side, with silky tannins and a bright, fresh, lingering finish. - Joe Czerwinski (06/2025)