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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 122 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Highlander on 1/15/2024: Consistent notes....this needs air (1.5 hours in decanter) and food. Lots of large sediment. Dark fruits, Currant, leather and a splash of tobacco all come together for a lovely wine. (790 views) | | | Tasted by dongotti on 12/25/2023: Mediocre (652 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 10/4/2023 & rated 91 points: First of three. Hoping for additional development with additional cellar time. (1334 views) | | | Tasted by alamoave on 8/7/2023 & rated 90 points: Surprisingly soft. Drink now. (1222 views) | | | Tasted by JGinMO on 2/25/2023 & rated 94 points: Such a beautiful, aged Cab. Fruit matured, tannins softened, deep secondary flavors. Outstanding. (1684 views) | | | Tasted by Vinnut on 2/12/2023 & rated 94 points: Deep, dark reddish-purple garnet in color with no signs of aging. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & cassis with classic cigar box overtones of cedar & tobacco, leather, earthy/dusty, anise, coffee/cocoa, some spices, minerals & a hint of oak/vanilla in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with cocoa, herbs, minerals, spices & a hint of oak/vanilla in the background. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing. Even at 16 years of age, it still has some potential for further development with additional aging. Fill was mid-neck; cork was clean & intact. (1560 views) | | | Tasted by gbejjani on 1/14/2023 & rated 93 points: What a pairing! Forman 2007 and Tor Cimarossa Cabernet 2014
Another evening with top-flight Napa Cabernets! The 2 wines were superb but also couldn't be more different. The Forman, as we know, is an exercise in restraint, balance and finesse that delivers power in a velvet glove. The Tor is an explosion of fruit and alcohol, with very little tannin and an amazing finish. Wow!!
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https://youtu.be/-TtOkX8HuSs (1533 views) | | | Tasted by TRueNOLA on 1/14/2023 & rated 94 points: Loved this wine. Well balanced and structured, not an overly expressive wine at this point, but was everything I'd want from a 2007. Notes weren't detailed here as we had people over.
Nose: forest floor, some green bramble.
Body: muted red berry, still present tannin and acidity. In that transition to secondary flavors. (1375 views) | | | Tasted by Decanting Queen on 1/9/2023 flawed bottle: A disappointment for me after reading the notes here, but I suspect I had an off bottle. Day 1 slow oxed for 3 hours and then tried to drink with dinner. Nose was pretty but not very intense and palate fairly closed down. Day 2 big improvement, concentrated fruit except that I would describe it as ‘stewed’ so perhaps this bottle had some heat damage along the way. Nice acidity and quite big grippy tannins even on day two, but just not as enjoyable as I had hoped. (2451 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 11/9/2022 & rated 94 points: Beautiful and complex bouquet with autumn forest, soft dark berries and mushrooms. On the palate dark berries like blackberries and cassis, sweet spices, cedar, chocolate and coffee. Good acidity and round tannin. Juicy and refined with beautiful acidity and round tannin with still a lovely bite. Concentrated and beautiful wine. (1599 views) | | | Tasted by buckeye76 on 10/12/2022 & rated 94 points: Beautiful cabernet with blackberries and black currants in the nose with earthiness and floral notes. Deep fruit in the flavor with licorice and hints of herbalness. Well balanced, nice complexity, and a long lingering finish (1329 views) | | | Tasted by gbejjani on 6/30/2022 & rated 93 points: A beauty. Elegant, balanced, terrific tension between fruit and restraint. Velvety tannins that caress the inside of your cheeks. A bit of lingering acidity on the finish. A true classic.
