November Online Wine Auction

Timed Online Auction, 13 - 24 November 2025

South African wines

Current Bid

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Lot 34
  • Meerlust; Rubicon; 2001; 6 (1 x 6); 750ml


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 15 000
Current Bid
Starting at ZAR 7 500
Location
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Delivery within South Africa included
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About this Item

Rubicon 2001
6 (1 x 6) 750ml
One of SA's most recognised blends, this was a stellar vintage for Rubicon, and it was awarded the Gold Medal at the Basel Wine Fair in September 2006.

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.

Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

One of the all time greats from Meerlust, this was one of Giorgio dalla Cia's last great vintages which won the Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Best Bordeaux Blend Trophy in 2006. Still beautifully vital and intensely coloured showing a crystalline ruby red hue. The nose is jam packed full of black cassis fruit, brûléed coffee beans, violets and sweet dried baking spices. Plush, lush and almost weightless in the mouth, the palate is so broad, concentrated, vibrant and intense, with the most harmonious youthful balance and seamless silky balance with just a hint of salinity and mineral graphite on the finish. So suave, so regal, this is a wine that defines elegance. A true South African icon. Drink now to 2040+. - Wine Safari Score: 96+/100 Greg Sherwood MW (2019)

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