The Rise and Fall of Cabernet

[Tastevin]

Wineglut, a lot of what you say makes sense, but goodness me what a sweeping statement about Bordeaux wines consistently resembling Californian wines. Which Claret resembles which Californian? My sweeping response to that is no, no, no, a thousand times no. In some instances it is true that the Bordeaux %ABV has crept up slightly, but that is the only resemblance I can see. And that's stretching a point. Surely you don't think the French will deliberately alter the character of their Classifides to resemble Californian, or anywhere else for that matter. Why should they? I'd better say here before I'm misunderstood, that I am not denigrating Californian wines. I have enjoyed, and do enjoy, many of them. I’d better clarify that too – I enjoy those that reflect the natural character of whichever variety of grape it’s made from. Nowadays with many wines, particularly Australian, the natural character of the grape’s variety takes a back seat. R.O. at its worst I think. T