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Saturday, March 19, 2022 - What a surprise! Despite being 46 years old, this wine is in great shape despite a wet cork (which extracted beautifully) and some ullage. Slightly brickish red, but, all in all, the color is excellent. After a bit of must blows off, the nose is pure and varietal, and the flavors surprisingly fresh for a California Cab of its age, and it lacks the stewed prunes characteristic that some older Napa Cabs display.

The front label reads 13.2% alcohol and the back that the grapes were picked at 23.5 degrees brix — far less on both accounts than the monster Cabs Napa Valley is pumping out today. This wine shows that balance is the key to longevity. If you still have some, drink it up, but if it's been stored well, it should be wonderful!

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