Episode #44 - Wines of the World: Spain, Australia and France

May 10, 2006

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2002 Chateau Valrose Cuvee Alienor

2002 Alto Moncayo

2004 Marquis Philips S2 Cabernet Sauvignon

Gary explores wines from three areas: Spain, Australia and Bordeaux

9 Responses

  1. about 24 months ago

    Joe

    Gary, thanks for your honesty on the Marquis Phillips. I alwyas thought RP was off on M-P and found them “without prupose and direction”.

    The Valrose and alto Montecavo sound like really nice finds for the P/V ratio. On well-made, tannic wines like these - it would really help us if you include a “drinking range” or year that perhaps this wine would peak and show it’s best. Also is the rating you give the wines a rating how the wine shows today….or when it will hit its peak? Will the Valrose be a 92 pointer in 10 years?

    Thanks Gary for watching out for the consumer!

  2. about 24 months ago

    John Roi

    Hi Gary, great job as always! I bought a case of the 2000 Valrose from you when you had the Pre-sale & I just love it!!! I’m down to 8 bottles. It has become my traditional Christmas wine & it always impresses. The only problem is that I can’t recall my impressions of the wine from year to year in order to track it’s development over time. My palate has a poor memory:-). Thank you so much for all the great feeds. Regards, John.

  3. about 24 months ago

    Tim

    Thanks, Gary. I’m looking forward to the episode on corked wines!!

  4. about 19 months ago

    Brandon M

    John Roi…I feel the same way. I’ve been thinking about keeping a wine journal as I can’t always recall what was great, good, or crap from vintage to vintage. Maybe there’s an online site that has this aspect to it where people can comment on each others experiences. Gary? Erik? Do you guys know of any?

    B

  5. about 11 months ago

    vivaitalia

    I love what the first commenter said about giving a drinking window on the wines. I hate shelling out $50 for a wine only to find that I can tell it’s great, just not quite ready to drink. I also really appreciate your honesty on these wines even though you sell them, that’s very commendable.

  6. about 11 months ago

    David Canada

    Love the under the radar bordeaux…..that is always my mission

  7. about 8 months ago

    WA Ambassador

    I agree on the drinking window as well. That’s always a nice thing to know. Since Americans seem to drink wine too soon, it’s good to know approximately how long one could keep a wine to be able to enjoy it at it’s best. Obviously, you may not be able to tell the exact time when it will be at it’s best, but an educated guess would be much appreciated.

  8. about 3 months ago

    yowens

    Thanks GV for bringin the thunder. I really want to try some 100 grenache wines to get a sense of what the grape does by itself-maybe ill try the moncayo.

  9. about 3 months ago

    The Fanjestic

    Watched this with my 5 month old baby girl. We enjoyed a 2008 bottle of formula! Good episode.

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