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  • Meerlust; Rubicon; 1987; 1 (1 x 1); 5000ml
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Meerlust
Rubicon 1987
1 (1 x 1) 5000ml
In 1980 after several years of experimentation, Nico Myburgh with fellow winemaker Giorgio Dalla Cia, their new estate was born and it was unlike anything South Africa had seen before. The introduction was a Rubicon moment for South African fine wine market. One of SA's most recognised blends, The name 'Rubicon' is from ancient Roman days as the crucial border of the ancient capital was named the Rubicon River. When the border was crossed it was deemed as an irrevocable point in history, much like the introduction of Rubicon to the South African fine wine market. Meerlust is committed to ensuring that Rubicon becomes even more distinguished and continues to occupy its rightful place amongst the finest wines in the world.

A 5-litre bottle of wine is called a Rehoboam. These large-format bottles are often used for aging, celebration, or display, and can hold wine extremely well due to the lower oxygen-to-wine ratio.

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Critics Ratings

'Remains among the top South African claret blends. A warm, full structure, more significantly oaked than in past vintages, exhibiting enough fruit, but not in any overstated plummy way, ending with firmness and lingering claret minerally strength. '87 is particularly concentrated. Consistently elegant style, medium-bodied, restrained but perfumed.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 1991, 4.5*

'What a treat when Chris Williams pulled out this 30-year-old example to show how well this moderately-priced wine ages. Such a depth of colour, but beautiful sweet fruit, there is truffle and sweet damp earth that is the tell-tale of its age, but it seems so youthful, still so densely fruited and tangy, with lots of cherry brightness. Not available retail, but pops up at auction occasionally.' - Tom Cannavan, wine-pages.com, 94/100 (Jan 2019)

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