90 point scored wines, how did they do? Episode #76

August 22, 2006

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2004 Di Majo Norante Sangiovese Igt 2004

2004 Falesco Vitiano

2003 Castano Hecula

2002 Renard Tres Ninos

2002 Penfolds Cabernet Bin 707

Today Gary tackles 5 more 90+ scored wines and we await to see how they scored. From the value driven Falesco Vitiano to the classic Penfolds 707 these 5 wines hit a wide range of flavors and complexities. Oh and don’t forget to answer the question of the day!

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  1. August 22, 2006

    Bill Nelson

    Sorry Gary, I forgot to rate your episode; definitely a 90+ effort!

  2. August 22, 2006

    DanG

    16-0 are you kidding? 11 wins at best. If anything Blitzburg will be 16-0. I first got started in the late 80’s going to different wineries in Socal while in the military. All I really liked then were blushes and reislings. Now I cant drink them, only reds, and reds with anything. Now just to get to your store to get them with your better selections than here in PA. BTW fun show 90pts DG

  3. August 22, 2006

    GeneV

    Great episode (90pts)–especially because I had tried every one of the wines. The only way you can use another person’s experience to help buy wines is to taste the same wines. By the way, the only wine I disagreed with you slightly on was the Hecla. My friends buy this stuff by the case. I like it and enjoy it, but I don’t see it as a 90 pointer. However, if I found a bottle where the palate lived up to the nose, it would be there.

    Like Bill Maher, I would like to suggest NEW RULES. Posts which just say “first” don’t count. Come on, post some content or don’t bother.

  4. August 22, 2006

    Bill Nelson

    Gary,

    Thanks for your rating of the Falesco; I tried it twice, even decanting it the 2nd time and thought it was awful! My son got me interested in wine by taking his mother and I wine tasting in the Temecula Valley in California. We had so much fun that it has just snowballed from there.

  5. August 22, 2006

    Mike F.

    winelibrary.com: 09-jun-1997

  6. August 22, 2006

    John Coyne

    Gary, when the buzz started on the Falesco Vitiano, I happened to buy a few bottles at my local Costco. Big mistake. I even bought other vintages. Same results. It was even carried on the wine list of the restaurant I worked. I now feel vindicated.
    My question to you: it seems to me that when mass produced wines receive a good rating, it is only the first released lots that qualify for the rating, later lots to me aren’t as good. What do you think?

  7. August 22, 2006

    Tony

    Top ten

  8. August 22, 2006

    K Spengler

    Don’t cry Gary, you’re a 92 at the very least. My start in the “search for knowledge” in the wine world was totally self motivated, some 8 years ago. However, I see my young adult sons have been listening to me babble on, and so have their girlfriends. We have couples we go out with who have jumped on the band wagon, looking to me for advice and discussion on wines. So for me, instead of being influenced by someone elose, I’d like to think perhaps I’ve opened a door to a new path for some others.
    Continue to mix it up, and don’t take the critics too seriously, you know your stuff..

  9. August 22, 2006

    Bill Ipp

    Gary,

    Love the picture of Broadway Joe in the background.

    Growing up in an Italian house, I starting drinking wine as a kid. My family made their own wife and drank it EVERY night with dinner. As an adult, I starting getting serious about collecting after being lucky enough to travel to different regions and experience wine there (Napa, France, Italy, etc).

  10. August 22, 2006

    Ed R

    2/21/06

  11. August 22, 2006

    Bill T.

    Tuesday, February 21st, 2006 …1st episode!

  12. August 22, 2006

    stewart l.

    wine library tv launched on feb 21, 2006

  13. August 22, 2006

    Deb

    Gary, Just love to watch you every day. I’ve been catching up on episodes this summer. Your first show aired February 21, 2006.

  14. August 22, 2006

    Susan

    Fourth is better than fifth!

  15. August 22, 2006

    Kevin C

    Second !

  16. August 22, 2006

    MaryS

    First?

  17. August 22, 2006

    JohnM

    first!

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