james laube's wine flights

Nostalgia Is Fine, to a Point

Yearning for the great old wines of yesteryear clouds reality
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 12:45pm ET

Whenever I read comments from wine lovers yearning for the grand old wines of yesteryear, two thoughts immediately cross my mind: The comment is probably coming from an aging white male (takes one to know one), and they can't be serious. While a wine like the 1974 Mayacamas is wonderful, it's an anomaly of its era.

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