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

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

Benjamin Mosca

9.0

Nice way to spend a Wednesday afternoon with friends — 9 years ago

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! — 9 years ago

Amanda Igra

9.0

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

Jerome Noël

9.3

Pairs well with friends. — 10 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.7

What can I say--I have generous friends. — 10 years ago

with evie and Scott

Karen Hunt

9.0

This was amazing and with amazing friends — 11 years ago

Leon Levitt

9.7

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

Nataly Gamboa

9.7

This makes me a happy girl! One of my best friends. — 12 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.3

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

Michael Mathews

9.2

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

with Brad, Mike and 2 others

Danny Rubio

9.2

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

Rakesh Tondon

10

Drinking some good stuff with close friends — 9 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

Fabio Sisinni

10

celebrating birthday with great friends and its majesty Caymus. Cabernet sauvignon perfection — 10 years ago

Paul Kaan

Winemaker/Blogger FilthyGoodVino.com

9.1

Gaja! A drink with friends! 5 Decades of Gaja, 13 wines revealed 4 phases in the evolution of Gaja's winemaking over the period. Full report on filthygoodvino.com in the next 3 days! #FilthyGoodVino #Barberesco #Nebbiolo #Wine #Gaja — 10 years ago

Josh Spurling

10

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

Peter Heidt

9.5

So... My dear friend Joe O stops by with the family... Can't believe how good this "Stoney Earth" is... Rothschild must have known something giving The Marcheses his vines... Maybe I should have waited a decade more to drink, but for what? Family, dear friends, great wine... I know Haupt is staring down and smiling... Only Limmer with us, would have made it better... — 11 years ago

Melissa Landry

9.5

Delicious wine at bday dinner at Landmarc with dad and friends. — 11 years ago

Kathleen Azzarello

9.6

Sharing this with friends on New Year's Eve. Thanks Meg and Jason for this fab Pinot Noir! — 12 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

Frankie Fang

9.2

With jc friends — 9 years ago

Roberto Baez

9.3

Full body well balanced and excellent friends — 10 years ago

Barbie Fiallo

10

What can I say? Does it get better than this? Here's to friends with great taste in wine! Delicious! — 10 years ago

Douglas Profenius

9.4

Good with friends. Super drinkable — 10 years ago

with Mason, Catherine and 4 others

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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

Wilfred Wong

Chief Storyteller, Wine.com

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

William Brehm

9.9

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