1995 Meerlust Rubicon

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  10/8/2022 - J R Grimley Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Bought at auction. Tasted ever so very slightly tainted, but still very nice. Fully resolved but plenty of life left. Tasted alongside the 1987, which was stunning.

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  7/18/2019 - khybner wrote: 91 Points

  A good wine but it is starting to show its age. A bit funky on the nose initially but it went away so my suggestion is you drink your 95 Meerlust's.

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  2/7/2015 - Leto South Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted for 2 hrs. Slight cellar damp on opening, which disappeared at drink time. Youthful, bright red colour. Bordeaux nose w cedar, oak, tobacco, mint and spices. Mature tannins but still lively acidity. Very fruity for its age, shades of strawberries/raspberries. Fairly long and complex aftertaste, w some alcohol. Very enjoyable! Not at all past its best before date, will last another 3-4 yrs.

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  9/24/2014 - Papies wrote: 90 Points

  Meerlust Rubicon Vertical with Hannes Myburgh (Handford Wines, London): This wine split us quite a bit with Andreas finding it shy while nicole like the subtle expression of it. Classic bordeaux in style, but at times felt to have dry rough edges (andreas) and the common flaw we found to it is that it was a bit short on the finish vs what we expected. 89 vs 91 > 90 overall
  68%CS/20%M/12%CF - 12.8% Alc

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  9/24/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points

  Quite evolved in colour and on the nose, again a little dusty, quite sweet, with tobacco, spices and cedar. Soft and round on the palate, lacking a bit of grip and tension, but certainly complex and very subtle, elegant. Based on this bottle I would recommend to drink up.

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