Retrospective: 1996 California Cabernets

The vintage's best wines can last another decade, but many bottlings lack opulence and show hard tannins

By James Laube
Posted: Tuesday, February 13, 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.....

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