scores of the first two wines in their ranking were statistically valid, and that the seven other wines could not be differentiated statistically. Stag's Leap Wine Cellars '73 Montrose '70 Mouton '70 Haut Brion '70 Ridge Monte Bello '71 Heitz Martha's '70 Leoville-las-cases '71 Freemark Abbey '69 Mayacamas '71 Clos du Val '72 Tasting replications Some critics argued that French red wines would age better than the California reds, so this was tested. San Francisco Wine Tasting of 1978 The San Francisco Wine Tasting of 1978 was conducted 20 months after the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. Steven Spurrier flew in from Paris to participate in the evaluations, which were held at the Vintners Club. On 11 January 1978, evaluators blind-tasted the same Chardonnays tasted earlier in Paris. – 1974 Chalone Winery – 1973 Chateau Montelena – 1973 Spring Mountain Vineyard – 1972 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles Domaine Leflaive. Ranking lower were Meursault Charmes Roulot 1973, Beaune Clos des Mouches Joseph Drouhin 1973, and Batard-Montrachet Ramonet-Prudhon 1973. On 12 January 1978, evaluators blind-tasted the same Cabernet Sauvignons tasted earlier in Paris. – 1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars – 1970 Heitz Wine Cellars Martha's vineyard – 1971 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello – 1970 Château Mouton Rothschild. Ranking lower were Château Montrose 1970, Château Haut-Brion 1970, and Château Leoville Las Cases 1971. French Culinary Institute Tasting of 1986 Two tastings were conducted by the French Culinary Institute (now called the International Culinary Center) on the tenth anniversary of the original Paris Wine Tasting. White wines were not evaluated in the belief that they were past their prime. Steven Spurrier, who organized the original 1976 wine competition, assisted in the anniversary tasting. Eight judges blind tasted nine of the ten wines evaluated. The evaluation resulted in the following ranking: Results Rank Wine – Clos Du Val Winery 1972 – Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello – Château Montrose – Château Leoville Las Cases 1971 – Château Mouton Rothschild 1970 – Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 1973 – Heitz Wine Cellars 1970 – Mayacamas Vineyards 1971 – Château Haut-Brion Wine Spectator Tasting of 1986 Four of the judges were experts from Wine Spectator and two were outsiders. All tasted the wines blind. Results Rank Wine – Heitz Wine Cellars 1970 – Mayacamas Vineyards 1971 – Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello – Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 1973 – Clos Du Val Winery 1972 – Château Montrose 1970 – Château Mouton