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Assessing Older Vintages Has Its Challenges

By James Laube
Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

Yesterday, I tasted two flights of 1996 Cabernets as part of a series on older California wines. Each year for the past 20 years, I’ve conducted retrospective tastings. It’s the only way .....

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