Brian Hearty

9.6

2014. Enjoyed a small splash at the end of a great birthday meal at The Oven!
Such pure stone fruit and honeyed aromas and flavors with balanced sweetness and acidity. — a month ago

Norman

9.3

End of the fiscal year. Long one but a good one so this is an exhausted versus drown sorrows drink ;) Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2024 (12 Year, 107 proof)

Nose is surprisingly light for the proof. Soft sweetness, light oak, and a hint of rye spice.

On the palate it isn’t heavy, but it fills the whole mouth. The heat shows early and stays present, reading higher than 107. Sweetness is there but restrained. More spice builds with time, rye-forward and focused on the tip and top of the tongue, with some grip on the cheeks. Oak stays light rather than deep or dusty.

Bit hotter than I’m feeling I want tonight. — 5 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.6

From magnum at Acker birthday auction. Incredibly fresh and light colored. No oxidation. Really nice — 7 months ago

Sharon Davis

9.4

Awsome. Roger's birthday 2025 — a year ago

Peter James

9.0

Happy birthday Manny! — 2 years ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.4

Birthday magnum — 2 years ago

Hannah Vickers

9.2

Consistently one of my favourite champagnes. Perfect birthday celebration! — 6 years ago

with Alison

Riccardo L.

9.0

This makes a great birthday wine for so many reasons. Full and smooth. Sweeter than I want but whatever. — 3 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

More golden in color and triple the brioche since I had it 3-4 yrs ago.

Happy Birthday to me. — 3 months ago

Garen Staglin

9.7

Beautiful nose, mid pallet and long finish. Many years to go. My birthday wine for today. — 6 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Celebrating my Birthday last night with Roast Lamb. This was a deep crimson in colour - very dark for its age. Aromatics of blackberry, plum, mulberry and mocha. The palate is very Penfolds - black fruits, mocha and chocolate. Opulence and concentration are the key words. Never ponderous or over bearing. Palate staining intensity yet medium to full bodied weight. Great palate length and persistence finishing with supple seamless tannins. At least another 20 years in the drinking window - Penfolds say through to 2055!! Overall - one of the world’s great red wines in a superb vintage. — 7 months ago

DAD Wine Lover

9.3

Early Birthday present…… 🍷🍷🍷 — 2 years ago

with Mic, Daniela and 3 others

Severn G

9.6

Birthday Weekend 😉

Such finesse! The first commercial vintage for FAW. — 4 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Happy Birthday James!!!

The is a nice even tug of war between reductive & oxidative. Right in my Blanc wheelhouse.

— 6 years ago

with James, Christina and 2 others

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Took a little coaxing in the decanter but became my wine of the night. Happy birthday to me. — 3 months ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.5

Our (not so) little (anymore) princess her birthday so time for our yearly 2011. After having rated two previous bottles not as high as you would expect this one actually delivered. Very elegant, in balance and clearly at peak. Quite some years ahead — 6 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Acker birthday auction. Wine showed well. — 7 months ago

Scott Rapacki

9.3

50th birthday wine!! — 7 months ago

with Adrienne

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.3

Good birthday dinner with outstanding wines. 2014 Cristal, 2013 marcassin chardonay, cos d’estournel 1982, figeac 1990, 2019 nuits St. George’s clos de la marechale mugnier. Cos unfortunately corked. — 2 years ago

Daniel M

9.3

Cocoa, strawberry, currant, vanilla, tar, cedar, wet forest soil, a lot of things happen. It's showing a bit of age but certainly not as much as the label shows. The palate is showing a strong acid backbone and this is quite striking here. It must be because of the vintage though. Nice strawberry, currant fruit all along, good width with a thin matter which lays a layer of silk all over the mouth. In mid palate come some rather well integrated tannins, bringing in some energy by disrupting slightly that very silky mouthfeel with a dusty touch. The finish is very long with fruit, vanilla, cocoa and maybe even mocha. Perhaps not the best Pichon Lalande but a very good take on a tough vintage which is still relevant and delivering to this day.
29 years old and kicking! We served it along with a slow cooked lamb leg and beans (traditional Easter meal in my region) and this was a perfect match. Celebrating wifey's birthday in style! — 5 years ago