2006 California Cabernet Barrel Tasting

In a cool vintage, young Napa wines show structure and balance

By James Laube
Posted: Friday, May 18, 2007

For the second year in a row, Napa Valley Cabernet producers faced a late, cool growing season, and those milder conditions are reflected in my recent sampling of the young wines from 2006. Overall.....

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