Black Sheep Vintage

California's 1998 Cabernets Are Tough, Tannic and Expensive

By James Laube
Posted: Monday, October 15, 2001

Without a doubt, the 1998 vintage of California Cabernet Sauvignon is the most difficult group of young wines I've tasted in more than a decade. Because so many vineyards struggled to ripen in 1998, .....

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