Historic Freemark Abbey was the only American wine to have both a red and white included in the famed 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting. But the winery's old-school Cabernet style fell out of favor when ripeness reigned in the 1990s and early 2000s. Meanwhile, Freemark Abbey and its pioneering single-vineyard Cabernets have stayed the course, with some recent modern upgrades under the watch of winemaker Kristy Melton, and the wines are now better than ever. She shares a tasting of recent Freemark Abbey Cabernets, and takes us on a video tour of Bosché vineyard.
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