
August 31st, 1999 20 YEARS AFTER Elegant and polished, the 1979 Cabernets have their fans, but as age takes its toll, they lag behind the heralded '78s By James Laube The 1979 California Cabernets have always lived in the shadow of their predecessors from 1978, a vintage which garnered greater accolades and appreciation, and which to my taste was the better of the two years.
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