2020 Rubicon Estate Inglenook 'Rubicon' Red, Rutherford, USA

(94 Points) Alluring black cherry fruit intermixed with cassis and sandalwood. Full-bodied and juicy on the attack, showing its striking acid tension before unspooling layers of succulent black-toned fruits, crushed cocoa nibs, espresso bean, and a fine dusty tannin backbone with a long, savoury herb finish. Rubicon is Inglnook's blend of their best blocks of grapes, which in 2020 included Gio Vineyard, which was ripe and ready for harvest as early as 22 August, as well as Cohn, Lower Garden, Creek, and Apple block on Pritchard Hill, all concluded by 19 Septemeber, well before the Glass Fire and crafted by the dynamic duo of Philippe Bascaules, Director of Winemaking and Chris Phelps. (JC)  Review Date: 07/2023, Decanter