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Forman Vineyards – Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

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USA - CA
Napa County
Wine
Red

The Facts

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  • 2019 (750ml) - 0 89419 18624 6
  • 2018 (750ml) - 0 89419 18624 6
  • 2018 (1.5L) - 0 89419 03333 5
  • 2018 (3L) - 0 89419 37756 9
  • 2017 (750ml) - 0 89419 18624 6
Origins USA - CA > Napa County > Napa Valley
Appellation Napa Valley
Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
Cepage 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
Winemaking The grapes are gently handled from harvest through fermentation. Small stainless steel fermentors for red wines seem fitting for the need to pay close attention to detail during the winemaking process. Deep caves have been constructed to maintain a cool, dark, and humid environment to age red wine in new French oak barrels. The wines literally age in the soils from which they grew.
Aging 22 months; 75% new, 25% once used Bordeaux barrels.
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The Character

Overall Ample extract, perfect balance, exciting to drink.
Aromas Black berries, tobacco, toasty, violet perfume.
Mouthfeel Very pleasing, mouth filling, powerful expression.
Tasting Notes Forman 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is impressive, even the color tells the story: deep ruby red and very pretty in it’s brilliance. This is such a classic Bordeaux blend aromatically. Nothing is obvious but all so integrated. Deep black berry and tobacco seem to mesh with an almost mint-violet complex. A beautiful toasty oak brings all together. There is so much going on aromatically one can only imagine how time will enhance and develop the aromas into something quite grand indeed. It’s hard to stop inhaling these fabulous qualities. The flavor does not disappoint; there is so much going on. This is perhaps the richest wine Forman has ever produced, but certainly not awkwardly so. Beautiful fruit flavors combined with incredible texture. This is a tremendously mouth filling wine. A real keeper!
Selling Point Spectacular vintage, classic Bordeaux style, a real keeper.
Awards
  • 2019 - 97pts Vinous, 96pts Jeb Dunnuck
  • 2018 - 96pts Vinous
  • 2017 - 95pts Vinous

The Story

Consisting of eleven acres, Forman Vineyard is divided into three parcels, each one planted to the four Bordeaux varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. A three-million-year-old riverbed is host to their largest vineyard comprised of gravel/sand deposits. Directly above the winery the steeply sloped plot is composed of more dense and larger volcanic rock, so much so that extensive dynamite explosions were needed for rock shattering to facilitate planting.

About Forman Vineyards

Producer Story

Influenced early on by the wines and winemaking practices of the Bordeaux region of France, Ric Forman has consistently sought a similar perfection for the wines of Forman Vineyard. Ric founded Forman Vineyard in 1983 to fulfill his dream of producing, as a sole proprietor, small quantities of classically made wine. Ric Forman grows his grapes on 88.5 acres of land split between three different parcels, each one planted to the four Bordeaux varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot.


Producer Story

Influenced early on by the wines and winemaking practices of the Bordeaux region of France, Ric Forman has consistently sought a similar perfection for the wines of Forman Vineyard. Ric founded Forman Vineyard in 1983 to fulfill his dream of producing, as a sole proprietor, small quantities of classically made wine. Ric Forman grows his grapes on 88.5 acres of land split between three different parcels, each one planted to the four Bordeaux varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot.

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