james laube's wine flights

Grand Old California Classics and a Failed First-Growth

Old Napa Cabernets shine but a cork fails an iconic bottle
Posted: Oct 8, 2009 9:34am ET

I had the best 1960 BV Private Reserve I’ve ever had yesterday, along with a classic Heitz Martha's 1974 and a 1961 Inglenook Cask.

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