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https://youtu.be/iIsD5cZIxhA (1667 views) | | | Tasted by Highlander on 12/2/2021: If ever I had trouble describing a wine, well, nothing compares to this. Double decanted for 2 hours and the first glass was flat! poured the second glass and let it sit for 15 minutes and it began to to open up. Wow.....All sorts of dark flavors without the syrupy texture that so many over extracted Napa Cabs often bring. This reminded me of a Pontet-Canet (2003 vs. 2000) Fruit forward, but not in your face. Very much modern Bordeaux style, but I am not sure this would be recognized as a Napa Cab in a tasting. Most Enjoyable (2082 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 8/24/2021: Wonderful mature cab
This will go years more (2191 views) | | | Tasted by jschnabel on 8/22/2021 & rated 93 points: A stellar wine that has finesse for a Napa cab that is a standout. Violet notes are on the nose but the palate is treated to dark fruit, herbal essence and pine forest with a licorice finish. The tannins are well integrated but can still go for a while. A very good vintage that is dominated by power wines from Napa, but Forman has achieve a distinctive wine that shows a great balance between fruit and delicate structure. (2098 views) | | | Tasted by Elkcims on 12/5/2020 & rated 95 points: 30 min decant. Very seductive, soft, balance between fruit and forest floor, creme de cassis. (2602 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 6/4/2020 & rated 95 points: Now, I am convinced.
Pauillac is in Napa Valley!
Dynamite. (2943 views) | | | Tasted by EMTAME on 5/8/2020 & rated 92 points: Still in fine shape. (2549 views) | | | Tasted by Snag One on 4/3/2020 & rated 93 points: Decanted prior to pouring. Deep dark ruby red and an expressive nose consisting dried figs, mint, coffee, pencil shavings and loam. Very soft tannins that subtly moved aside for layers of black cherries, cocoa, black peppercorns, cassis, mint and ripe figs. An enjoyable wine that made me wish we had more. (2463 views) | | | Tasted by nywine68 on 11/19/2019 & rated 93 points: Gorgeous silky texture. Earthy complex profile with figs, prunes, coffee and chocolate. Nice backbone of acidity gives this great balance and freshness. (2922 views) | | | Tasted by Cipivts on 11/17/2019 & rated 92 points: Deep purple, very bordeaux style, lots if ink, leather, vegetal-green but round and full body on the palate. Tannins and acidity in check. Needs time to develop comparing with the 09 that was in a better place (2440 views) | | | Tasted by Elkcims on 11/16/2019 & rated 94 points: 1 hour slow ox, then 30 minutes in glass. Very seductive, soft, balance between fruit and forest floor, creme de cassis. A great year for Ric Forman indeed. (1157 views) | | | Tasted by cos82 on 9/14/2019 & rated 91 points: Dark purple in color. Nose of blackberry and cedar. Nice palate of blackberry, cedar and minerals. Either this needs a few more years or a good decant. Friend I drank this with has a coravin which we used on several different bottles this evening. The plus, took half the bottle home; the negative, no decant. (2631 views) | | | Tasted by nywine68 on 6/30/2019 & rated 93 points: Ripe, saturated blackberry flavors with some menthol and plums. Fine grained tannins and acidity in the background give this a nice balance. A big wine but not overtly sweet. (2801 views) | | | Tasted by llink on 2/1/2019 & rated 93 points: Decanted for 1 hour. Really in a good place, subtle nose of cassis, olives, and blackberry. The palate is rich without being over the top, medium complexity, caressing texture and long finish. There was a decent amount of sediment, so decanting is recommended. (3098 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2018, Issue #76, Ric Forman- A True Californian Pioneer And One of the State’s Greatest Winemakers
(Forman Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Vintage Retrospective: The 2007 Napa Valley Cabernets (May 2017) (5/17/2017)
(Forman Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Forman: Four Decades of Cabernet Sauvignon 1985-2012 (Jul 2015) (7/1/2015)
(Forman Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2010, Issue #29, In Search of California’s New and Old Schools of Terroir
(Cabernet Sauvignon- Forman Vineyards) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144
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| Forman Producer website
Robert Parker: "Ric Forman is arguably Napa Valley’s first superstar winemaker. Although sometimes overlooked today, there is little question Forman has had a profound influence on a number of younger winemakers who still speak of him with great reverence. In 2012 Forman celebrated his 46th harvest. Today, Forman counts on the assistance of his son Toby, in running this small, family-owned jewel of an estate. As for the wines, they are superb, but, best of all, remain realistically priced for the consumer who wants to drink top-flight Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon without having to take out a second mortgage. Forman’s Cabernet is one of the classic masterpieces of Napa Valley, even if recent vintages come across as a bit riper than the norm. Still, it is impossible to go wrong with any of these wines."Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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