1985 California Cabernet Retrospective: The Thrill Is Gone

At age 20, this once delightful vintage fails to excite

By James Laube
Posted: Thursday, June 16, 2005

For the past 25 years, senior editor James Laube has been reviewing and writing about California Cabernets. Each year, he conducts blind retrospective tastings of older vintages. This year, he tasted.....

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