From our Supplier: Ric Forman is one of Napa Valley’s most celebrated and established winemakers having worked over fifty harvests here. His resume includes some of our most iconic wineries including Stony Hill in 1967, Robert Mondavi in 1968 and shortly after becoming the first winemaker at Sterling Vineyards making the inaugural vintage in 1969. After Sterling Vineyards was sold to Coca-Cola in 1975, the original owner of Sterling, Peter Newton with Forman’s help, established his own winery under the Newton label on a piece of land above David Abreu’s Madrona Vineyard in Saint Helena. Around that same time, Forman had found and purchased his own piece of property across the valley floor on Howell Mountain in 1978. Forman made the wines at Newton for four years then left to focus solely on his own project and in 1983 he released his first wine under his own label of Forman. The winery is situated on Big Rock Road perched on a ridge at the base of Howell Mountain overlooking the town of St. Helena.

While working at Newton, Ric got to know now-famed vineyard manager David Abreu and after Ric purchased his property, the two developed a partnership where in Abreu planted Ric’s vineyard and assisted in the farming and in return, Forman helped make the first several vintages of Abreu’s wine. Vintages 1985-1999 of Abreu were all made at Forman’s winery. To say that Ric Forman is an icon in the Napa Valley is simply an understatement and to say that this wine is anything less than spectacular would be an outrage!

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a rich, heady wine. Even though it was just bottled, the 2019 possesses remarkable textural intensity. A whole range of floral and savory notes open as this statuesque Cabernet shows off its personality. This is an especially rich, bombastic Cabernet from Ric Forman. That is especially evident when tasted next to the 2018. By Antonio Galloni on September 2021. 97 Points

Similarly hued, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley offers a classic, old school Napa Cabernet nose of darker currants, green tobacco, spring flowers, camphor, and new leather. As with the 2018, it plays in a more medium to full-bodied, elegant style, has ripe yet certainly present tannins, and a great finish. The 2019 is more accessible and open than the 2018 and should continue drinking brilliantly for another two decades if stored correctly. Jeb Dunnuck. 96 Points

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