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Red
1985 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 39
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t.c.green Likes this wine: 93 points
February 27, 2024 - 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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MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 92 points
January 20, 2024 - 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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JEP007 Likes this wine: 94 points
July 30, 2023 - 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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ekorn Likes this wine:
March 5, 2023 - 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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DaleW wrote:
April 20, 2022 - 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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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2021, Issue #93, The 1984 and 1985 Vintages Of California Cabernet Sauvignon(Forman Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)) Subscribe to see review text.
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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 Stephen Tanzer
Forman: Four Decades of Cabernet Sauvignon 1985-2012 (Jul 2015), 7/1/2015 (link)(Forman Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
2/12/2012 (link) 91 points(Forman Cabernet Sauvignon) Slightly bricking very dark red violet color; dried berry, tar, menthol nose; maturing, tart berry, tart cassis, menthol, tangy plum palate; should go 10 years; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type Red
- Producer Forman
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 203 (59%)
- Consumed 140 (41%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- ProducerForman
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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