Friends' Wine

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

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

Caymus Vineyards

Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Another Wine Club meeting come and gone. This time we had some exceptional selections that were thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Speaking of enjoyment, there are few things more enjoyable than sharing good wine with good friends. This is one reason why Wine Club is a tradition that we will strive to preserve for many years to come. — 8 years ago

Krystal Vento
with Krystal
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Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1979

James Parker Huston, CWE
9.3

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

P, Anthony and 7 others liked this
Mark Eastom

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As you should. Good food, friends and wine. All one needs, cheers!

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2009

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

Phil, Jim and 6 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1965

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

Matt, Conrad and 5 others liked this
Jeff Ames

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Damn!
Jeff Ames

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So there are 2 left for me!!

Corison

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Delectable Wine
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

Kevin, Steven and 84 others liked this
Kevin Maher

Kevin Maher

How much?
Alex Fishman

Alex Fishman

@Kevin Maher just tap the buy button and you can see prices for each vintage and easily buy!
John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

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Is it all Rutherford? Thought it was always a pan valley blend?

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1950

Wilfred Wong
9.8

Almost 60 years, both the wine and me when I drank it in Paris, with very good friends. I felt great and the wine tasted really super. Served blind, I called it a very well aged Pauillac. I thought it was a younger wine.😏 #bordeaux #paris #pauillac #pichonbaron — 11 years ago

Serena, Tom and 8 others liked this
Renee Bourassa

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Brilliant!

RdV Vineyards

Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Erich Broksas
9.3

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

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Belle Glos

Meiomi Pinot Noir 2011

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

Campo Viejo

Reserva Rioja Tempranillo

Sat with friends drinking this! Lovely! — 7 years ago

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2002

🎉 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

Chris, Daniel and 24 others liked this
Chris England

Chris England

@Phil A thanks buddy & enjoy yours with your favourite loved ones 🥂🍷🥂🍷🥂🎉
James Cahill

James Cahill

Chris, were you born in ‘61?Curious as to why you are starting in 1961.
Chris England

Chris England

@James Cahill Ha Ha no it’s just the oldest wine I had so decided to do a count to 2018 from there 😁👍🍷

Orin Swift

Papillon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Orin Swift, Papillon. Fire pit, sun setting...chilling with friends. Heavy, dirty (in a good way) nose...dark and mysterious. One of my top 10 favs — 8 years ago

Brad SkeelMike RettkeRick Z
with Brad, Mike and 2 others
Kirk, Shay and 1 other liked this

Apothic

Winemaker's Blend California Zinfandel Blend 2013

This is a very nice one. Great to have with poultry and pork and maybe some red meat. It's smooth very nice but at the same time it's not too sweet not too dry period the kind of wine that you want to sit around just chatting with friends and enjoying life. — 9 years ago

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 2005

Drinking some good stuff with close friends — 10 years ago

Mount Veeder Winery

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

A lovely bottle to share with friends at dinner. Nice fruit, tobacco, nice body. — 10 years ago

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

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

Nicole Byfuglin
with Nicole

Far Niente Winery

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

This was amazing and with amazing friends — 11 years ago

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Shafer Vineyards

One Point Five Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Celebrating NYE with good friends jay and Charlotte the right way! — 11 years ago

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

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

Kip, Fred and 2 others liked this

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Yellow Label Brut Champagne Blend

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

Spottswoode

Family Estate Grown St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 1993

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

Mike, Greg and 44 others liked this
Somm David T

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Had this a number of times and loved it, but haven’t had it in quite awhile. Good to see it still showing well.

Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2014

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

James, Bill and 4 others liked this
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You weren’t kidding about loading a huge amount of entries. You are going to get carpal tunnel.

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1940

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

Ryan CallahanChristine Joey Stein
with Ryan, Christine and 1 other
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Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2013

If you don't like this wine, we can't be friends any more. — 11 years ago

Clayton, Nick and 2 others liked this

Louis Roederer

Cristal Brut Champagne Chardonnay Pinot Noir Blend 2002

Crystal & good friends — 11 years ago

Gary, Joan and 3 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Three Valleys Sonoma County Zinfandel Blend 2011

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

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

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