Wine Doctrine
2010

Forman Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted 31 December 2015 California · Napa Valley

Same as my CT notes last week. Slow O2 for a little over an hour and drinking nicely. A subtle, more old-world style Cabernet.

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Forman
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20 November 2017 Same as all my previous notes. A L'Aventure Estate beat this by a long shot. 92-ish points. 31 October 2017 Same as all other notes. 93 points for me. My girl likes it better than me. Needs some air. A little flat on the attack, but otherwise a decent… 18 March 2017 Same as all of my previous notes. A 2013 Bevan Ontogeny bested the Forman by a significant margin for me. Different styles of wine for sure. Others… 29 January 2017 Same as all of my previous notes, except that I felt this go-around had a decent hit of more fruit and overall depth than before. This might be the… 13 September 2016 Same as my specific tasting notes in March. 27 March 2016 Opened this as part of a lineup of 2013 Cliff Lede, 2013 Rivers-Marie, and 2010 L'Aventure Cabernets. 19 March 2016 More in line with my specific notes from 12/15/2015. Drinking good now without a decant. Classical Napa Cabernet style, with deep purple/red berry… 9 January 2016 Similar to my previous CT notes on this wine. A 2008 Carter Coliseum Block inched its way ahead of this when served alongside the Forman. However, my… 15 December 2015 Similar to my CT notes 5 months ago. PnP with a chalky bite surrounding the red plum and black raspberry notes. 45 minutes in the decanter shed this… 30 July 2015 The best Forman Cabernet I've had to date. PnP and then decanted over a two hour period. Nose was a little muted at first, but then opened up a bit…
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2010

Forman Cabernet Sauvignon

California · Napa Valley

Same as all my previous notes. A L'Aventure Estate beat this by a long shot. 92-ish points.

Reviewed 20 November 2017
2010

Forman Cabernet Sauvignon

California · Napa Valley

Same as all other notes. 93 points for me. My girl likes it better than me. Needs some air. A little flat on the attack, but otherwise a decent example of a more classical style of Napa Cabernet.

Reviewed 31 October 2017
2010

Forman Cabernet Sauvignon

California · Napa Valley

Same as all of my previous notes. A 2013 Bevan Ontogeny bested the Forman by a significant margin for me. Different styles of wine for sure. Others preferred the less fruit driven nature of the…

Reviewed 18 March 2017
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