Meerlust

Rubicon

Red Blend from Stellenbosch, South Africa

R630

Bottle size:

750 ml

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The 2014 Rubicon displays the restraint and elegance of the cooler vintage. Still showing a very deep, youthful colour, and intense almost purple hue. Beautifully perfumed and floral nose with violets, ripe plum, cedarwood and intense spiciness. A typical liquorice note and stony minerality also evident on the nose. Still youthful and intense, promising further maturation potential. The palate is medium-bodied, structured by beautifully sleek, ripe tannins which restrain the vibrant delicate fruit typical of this vintage, giving the wine an opulent texture which is kept focused by the linear acidity. The wine lingers on the palate with creamy fruit mouth filling tannins.

Ripe Plum

Liquorice

Minerality

Violets

Due to uneven ripening, we had too be very selective during harvest, discarding and buncheswere not perfectly ripe and habing shorter maceration on the Cabernet. The Merlot, however, was the standout variety in the season and was beautifully and consistently ripe, although harvested a bit later. Malolactic fermentation was completed in barrel for 7 months before assessment and assemblage. The 2014 Rubicon is composed of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot, this variety now really starting to assert itself as an important component of Rubicon.

All the vineyards were green harvested during veraison to reduce yield, increase concentration and fruit definition. The cold winter of 2013 and early spring were ideal to promote very even canopy development and food fruit set. Good winter rains in 2013 ensure sufficient soil moisture in our clay rich solids, particularly important for Merlot. The growing season was challenging in 2014, with a cooler than normal summer and some unusual showers in late summer and autumn, We thinned the crop to ensure ripeness and suckered several time to ensure an open canopy and healthy grapes.

Meerlust

Meerlust is a historic Stellenbosch wine estate with eight generations of family winemaking dating back to 1756. Best known for its flagship Rubicon Bordeaux-style blend, the estate also produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with vineyards shaped by the cooling influence of nearby False Bay.

Description

Ripe Plum

Liquorice

Minerality

Violets

Food Pairing

Serve with slow roasted lamb shank and oven roasted sweet potato.

Lamb

Beef

Venison

Poultry

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