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Red
2014 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Label borrowed from 2015
Label borrowed from 2013
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Community Tasting Notes 29
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Eric_Lavoie Likes this wine: 93 points
April 11, 2024 - Quite good, though not exceptional. As others have noted, it's less flashy and ripe than many others from this part of Napa. It offers more savory, earthy, and reserved flavors, a bit old-school in style. No lack of concentration here. Shows nicely integrated flavors that are tasting beautiful at present.
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RayHood Likes this wine: 97 points
April 4, 2024 - I'm a Forman lover so take my comments with that grain of salt. The 2014 Cab is drinking beautifully. Like all Forman Cabs is is decidedly NOT a fruit and alcohol bomb. Rick Forman makes his wines in more of a traditional French style and they are wonderful alone but are great with food where their balance and refinement blends with the other flavors of the meal.
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bobt@teacherstax.com Likes this wine: 93 points
February 19, 2024 - We have always loved Forman cabs. They are not the typical CA fruit bombs, but much more Bordeaux like. This wine is at its peak and should hold for another 5-10 years. Nice layers of complex red fruits with well integrated oak and acid. Great with food.
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Twopawsup Likes this wine: 95 points
February 10, 2024 - Deep garnet color with slow legs. New oak, cassis and blackberry jam on the nose. Plum, stoniness and vanilla bean on the palate. Long velvety finish. Drinking quite well now with a little decant.
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Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine: 94 points
January 6, 2024 - Great wine. We decanted and found it linear. With about an hour it was really showing. Great depth and balance.
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By John Gilman
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)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Brilliance in Napa Valley: 2016 & 2015 Cabernets (Jan 2018), 1/18/2018 (link)(Forman Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By William Kelley
2014 California Cabernet Sauvignon & Bordeaux blends, 5/31/2017 (link)(Forman, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Napa Valley Trilogy: 2014, 2015 & 2016-Part1 (Dec 2016), 12/1/2016 (link)(Forman Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2013 Napa Valley: Once Upon a Time in America… (Oct 2015), 10/1/2015 (link)(Forman Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- Type Red
- Producer Forman
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 055044657505, 626990277811, 863828000207
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 15 (1%)
- In Cellars 1,737 (69%)
- Consumed 778 (31%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerForman
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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