Retrospective: 1986 California Cabernets

At age 20, wines from a once-great vintage have faded
James Laube
Posted: February 14, 2007

For more than 25 years, senior editor James Laube has been reviewing and writing about California Cabernets. Each year, he conducts blind retrospective tastings of older vintages. In late 2006, he tasted wines from 1996, 1986 and 1976.

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