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
Beautiful CC. Cruising in the cellar. Nice minerals. — 10 years ago
A little CC in the afternoon. — 10 years ago
Reduction, blew off with a vigorous decant. Lively. Lovely. — 11 years ago
'98 Coche CC. Stunning. — 12 years ago
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
Loved this. 75% Pinot/25% Gamay. — 9 years ago
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
My favorite!! Hands down — 11 years ago
CC Baby, divine!!! So good!! — 12 years ago
Moores. 2013. $22. Consistently good CC. — 8 years ago
Juicy red fruit and tangy acidity. #claypoolcellars — 9 years ago
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
cuvée La Promesse, de vieux gamays. — 12 years ago
Lindsay Christians
Toasty pear. Tight bubbles, perfectly lovely with our mezze. — 8 years ago