Mike Evans

9.3

Sweet and obvious up front, but it picks up a ton of complexity and florality on the very long finish. Surprisingly excellent. — 6 years ago

with Eric and Bill

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

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. — 8 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.2

Ain't nothing better than Rice-Spivak CC Pachyderm Pinot. Elegant, cherries, earthy with a hint of mocha. Smooth and so delicious! — 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

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.) — 10 years ago

Mark Bright

Partner/Wine Director Saison Restaurant

9.3

Natural wine in Tokyo — 10 years ago

Ross Haley

10

My favorite!! Hands down — 11 years ago

Sara Dempsey

8.9

French red sparkler. Crowd pleasing for sure. — 11 years ago

Polly Caudill

10

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

Jimmy E

9.3

Really delicious CC — 6 years ago

Peter Coulthard

9.3

Lovely champers - very enjoyable. — 7 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Lots of plumy fruit flavors. Hints of cola and tobacco. A bit young but quite good for the price point. A little astringent alcohol on the finish, but bottle age should smooth that out. Excellent value for a CDP. Revisited in February 2020. As predicted, the astringency has mellowed out. Wine comes out of the bottle very fruit forward, but the organics come to the surface in short order. Thank you Keith S. — 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 — 8 years ago

Andrew Keenan

8.9

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

Joe Weinberger

9.2

Loved this. 75% Pinot/25% Gamay. — 9 years ago

John Osgood

9.4

Beautiful CC. Cruising in the cellar. Nice minerals. — 10 years ago

Nick Daugherty

9.6

A little CC in the afternoon. — 10 years ago

James Casey

9.5

Reduction, blew off with a vigorous decant. Lively. Lovely. — 11 years ago

Daniel Darahem

9.6

'98 Coche CC. Stunning. — 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

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

Lindsay Christians

9.2

Toasty pear. Tight bubbles, perfectly lovely with our mezze. — 8 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

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.0

Juicy red fruit and tangy acidity. #claypoolcellars — 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

Marcio Morelli

9.0

CC perfil fruta confeitada. — 11 years ago

with Daniel

Mark Lindzy

9.5

Serbia represent — 11 years ago

with Rebecca and Josefa

Nicolas Bazinet

9.1

cuvée La Promesse, de vieux gamays. — 12 years ago