Claiborne And Churchill

Claiborne and Churchill

Arroyo Grande Valley Pinot Blanc 2014

Medium lemon. Flowers, lemon, honeysuckle, apple, butter, cream, vanilla, coconut. Medium acidity, medium minus sugar, medium alcohol — 8 years ago

Pol Roger

Extra Cuvée de Resérve Brut Champagne Blend

Channeling my inner Winston Churchill. — 8 years ago

Claiborne and Churchill

Estate Dry Riesling 2012

Matt K
9.2

Ridiculously excellent poolside. Crisp, texturally complex, fresh. — 9 years ago

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Claiborne and Churchill

Méthode Champenoise Blanc de Blancs 2012

Celebrating our 10 year anniversary with a bottle of bubbles from Claiborne & Churchill #next10 — 9 years ago

Clairborne & Churchill

Central Coast Dry Riesling 2013


Funky musty barnyard
Fruity watermelon fragrance
Pear flavor and mouthfeel
Small resemblance to Riesling, but very drinkable.

— 9 years ago

Domaine Roulot

Meursault - Charmes 1er Cru Chardonnay 2004

Surprisingly a deep complex nose right out of the gate..The palate however I found closed and somewhat musty. Like a championship thoroughbred on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs this came down the stretch and just kept opening and opening, gaining weight and intensity. It crossed the finish line with honeyed fruit , flowers and hints of stones. Wow. — 9 years ago

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Claiborne and Churchill

Pinot Blanc 2011

Best Pinot Blanc I've made hands down — 10 years ago

Katie Noonan Aifd
with Katie
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Taittinger

Millésime Brut Champagne Blend 2000

Gilles de Chambure
9.7

rich in magnum spicy earthy toasty motes as winston churchill said a mag is the only size bottle between 2 gents at lunch specially if one is not drinking — 11 years ago

Bérêche & Fils

Brut Réserve Champagne Blend

Watching football and drinking champs with KFC. Bereche is the bomb. I love opening it and waiting and hour or two to drink it, to let it balance out. I like to wait on all champagnes especially Bereche. After getting some air, you get such a nice mix of tart and sweet, like hard candy (Green apple jolly ranchers?), but you get the sophistication of a traditional 3 grape blend with a decent amount of reserve, plus some funkiness from all the naturalness of the process that they use to make it. It is a really smart wine that offers something for everyone without sacrificing anything or making compromises. I like this a lot more than a 9, but I have to save some digits for the Emidio Pepe '85s or the Pol Roger Winston Churchill '88s of the world. If you look at my scores, you see a lot of 9s but that's because I rarely write about wine I don't like. I don't want to be one of those yelpers who only bitch, especially when I know how much sacrifice goes into making great wine. I want to celebrate the Bereches of the world who go that extra mile to touch greatness, even though wine economics resist it. — 7 years ago

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Salon

'S' Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut Chardonnay 1997

What a treat to have a taste of 1997 Salon Blanc de Blancs. So complex: Toast, chalky minerality, spice, cacao, cloves. Fresh yet rich, balanced, with palate coating bubbles. What a gorgeous wine. Merci beaucoup @lamamouniamarrakech. Although maybe sacrilegious not to have Pol Roger in the Churchill Bar? #winelife #pianobar #travel #marrakech #morocco #champagne — 8 years ago

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Churchill's Estates

Dry White Port Oporto Apertif

Found a new type of wines to love #whiteport, and this #churchill was the favorite. Yes, the color was really that amber. — 9 years ago

Claiborne and Churchill

Central Coast Dry Riesling 2013

i'm feeling pretty good at this moment. — 9 years ago

Adam, Chanda and 2 others liked this

Claiborne and Churchill

Twin Creeks Martini Clone Pinot Noir 2013

2013, very approachable fresh cherry, awesome cola flavor. Puttin Edna valley Pinot on the map! — 9 years ago

Claiborne and Churchill

Dry Muscat 2012

Yes. Just yes. Orange, ginger notes, and honey. :) mmmm with chocolate cake.. Interestingly. — 10 years ago

Kelsey ColeMargaux Vigier
with Kelsey and Margaux

Claiborne & Churchill

Runestone Barrel Select Pinot Noir 2010

Longest I've managed to age something myself, from wine tasting w Teddi back in the day. Nice acid, bright berry, spice, tiny hint of smokey. Went great w leftover thanksgiving stir fry — 10 years ago

Churchill Cellars

Bella Luna Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011

Strawberry, currant, hint of smoke, smooth vanilla. A little pepper rounds out the long smooth finish. A very nice Pinot with lots of complexity. — 8 years ago

Churchill's Estates

Churchill Estates Reserva Douro Red Blend 2008

A tad jammy -14% - but plenty of dark fruit. Very smooth and juicy. — 8 years ago

Claiborne and Churchill

Central Coast Syrah 2011

Now that's cool climate syrah. Complex spices and slightly green in a very good way. Full structure and starting to smooth and silk out nicely — 9 years ago

Coby Parker-GarciaZack Geers
with Coby and Zack

Claiborne & Churchill

Edna Valley Chardonnay

Our estate fruit in expert hands — 9 years ago

Churchill's Estates

Churchill Estates Douro Red Blend 2010

Jim Reed
9.3

Deep and ripe, but showing a good amount of earth and spice. Really into it — 9 years ago

Claiborne and Churchill

Muscat 2013

From the vines around our house! Aromas of ginger and honey suggest botrytis. Beyond that, classic Muscat aromas. The palate leans just a bit too ripe/fat for my taste, but overall, delicious! — 9 years ago

Pol Roger

Extra Cuvée De Réserve Vintage Brut Champagne 1999

Five years cork age on this beauty; glad the decision was taken to drink (now who relies on natural cork); wildly full of pinot noir development; nose heaviness; layers of mature pinot tertiary aromatics; such as herbal oils, deep nuts, mushroom, aged yeast bits too; drunk with raw scallop, celery, fennel shavings, mullet bottarga; dressed with lime, olive oil; Pol brings out the savouriness of the green vegetables; salt of the sea, sweetness of scallop; all veges home grown; palate is full on; powerful, not the massiveness of Winston Churchill but same mould; square wine which hardly tapers in the mouth; the amazing feats of champagne! @polroger #polroger #champagne #1999 #pinot — 9 years ago

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Osborne

Late Bottled Vintage Porto 1994

Antoine Pin
9.8

It's got so much more life to it. The Churchill will be great in 20 years. — 10 years ago

David Traynor
with David

Saint-Chamant

Brut Champagne Cuvée de Chardonnay 1999

Gilles de Chambure
9.7

blanc de blanc from chouilly saint chamant vintange 99 in half bottles perfect for romantic lunch or dinner even if winston churchill said a magnum was the only size bottle for two gents at lunch time specially if one was not drinking — 11 years ago