1980: A Big, Ripe, Tannic Vintage

James Laube
Posted: February 16, 2001

      California Cabernet Retrospective 1980       California Cabernets Show Their Age       1990: Complexity of Youth       1970: Maturing Gracefully       1980: A Big, Ripe, Tannic Vintage By James Laube With its huge crop, the 1980 vintage has always fallen into the good to very good category.

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