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Two Great California Cabernets: A Newcomer & an Oldtimer

Two Great California Cabernets: A Newcomer & an Oldtimer

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Fredric Koeppel
May 26, 2010
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Two Great California Cabernets: A Newcomer & an Oldtimer
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Geography counts, in war and in wine. The locations, the microclimates or terroirs where the cabernet sauvignon grape achieves greatness are few, through the grape is grown around the world. The Left Bank communes of Bordeaux qualify, of course, though there cabernet sauvignon is blended with merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot. Small pockets of Tus…

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