leon egozi

9.9

Superbowl of wines. Thank you @Monica O
Always a great time. Awesome wines. Awesome food. Awesome friends to share these amazing wines.
Oh and did I mention the amazing wines? — 6 years ago

Kirk F

9.4

Nice to have friends with big time cellars! After an hour in the decanter this wine shows beautifully. One of the best Bordeaux I've had and I'm grateful to even have a taste. Wow! — 8 years ago

with Sonia, Michael and 2 others

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.3

I love my life. Cheers friends! — 8 years ago

David MacMillan

9.3

Out of sheer jealousy at my friends in Vegas I'm having a decent CDP tonight.....the Princeton Jaegar girl in the background is really working the room. For a 2009 this telegraphe is showing really well (although that might be a horse racing term), which is cool as the 2007s still seem a bit in the intermediate phase. Nice plum, liquorice, leather......great structure and a really subtle menthol finish......love these wines. — 8 years ago

Rakesh Tondon

10

Drinking some good stuff with close friends — 10 years ago

Lee Feldmann

9.7

Second bottle and now on to Caymus, with best friends Lance and Luanne, we are grateful for them "breaking bread" with us and the Shrimp and Penne a la Vodka on the Big Green Egg! — 10 years ago

Jerome Noël

9.3

Pairs well with friends. — 10 years ago

Max Sander Byfuglin Jr

9.3

Very nice and balanced the whole way thru. It could have rested a lot longer for sure, glad I have a few more laying down. Good night friends see you in a year or two. — 11 years ago

with Nicole

Carrie Reck

9.6

Matt likes, too — 11 years ago

Mike Cragg

9.8

Great wine with great friends - celebrating Duke graduation 2013! — 12 years ago

Kathryn Maxson

9.6

Spicy and bold! Slightly sweet. — 13 years ago

Brett Bullington

9.0

I gave this to friends for their 30th anniversary! — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.7

🎉 Happy New Year dear friends 🎉

Have a fabulous evening & I wish you a fantastic 2018 full of health, happiness, love, peace & many more fabulous wine discoveries 😍

From Jan 1st 2018 I’ll be posting reviews from vintages 1961 through to 2018 😁 so get ready for a journey 🤪 then I can catch up with everything else I’m having tonight 🙃🍷🥂

For now this lovely Dom can kick off the celebrations 🎊 Enjoy yourself 🤗💃🕺

To 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ 🥂😘
— 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

10

What a beautiful person inside and out! I'm blessed beyond measure to be able to call him "Dad". Words can't adequately express how much I Love him. We opened a few bottles last night that I will hold near and dear to my heart forever. We are celebrating his completion of 6 rounds of chemo therapy in his battle against Prostate cancer. This is his 3rd time in the ring against this opponent and it appears that he's won with a unanimous decision by knockout at this time!!!!!! Love you dad!!!!! So proud of your strength through this process. My Father was born in 1940. A difficult year to say the least:
Germans entered Bordeaux in June of 1940. As dictated by Hitler himself, it was the sworn duty of each and every commander to search and seize whatever could be used for the advancement of the German cause. Bedlam broke out. Chateaux' were ransacked, wine cellars were looted if not used for target practice. The Chateauxs were forced to continue producing wines. It's poetic justice that Mother Nature provided the Germans with the worst growing season from 1940 to 1944!!!! The Germans left Bordeaux in 1944 to the cheers of the residents "Au Revoir Les Allemands"!!!! The 1940 bottle that we enjoyed this evening survived World War II. It Survived the ransacking, pillaging & plunder of countless German soldiers. It's outer capsule showed evident signs of its struggle but it's inner beauty was unblemished and glorious. I've had many, many vintages of Latour from 1928 and on but none have ever tasted as perfect as the one we enjoyed tonight. This 1940 was perfect. It was a fighter, it never gave up, it never relinquished in the face of adversity. That's my Father, that my role model. He's a beautiful person inside & out. I think 1940 is the best vintage that I have ever had the privilege to enjoy. Special thanks to my good friends Michael Troise whom provided me with much of the insights in regards to the incredibly difficult vintage and David Page whom gifted this bottle to me for our celebration this evening. I will never forget your generosity. It was a glorious evening to say the least!!! Wine has a way of bringing people together and encapsulating an evening and event. I couldn't think of a better way to rejoice in his victory than to open a Father & Son birth year wine. — 8 years ago

with Ryan, Christine and 1 other

Matt Lichtenberg

9.5

Popped 1 of my 3 bottles to celebrate two friends turning 50 at Factory Kitchen. 50 year old California Cab with finesse, balance, and though I wouldn't expect it to improve over time, it was fantastic and quintessential old school cab from without a doubt one of my favorite California producers. Just lovely! — 10 years ago

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10

The recipe for greatness in this bottle, equal parts:
• Rutherford's stony, alluvial soil
• Cathy's sage-like light touch in the winery
• The patience for tannin, fruit & mineral characters to become perfectly in sync dance partners
• The generosity of friends to share
• Outstanding drinking companions — 11 years ago

Karen Hunt

9.0

This was amazing and with amazing friends — 11 years ago

Erich Broksas

Early Mountain Vineyards

9.3

Love the RdV Friends and Family. Unfortunately it is no longer being released. — 12 years ago

Kathleen Azzarello

9.6

Sharing this with friends on New Year's Eve. Thanks Meg and Jason for this fab Pinot Noir! — 13 years ago

Mike R

9.4

1993 mag - big bold and beautiful - one hour decant was needed and frighten when cork was cracked when pulling but man this big boy was singing

Now all that said - this wine was absolutely ready to be enjoyed - if sitting on this one better drink it

Color was darkest red and smell had it all with the taste of black fruits and the finish was not the longest but definitely satisfying

Good friends and good wine equals great smiles — 7 years ago

James Forsyth

9.3

Our friends shared anecdotes about hanging out with Paul Draper in the 1970s, so it had to be a Ridge night. What a stunner with masses of tannins and acidity, rich with black cherries. It could do with a few years but fun to try now. — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.8

Deep garnet with amber rims, almost opaque. A little darker compared to the 82 CB next to it. Great old Bordeaux nose. Black fruit, pencil lead, plus some light notes of wood. Chewy in the mouth at first but over the night this goes to a velvet and silky place. The WOTN for me. Quieted down at the end of the night but gave us huge enjoyment, clearly outshining the 47 and 82 served with it. Tasting all these blind and then side by side over 4 hours is pretty awesome. — 8 years ago

Rose’s Cafe

9.3

Red berry with lots of tannin. This inexpensive label produces dependably good quality wine. — 9 years ago

Frankie Fang

9.2

With jc friends — 9 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.4

Monkey 47 Dry Distiller Gin. Slightly hazy, water white, colourless. Pronounced intensity of perfume, juniper, lingonberry, violets, lavender, orange and grapefruit zest. With water added, more perfume and citrus notes to the fore. Dry on the palate. Warming alcohol, medium body, pronounced flavour intensity. Long finish. Very complex. Outstanding example of a premium gin. — 10 years ago

Rich Craig

9.0

Very nice everyday wine for white wine and/or Chardonnay drinkers. Worth a try to see how your tastebuds react. — 11 years ago

James Lechner

10

Holy, holy cow — 11 years ago

with Chris

Melissa Landry

9.5

Delicious wine at bday dinner at Landmarc with dad and friends. — 12 years ago

William Brehm

9.9

Gift from great friends, enjoying with those same friends! — 12 years ago

Nataly Gamboa

9.7

This makes me a happy girl! One of my best friends. — 13 years ago