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Forman Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Cabernet Sauvignon

from Napa Valley, California

Price: $75.00

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Napa Valley, California

Cabernet Sauvignon

Style: Big & Bold

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Item No. 107362

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ratings pedigree (past vintages):

2009

2007

red wine style:

winemaker's notes:

The color and clarity are impressive - bright and deep. This vintage seems more vibrant at this early state than previou.s vintages. Concentration and complexity are very evident even early on. A wonderfully deep and rich Cabemet character portrayed as tea, licorice and cassis are first impressions. Some fine wood with a multitude of layers follow the initial power of the aromatics. The aroma profile is very impressive but so too are the flavors. Intensely packed with rich fruit and some serious extract best describe the sensations. A flavor that is sweetly perfumed and richly textured is quite pleasing. There is a lot going on in this wine - it will be very impressive as it ages and opens to its true power and excitement. Don't miss this one; it's going to improve for a very long time.

critical acclaim:

"One of the top wines of the vintage, the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color as well as a big, sweet, fragrant nose of acacia flowers, charcoal, black currant liqueur, licorice, and forest floor. Atypically opulent with sweet velvety tannins (especially for a 2006), it reveals impressive purity and texture as well as a full-bodied, rich finish. This knock-out wine can be drunk now or cellared for 20+ years. "

93 Points

The Wine Advocate

"Bright red-ruby. Aromas of crushed cassis, tar, licorice and minerals. Sweet, lush and broad, but with harmonious acidity and underlying minerality giving shape to the blackberry and tar flavors. This boasts lovely sweetness without any heaviness. Finishes with big, rich, palate-dusting tannins, very good breadth and a note of chocolatey oak. This will merit a score at the high end of my projected range if it carries its freshness and lift into the bottle. As with the chardonnay, Forman was able to leave the red grapes on the vines for a long time in '06. "The sugars hardly budged but the flavors developed and the tannins got softer," he told me, adding that this vintage has a lower pH-3.78-than either the '07 or the '04 here.
Rating: 91-93"

93 Points

International Wine Cellar

User Reviews

The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.

hang time - Delray Beach, FL (read all my reviews)

rating (8/4/2011):

i ordered the '06 after being so impressed with the '07 nad seeing the '06 is a nice savings vs the '07. i have to report that the '07 is superior to my taste. the '06, while nice, did not have the freshness or the balance as the '07. it seemed a little musty, even after breathing for an hour.

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