See Rick 4 below. Classic Forman, it’s Napa cab but with a deftness of touch and enhanced complexity. Still my favourite Napa wine. I enjoyed it twice recently, but no rush.
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Ric Forman makes some great “first growth” napa cabs. This wine is classic Ric, showing a little young here and demanding some slowOx/decanting. It comes together nieces and acidity prefers some fat for balance. I have a case of this, and I’ll wait another year or two before having the next one….if I can.
What Napa quality delivers is unique. This was very good tonight, but it felt like it needed more bottle time. Very interesting snapshot of the evolution of a top wine, when the fruit becomes a bit more tart and austere on its way to its next stage. Makes you think :)
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5/6/2024 - thalver wrote:
This drank quite well, there is still some tannin, but it's by no means dominant. Brighter and livelier than most cal cabs and in no way ponderous.
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3/23/2024 - Sonoffalstaff Likes this wine: 92 Points
See Rick 4 below. Classic Forman, it’s Napa cab but with a deftness of touch and enhanced complexity. Still my favourite Napa wine. I enjoyed it twice recently, but no rush.
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3/16/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
A 65th Birthday Celebration (Schur House - Riverwoods IL): Small glass. Rich aromatic start, less forthcoming flavors are much less giving or complete. Good now, unlikely to have further upside.
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9/19/2023 - Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine: 96 Points
Ric Forman makes some great “first growth” napa cabs. This wine is classic Ric, showing a little young here and demanding some slowOx/decanting. It comes together nieces and acidity prefers some fat for balance. I have a case of this, and I’ll wait another year or two before having the next one….if I can.
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11/27/2022 - gbejjani Likes this wine: 91 Points
What Napa quality delivers is unique. This was very good tonight, but it felt like it needed more bottle time. Very interesting snapshot of the evolution of a top wine, when the fruit becomes a bit more tart and austere on its way to its next stage. Makes you think :)
For more please watch below at YT channel Pandewine
English: https://youtu.be/HKDw6SSfA6E
French: https://youtu.be/rl4upMPWL2Y
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