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When to Drink a Wine Can Be a Dilemma

Posted: Mar 22, 2007 12:34pm ET

One of our readers, Roger, just posted a good question in response to a recent blog. “When do you think is the earliest point to open a 2001 [Cabernet]?” I think 2001s should drink well from now until they’re 15 or 20 years old, maybe longer, assuming they’re properly stored.

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