1968 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley. I popped this one thanks to @Jeff_Leve awesome note the other day, and as expected, he was spot on. This was a well aged cab that is slowly fading into the sunset with tobacco, leather, and a hint of tart cherry on the finish. Medium bodied and clearly on the downslope. A nice enough wine but just that. Still, always a pleasure to open an aged Cali!
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Awesome, love seeing this! I have two pristine bottles of the 1965, which will be popped this year! I won’t admit what birthday it is.
Great post and pics, as always!
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Nice one Rich! Or should I say…Mr. Audouze of Ca. 
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Ahhh, love that my man!! Cant wait to hear about em! 40th bday sounds like a perfect time to open one 
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Ha ha! I wish! At the very best, maybe I’m the poor mans version of Audouze’s third cousin twice removed 
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I drank this by the case in the mid 70s. The California Cabs from 1959 through 1970 were incredibly great wines, with 1959 - 62, then '64, then '68 very best of them.
Not many bottles left, and most of those fading, but the 1960 Gemello last fall was somewhere north of perfect.
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Thats awesome Dan! I would have loved to try this earlier on!
And I’ve heard nothing but great things about those Gemello’s. Ive missed out on a couple at auction but i wont make that mistake again if i see one
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I have some pristine bottles of the 1977 Charles Krug Vintage Selection. I guess the 70s are not considered their golden era but the two bottles of it I’ve had have been very good and still kicking, although certainly on the aged side
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Birth year! Opened a '68 Sebastiani in January for a ‘bring out your dead’ tasting. Quite robust yet if more fun than enjoyable.
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Nice! Love that Chris!
If you come across one, the 1968 Inglenook Charbono that i had a few years ago was literally incredible!
Thank God for the Durand!..
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Funny I thought to myself, before clicking the thread,
“Let’s see how that showed for Rich this weekend”
lol 
Well Done
Sounds lovely even if in its twilight years.
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Ha ha! No kidding! I think I’m going to make t-shirts with that tag-line
Ha ha ha! Welp…at least im consistent i guess, ha!
Cheers my friend!
Glad your bottle was as good as mine. These older, classic Calif wines are always fun to try.
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We had a 1965 Krug in Santa Barbara a couple of weeks ago, and it was in terrific shape. Maybe a bit light, but great flavors. Maybe a bit better than your description of the 1968 here.
I have great faith in California cabs from that era, only occasionally disappointed.
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#nerds
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Is now a good time to tell everyone that you PM’d me asking if i could make you a bumper-sticker??
Love that cork! I have a bottle of this in the cellar - birth year wine. Glad to hear it had some life left.
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Love it! Excellent birth-year for Cali wine
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