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2013

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted 3 February 2025 Napa Valley · Oakville

This wine is. No. Joke. (Reminds me of when Ngawâ Sherpa told us as we were crossing Khumbu's Cho La Pass, "Cho La.No Joking. No talk. Rocks fall die.") A story for another time perhaps. But this 2013 dropped me into…

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