| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Rosé |
2023 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Rosé Purple PachydermSonoma Coast more |
5/18/2024 - ChateauShiny Likes this wine: 90 pointsLight salmon/orange in color. Mild floral and saline nose with a hint of raspberries and strawberries. Light bodied, lots of a acidity, and very refreshing. Palate of tart red fruits - watermelon, strawberries, raspberries, and limestone. Very tart and refreshing finish of lemons, strawberries and their leaves, and minerals. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Claypool Cellars Champagne Pachyderm Cuvée Select Brut CormoyeuxChampagne Blend more |
2/22/2024 - tastefuldrop Likes this wine: 94 pointsBought 5-7 years ago from the owners - a lovely couple whom we met through our wonderful and deeply missed friend Steve S. |
| Red |
2019 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Purple Pachyderm O'Connor Vineyard Sonoma Coastmore |
2/17/2024 - DT22 Likes this wine: 90 pointsBlack cherry and mint nose. Red fruit cocktail with vanilla throughout, oak with herby and acidic finish. Long underripe plum and sage finish. |
| Red |
2015 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Thorn Ridge VineyardSonoma Coast more |
1/5/2024 - HODL Likes this wine: NRIt took a long time to open up in the glass, I’d give it at least an hour and a half in a decanter or in the glass, to get the fruit to come out, and for a fuller expression |
| Red |
2019 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Purple Pachyderm Sonoma Coastmore |
12/24/2023 - DT22 Likes this wine: 99 pointsUnderripe raspberries, floral, light tannins, very high acidity. Light earthiness |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Claypool Cellars Champagne Pachyderm Cuvée Select Brut CormoyeuxChampagne Blend more |
5/14/2023 - HODL Likes this wine: NRDry, crisp, tiny bubbles, a hint of yeast. |
| Red |
2016 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Rice-Spivak Vineyards Sonoma Coastmore |
10/9/2022 - Janthkin Likes this wine: NRNeat winery. The wine is a very good Pinot, of the more subtle variety - it doesn't quite stand up to, say, a Chinese-style orange sauce, but is great solo or with something more conventionally seasoned. |
| Rosé |
2021 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Rosé Purple PachydermSonoma Coast more |
4/22/2022 - pkbowen Likes this wine: 88 pointsPours very light pink with orange highlights. Fresh strawberries, orange blossom, slate, and river rock minerality. Attack has nice acidic grip and med+ body with lots of green and ripe strawberries. Turns orange-ier on the mid. Finishes medium. Pleasant, but not worth the $34 price of admission. Not a recommended buy. Very good 88. |
| Red |
2018 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Thorn Ridge VineyardSonoma Coast more |
4/16/2022 - pkbowen Likes this wine: 91 points2h decant. Light color intensity with a wide, clear rim and no sediment. Intense and assertive nose of cinnamon and cloved orange, ozonic notes, new leather, rose, and crab apple. On the entry the wine is quite round and med+ body with a bright pop of crab apple and rosehip supported by acidity and a thin layer of very fine tannins. Apple chips and orange creamsicle with a dusting of spices on the mid. Finishes med+ emphasizes the oak treatment at this stage--plenty of baking spices and vanilla. Open knit structure makes this approachable now, but it should age well to 2028. Excellent 91. |
| White |
2021 Claypool Cellars Riesling Purple PachydermSonoma Coast more |
4/11/2022 - pkbowen Likes this wine: 93 pointsFollowed over two nights. Pours med yellow with green highlights. Complex fruit and floral nose: lychee, pear, tangelo, honeysuckle, and a dusting of cinnamon. On the entry clementine, banana esters, and cantaloupe are evident. Med+ body with bright, crisp acid pleasantly blunted by neutral oak treatment. Finishes long with a strong reprise of melon and honeysuckle. Drinks well now but could hold 6-8 years. A half case buy. We have had a lot of Riesling...and this is good Riesling! Excellent 93. |
| Red |
2016 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Rice-Spivak Vineyards Sonoma Coastmore |
12/29/2021 - pkbowen Likes this wine: 96 pointsShort decant on this new year's eve-eve-eve. Generous and evolving nose of black raspberry, orange peel, white pepper, bourbon barrel stave, rose petal, sea spray, and cinnamon stick. Entry of crunchy red and orange fruits and spice carried through the mid. Moves to richer and more satisfying flavors of oven roasted cranberries, nori, and earthiness on the finish. Good contrast between brighter and heavier elements throughout. Well balanced structure of prickly acid and ultra-fine, slightly rubbery tannins. |
