1985 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (39) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  2/27/2024 - t.c.green Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A beautiful well balanced and not over extracted Cab. This is a great example of what Napa wine could be. Although 38 years old, still drinking very young and has at least 10 more years to it.

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  1/20/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Out of curiosity I purchased this bottle when it hit the inbox. Benchmark does a solid job of procuring these bottles and it was in great shape once opened.
  
  I would say the window for this drinking this wine with some fruit is coming to a close. At least that was the case for this bottle and however it was stored.
  
  Cork was in great shape.
  
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  7/30/2023 - JEP007 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Still super powerful, while the dark fruit is still present, it’s defintiely moved into the tertiary flavors- leather, tobac, and forrest floor. There were some spice notes too and some dried flowers that bring me back to aged BDX. The nose was fantastic, exactly what one might think of aged Napa cab leaning toward old world. Note, we had a 86’ BV GLT the night prior and the Forman was by far the better wine, much more personality.

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  3/5/2023 - ekorn Likes this wine:

  Beautifully mature Napa cabernet -- ripe (but not overripe) fruit, resolved tannins, and acid in balance. This was in a great spot on PnP, but suffered a bit from being served alongside other more assertive wines. I really enjoyed lingering with this -- it's a wine that requires some attention.

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  4/20/2022 - DaleW wrote:

  best showing of this one. Mature but not tired, mostly resolved tannin, red currant fruit framed with cedar and menthol. Tasty. A-

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