Tom Kuipers

9.2

2017 Faust. Great depth, spices, hint of tobacco. Birthday dinner bottle! — 5 years ago

Bob Schroeck

9.3

Vintage 2014; Drank on 12/24/2019 celebrating birthday — 6 years ago

WC Fields

9.4

Happy birthday J. Fantastic at 38 years. Not showing any ill affects of age. Velvety with nice juicy fruit and secondary notes of leather, bitter chocolate, forest floor and only soft thread of tertiary notes on the finish. Still had tannins. This was 2 of 2 and this drank as good, if not better, than the one last year. A pleasure.
Paired with A5 NY strip. — 6 years ago

David Kline

9.6

Red, resinous currant with a licorice twist. Warm blackberry, dark toast, vanilla, cedar and sweet tabac seamlessly tailored, even at such a young age. Fresh gingerbread oven, too. Silk suit of tannins; loose stitching. Wound tightly showing sinewy potential and a Christmas cactus of sutured fruits bursting at the seams with liquid graphite and black currant reduction with fresh cassis and olive berry. Violets, treacle and black tea. Onyx train of a witch bride all the way down Howell mountain! #Dunn #DunnVineyards #napacab #napacabernet #Napa #howellmountain #howell #howellmtn #mountainwine #cabernetacademy #cabernetday #cabernetsauvignon #californiaclassic — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Kevin Ortzman

9.2

Strong menthol on the nose and palate - happy birthday, Frank!! — 9 years ago

with Frank and Rick

Rich

9.2

My guest was celebrating her birthday, she wanted something sweet pink and bubbly. Boom first thing that came up vueve. Sold it for $160 my guest loved it.

The wine has a luminous color with radiant rose accents. The nose is elegant and generous, with initial aromas of fresh red fruit (raspberry, wild strawberry, cherry)
— 10 years ago

Maryam Ahmed

9.3

Happy birthday to me! Still showing great fruit and acidity. — 11 years ago

Richard Wallace

9.0

2/10/15. Birthday wine with rack of lamb. Certainly pleasant and full with no bite. No initial bouquet — 11 years ago

Corwin Kave

9.8

Belated birthday! Magnum. 👍 — 11 years ago

with Laura

Robert Pelletier

8.9

Good Paso Robles Blend. Enjoyed in Las Vegas for John Cash birthday. — 13 years ago

Hannah Vickers

9.2

Consistently one of my favourite champagnes. Perfect birthday celebration! — 5 years ago

with Alison

Steven Comfort

9.1

This was the last bottle from a case I bought in about 1997. Over the 29 years since the wine was made, the noteworthy tar and tobacco notes that Pontet Canet is known for softened to an ashy-ness that is a softer version of a Mouton Rothschild. Still plenty of life left in this outstanding vintage, but the wine won't improve much (if at all) from this point. I enjoyed this bottle with Lucas Comfort, a day after his 29th birthday (1990). — 6 years ago

Stuart Dershaw

9.5

Birthday treat - cassis like but drier classic palate with a terroir that encourages Parker’s opinion of greatness. — 7 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.4

Outstanding bourbon with rich butterscotch and vanilla — 8 years ago

Olivier Huguenin

9.0

Nez grandiose, assez typique mais malheureusement la bouche ne suit pas même si c'est quand même très bon! — 8 years ago

with JB

Douglas Eddins

9.1

Cranberry, fig, prune and dried dates all over it! Full body with an extremely soft mouth feel. It is showing its age though. Overall very pleased! Happy Birthday to me! 😝 — 10 years ago

Judy Morris

10

Bought this for my daughters birthday dinner and it's fantastic! — 10 years ago

Ralph Torres

9.4

This is a throwback from B's birthday, November 23, 2014. — 11 years ago

with Saydee

David Speer

9.5

Delicious as always. It's my birthday — 11 years ago

Matthew Kaner

Owner/Wine Director Bar Covell

9.6

merry birthday baby Jesus @_glouglou_ — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

First, cheers to Delectable working again after two weeks on the fritz.

This is our kickoff to the Memorial Day weekend. Hope everyone has a good one on tap with some of your favorite wines. So, happy Memorial Day weekend all!

Then, a garden update. We really enjoy watching it grow. You can see it daily.

The top pictures were taken May 1st. The bottom pictures are from today, May 21st. All that crazy growth in just 20 days. Amazing!!! 🍅 🌱🥬🥒🌽

As for the Ruinart, it is appreciable better using my new Riedel Vintage Sommelier Champange flute. Well worth the investment. These are a late birthday gift from our friends James & Christina. Thank you. The nose & palate much more vibrant. More on that as the weekend progresses. Cheers!🥂 — 6 years ago

Rob McCormish

9.5

Had two bottles of these to serve at a dinner for my daughter’s 21st birthday. They were wonderful wines, still lively and with plenty of full mouth for its 21 year age. But it also had that long finish of earth and dark cherry pit that well aged Bordeaux can have. It was enjoyed by all present. — 7 years ago

David Soto

9.0

Birthday bubbles magnum — 8 years ago

with Sofia

Rich Friedland

9.1

Happy birthday to me! Crisp and light. — 8 years ago

Nico Sciackitano

Sommelier/Cellar Occhipinti

9.7

Happy birthday @Elena Pantaleoni ! Xoxox — 10 years ago

Barbara Rogers

9.3

Birthday weekend continues! We were in Napa last year and while tasting this beautiful wine we got the call that we had cleared the wait list for the next evening at The French Laundry!An unforgettable weekend, earthquake and all. — 10 years ago

Freddy Foot

Sommelier Restaurant Gary Danko

9.3

Celebrating the wife's birthday with her birth year wine! — 11 years ago

Patricia Mitchell

8.9

Wonderful Birthday Bottle chosen by Anne-Marie!!! — 11 years ago

with Anne-Marie

Corey Reis

9.6

Had this on my birthday a couple years back. My birth year — 12 years ago

Allie Merrick

Blogger/Host mywinewords.com

9.0

For 23 years old, this wine is holding up just fine. Red fruit (cherry, currant, & candied Golden Delicious apple) still sharp on the nose, followed by Armani three-piece suit structure on the palate adorned with damp birch bark and stitched on the finish with apple pie crust. — 13 years ago