| Red |
2016 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Rice-Spivak Vineyards Sonoma Coastmore |
9/29/2021 - pkbowen wrote: 92 pointsTasted at the winery. Rice-Spivak is an inland site with a slightly cooler average temperature. Expressive, COMPLEX nose. Cranberry, dry earth, ripe pepper, etc. Good drive. Excellent 92. |
| Red |
2011 Claypool Cellars Purple Pachyderm Fanci BlendLake County Grenache Blend, Grenache more |
1/23/2021 - Jsorger Likes this wine: NRBetter than I thought it would be given it should be past it’s prime. Has held up well... |
| Red |
2013 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Hurst Vineyard Russian River Valleymore |
12/26/2020 - MarTow Likes this wine: 93 pointsThe wine was between a purple and garnet color. The legs, medium. There was light sediment in the bottle. the aroma was of oak barrel and minerals. It tasted like forest/river floor, minerals and oak with a slight after taste of black cherry left in the mouth. The body was a light/medium and was very welcoming. Medium acidity with a silky smooth texture. This wine is aging nicely. |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Claypool Cellars Champagne Pachyderm Cuvée Select Brut CormoyeuxChampagne Blend more |
4/15/2020 - willie_p74 Likes this wine: 96 pointsDecadent. Dry and slate notes. But still very sweet and astringent. Very enjoyable |
| Red |
2014 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Sonoma Coastmore |
6/16/2019 - willie_p74 Likes this wine: 96 pointsLately when I open a Sonoma Pinot, I expect it to be very in-your-face but this isn’t that at all, Very smooth and balanced. Great looking with maroon hues all around, notes of spice and a light plum thing going on. This is just right paired w some lamb on the grill and wow, I’m impressed. Already thinking about how I’m gonna get more. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2012 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Purple Pachyderm Hurst Vineyard Russian River Valleymore |
11/18/2018 - LesPaul wrote: NRVery earthy and funky - I love when this quality gets into a New World Pinot Noir. To stand alone it could use a bit more body. With food it could use a bit more acid. Distinctive, but not showing beautifully. |
| Red |
2013 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Sonoma Coastmore |
1/30/2018 - Nanda wrote: 88 pointsLight-to-medium bodied with good candied fruit and juicy acidity. Easy drinking and tasty, if nondescript. |
| Red |
2012 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Sonoma Coastmore |
6/29/2017 - twwatson100 wrote: 87 pointsA little disappointed in this wine. Nose is pleasant but finish is tart for lack of a better description. |
| Red |
2013 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Sonoma Coastmore |
6/3/2017 - Nanda wrote: 91 pointsA delicious and classic Sonoma pinot. Good structure and depth for it's level. Enjoyed over two nights, and better/more nuanced on night two. |
| Red |
2012 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Rice-Spivak Vineyards Sonoma Coastmore |
3/31/2017 - Nanda wrote: NRTasting in the Claypool Caboose: Winery tasting. Similar to the 2013, especially in the rocking aromatics. Palate shows a bit smoother and with more depth. Lots of upside from here. 92-94 |
| Red |
2013 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Pachyderm Rice-Spivak Vineyards Sonoma Coastmore |
3/31/2017 - Nanda wrote: NRTasting in the Claypool Caboose: Winery tasting. Full, concentrated nose. The fruit is expansive and mouthcoating, but so elegant, lifted and bright. Really impressive how much pure fruit is packed into this wine while staying almost weightless. Lots of upside from here. 92-94 |
| Red |
2013 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Thorn Ridge VineyardSonoma Coast more |
3/31/2017 - Nanda wrote: NRTasting in the Claypool Caboose: Winery tasting. A real wow palate. So much intensity here. Crunchy acids and pure fruit. I think this has lots of upside. 92-94 |
| Red |
2012 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Purple Pachyderm Hurst Vineyard Russian River Valleymore |
3/31/2017 - Nanda wrote: NRTasting in the Claypool Caboose: Winery tasting. Decidedly more earthy than the 2013. Aromas have bright fruit with an earthy/funky note interwoven. Palate is once again very bright, with red cherries and cola. Elegantly lifted and precise. A real weightlessness. 91-93 |
| Red |
2013 Claypool Cellars Pinot Noir Purple Pachyderm Hurst Vineyard Russian River Valleymore |
3/31/2017 - Nanda wrote: NRTasting in the Claypool Caboose: Winery tasting. Intense aromatics with a prominent cola note. Palate here is once again very bright, on the red fruit spectrum with pronounced spice. 91-93 |
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