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• acyso wrote: 93 points

  April 2, 2024 - "There's a lot of fish at Montrose Harbor" (Chicago, IL): This was another solid bottle of 1984 cabernet -- stylistically it's a bit lighter and a bit more green than the others, but overall the fruit profile here is brighter and lighter, and there is less of a tannic backbone here. Good acidity, with a mix of red and black fruit. Quite approachable now, this was probably the most ready of the four 1984s we had tonight.

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• Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 2, 2024 - Medium dark garnet in color with minor clearing at the edges. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of floral & earthy/dusty notes & classic cigar box notes of cedar & tobacco, leather, herbs, camphor, spices, minerals & a slight hint of vanilla/oak. Full bodied with very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & black plums with herbs, spices, minerals & a hint of vanilla/oak. Long lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present & at 40 years of age, it is at its peak of development. Although it may hold here for a few more years, I doubt any further development would occur with additional aging, so drink up. Fill was right at the juncture of the bottle neck and shoulder; cork was saturated but intact. A lovely Cabernet which when aged, drinks more like an aged Bordeaux.

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• ekorn Likes this wine:

  February 17, 2023 - Just shy of 40, this bottle showed very nicely. The cork was cause for concern... almost fully saturated. Popped and poured.
  
  The wine itself was no worse for wear but did show its age. A mature cab with notes of cherry, dead leaves and earth, black tea, and menthol. At this stage, I felt the acid outpaced the fruit on the palate.
  
  A nice bottle worth drinking in the near term. Stood up for several weeks before opening; quite a bit of sediment in the last few ounces.

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• Nanda wrote: flawed

  April 3, 2022 - stewy

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• Nanda wrote: flawed

  February 20, 2021 - Seemingly heat damaged

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1984
• Type Red
• Producer Forman
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 131 (62%)
• Consumed 80 (38%)

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