What happens after 40 years in the life of a Cabernet Sauvignon?
2014 was one of the most tumultuous years of my life. After 19 years and four months at BevMo, I joined Wine.com to continue my journey as a wine professional. My journals were more like a labyrinth than an organized spread of Excel sheets. Speed dialing to 2023 and dealing with cancer has put a reset on my life that I did not anticipate. I have returned to 1974 in search of clues to what I am all about. On November 23, 2014, I attended a tasting of 1974 California Cabernet Sauvignons on their 50th birthdate. I first tasted this vintage when they were released in the mid to late 1970s. Here is my accounting of how they and I have fared.