Shay A

9.2

@Benjamin Keator had his hosting at the CC tonight and it was absolutely incredible. What a night of gorgeous wines! All wines are guessed blind.

My guess here was ‘04-06 French champagne. I couldn’t guess a house, but I was able to rule out what it wasn’t (PH, Dom, Krug). This wasn’t reductive enough to be west coast. Balanced sweetness and yeastiness well. — 7 years ago

with Benjamin, Weston and 1 other

Matt

9.1

Everything I want in Sangiovese/CC at $25. Rockin concentration, juicy acid, fine tannin and perfect at the table. dark cherry fruit, menthol, black licorice, smoke, dust and violet. — 7 years ago

Gina Puente

8.9

Not as round and full as u would expect CC but not a throw away by any stretch if u eat w meal that stands up to the bell pepper acidity — 7 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

The Boillot was a little oaky, but as powerful as CC wines are should integrate just fine. — 9 years ago

Dennis Crowley

9.0

Drinking this now and really digging it. cc @xtianbovine — 9 years ago

Alicia Cypress

9.2

My first claypool (and happy it's a bottle Katy and Ross helped with!) Pobega'd this immediately and was still immediately hit with cherry fruit, but the palate is so refined despite having a heavier mouthfeel than you'd expect from the ruby color. (Note this is all based off the first 5minutes of drinking so take it all with a grain of salt.) — 9 years ago

LM Segal

9.2

Had called this the Dorian Gray of wine, kept getting more tannic and backwards with age...then boom, last night, a beautifully knit and rendered CC. Great aromatics, pipe tobacco, dark cherries. Tastes like a super T, sour cherry core wrapped in cedar, graphite. Loamy earth tones. Baking chocolate. Still has years to go. — 10 years ago

Nick Daugherty

9.6

A little CC in the afternoon. — 10 years ago

Daniel Darahem

9.6

'98 Coche CC. Stunning. — 11 years ago

André Hueston Mack

Owner/Winemaker Mouton Noir Wines

9.3

Easy Drinking w/ Friends! #My Essentials cc: @yobetts — 12 years ago

Matt

9.2

Fucking gorgeous, such value too. ‘15s are crushing it in CC. Perfumed, elegant, texturally silky, loads of class. Very upfront, immediate, not necessarily a wine of length. Minerality and finely textured tannin drive the wine, classic cherry, violet, and herbal tones of Sangiovese. Just love this wine every time I have it. — 7 years ago

Max Kelly

9.4

Crisp, focused, graceful, powerful, terrific length. Very CC. Beautiful wine. — 7 years ago

Ryan Caperton

9.7

One of my favorites. Unless it's been properly store the 2007 vintage is about out of time. They need to do a reboot of this wine. — 7 years ago

Isaac Sacolick

9.0

Really nice Pinot and good value. Light. Great w BBQ. Cc @Jason Burns — 8 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

A powerful rendition of CC for sure, up front to the back the tension and power are very apparent. The wine has 3 distinct phases on the palate: the attack starts with fruit that is starting to fade into maturity, the middle is where the oak takes over, while the finish is the best part thrusting the energy of the wine deep into a long finish. If anything the oak is too aggressive while the slight oxidation tells me it's starting to descend from a peak. — 9 years ago

Shelley Bartlett

9.1

Date night at stonewood with CC. Christmas break 2015 — 9 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.6

Beautifully "restrained" (if that term applies to Napa blockbusters) and showing fantastic balance.
This reminds me of 2003 Araujo Eisele CS at age 5+.

Buy as much as you can afford and then put a few extra bottles on your CC.
This is going to be a legend in 20+ years.
— 10 years ago

Marcio Morelli

9.0

CC perfil fruta confeitada. — 11 years ago

with Daniel

Richard Betts

Master Sommelier/Winemaker/Mezcalero Saint Glinglin, Sombra

9.4

Loving. cc: @sclifton007 — 12 years ago

Polly Caudill

10

CC Baby, divine!!! So good!! — 12 years ago

Justin C. Thompson

9.0

As a beverage manager I was seeking out a new BTG option that was a low-priced red which could pair with our fresh island fish plates. As soon as I tasted this I knew it was the one. Very bright red fruit, med-high acidity with herbal notes. I’m highly impressed by this CC 🤙 — 7 years ago

S Mead

9.1

A fabulous wine with hints of honey and pineapple. Bought from CC — 7 years ago

LM Segal

9.3

These are now required purchases in any good CC year. Cherry-wood nose, some oak. Velvety dark cherry fruit, light on the acid but just enough to frame the beautiful core of toasty oak, baking chocolate, dark earth. Years to go. — 7 years ago

Andrew Keenan

8.9

Moores. 2013. $22. Consistently good CC. — 8 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.0

Juicy red fruit and tangy acidity. #claypoolcellars — 9 years ago

Jose Marquez

9.0

Excellent! Mineral driven CC from Monsanto. — 9 years ago

John Osgood

9.4

Beautiful CC. Cruising in the cellar. Nice minerals. — 9 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.3

2008. Man, I still can't figure out why nobody cares about Coteaux Champenois except me. This is gorgeous. I actually might have pegged it for red Burgundy at first as it is thicker and heavier than Coteaux Champenois pinot tends to be. But it still has that characteristic Champenois minerality that doesn't really fit with any Burgundy I can think of, as if the wine was full of metal shavings. There's a somewhat gamy layer there too which comes out on the back end. This is really nice, not quite as graceful or weightless as some CC but still a very elegant and satisfying drink and packed with personality. — 10 years ago

Ross Haley

10

My favorite!! Hands down — 11 years ago

John Trinidad

Wine Blogger SFWineBlog

9.1

Way to go @legrappin!!! Psyched to find this in the US! Cc@triddy — 12 years ago