Dried-blood and Mercurochrome stains the glass. Crisp praline and green banana nose, thick with cherry and syrup, a tangy-rich buttermilk layered in piles of pie-spice and a bit of burn on the nostrils. So now that so many of these wines are hitting the California deep-discount market the story is starting to come out in bits and pieces, none of which I have validated, but it appears as though not only are they newly branded attempt at restructuring Rubissow Wines being sold for pennies, clearly it also includes some of the 10+ year old Rubissow-Sargents, the name someone MY age is very familiar with. I picked this up for about 70% off list, not expecting any miracles, but so far is MORE than paying its keep. That tang pauses for a second in the mouth, letting a drop of ripe cherry woo you for a split second before unleashing its fury. Is the tang the leftovers of the faded fruit? I would say Yes, bit also argue there is STILL plenty of fruit here. It swings back in mid-palate to mingle with dusty eucalyptus, conifer and mint-blackberry decadence before signing off in more faded tanginess and still-green tannin while I pause to worm a chunk of sediment out of my teeth. I am not complaining about this wine one iota. Will I go buy more? Yes, I think I will a couple. I think it's got an easy 5 years on it, and my early-90's cellar-stash is almost gone. If you have this available in your market for a decent price, I would def call your mom and have her take you to get a few. 1994 RUBISSOW-SARGENT #CabernetSauvignon #mtveeder #napavalley 13.0 #pixel #riedelglass (at Rubissow Vineyards) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2S36xqnONd/?igshid=198yl4vbe1l1d
