Barone Ricasoli

Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2006

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

Velma, Ira and 6 others liked this

Claypool Cellars

CC Pachyderm Pinot Noir 2011

Ross Haley

My favorite!! Hands down — 11 years ago

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Andrew Nielsen (Le Grappin)

Savigny-lès-Beaune Pinot Noir 2011

John Trinidad

Wine Blogger SFWineBlog

9.1

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

Gary, Nathan and 3 others liked this

Pierre Paillard

Bouzy Rouge Coteaux Champenois Pinot Noir

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