Red Burgundy Wine Tasting.

Red Burgundy Wine Tasting. – Episode #104

October 10, 2006

Wines tasted in this episode:

Watch today as Gary tackles four red burgundies. Tune in today and see what Gary thinks of these four, one of the great wines of the world. More viewer questions answered and a new QOD.

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September 21, 2009

John J.
qotd: I know that episode has passed, but would love to see you do an episode on tasting different charbono’s, and one on vin jaune’s in the future Gary.
September 11, 2009

drew
A taste point i haven’t heard you use, but i’m curious if you’ve detected before. i’m drinking a burgundy now — Joseph Drouhin, Vero, Pinot Noir 2006. i’m no expert but from hearing you talk, i thought i tasted the things you usually mention when you say a wine should age more — acid was a little prominent, fruit was more underlying. it was pure silk tho and tannins were very subtle, only 12.5 alcohol. BUT! the thing i want to ask you is… have you smelled a banana note in a pinot? or in wine in general? i swear on the Vero’s nose i got strawberry-banana yogurt once the oak faded.
September 19, 2008

Jerry
In 1939 Henri Gouges discovered some of his Pinot noir vines were producing white grapes. Instead of destroying this aberration, he propogated it and to this day his sons produce miniscule amounts (120 cases) of white Pinot noir. As a budding enthusiast, you owe it to yourself to taste a bottle of this rare and unique wine.
February 24, 2008

thefanjestic
The idea of eggs on the nose of a wine makes me want to gag. Is that really the essence of Burgundy?
June 9, 2007

Sam I
Who’s the NYC event guy? I want to join. If no one is doing it I will.
October 14, 2006

good old ludwig van
Gary:

You get called “the Ryan Seacrest of Wine”, and you’re not sure if it’s a good thing!? Of COURSE it’s not a good thing! If it makes you feel any better, Gary, I’ve always considered you kind of “the Brian Dunkleman of Wine.”

Great show. An experience at La Tour D’argent with a 20 year old Nuit St. George burg is what really launched my wine journey. It was transcendental. I’m still chasing the dragon.
October 11, 2006

Lev M.
TimF, wow….that was on point. I think Gary will be pleased
QOTD reply: Richard Feynman
October 11, 2006

Bruce
Hi Gary,

I would like to volunteer to help with the WLTV tasting in Chicago. Please contact me if you would like my help!!!

Bruce
October 11, 2006

Mike S.
Gary V,

If you’re going to mention les Santenots, you should’ve told them the reason why the vineyard is regarded as Volnay and not Meursault, is that by law Meursault can only produce white wine. Another idiosyncracy of Burgundy is that the 80 owners Clos de Vougeot are splitting roughly 75 ha of vineyard. Man, I love that region.
October 11, 2006

Tony
BTW, my answer to the QOD: I gotta go with Einstein. Great disheveled hair. After that, probably Enrico Fermi – nice Italian boy.
October 11, 2006

Brandon M
TimF…absolutly classic. I feel that your question of the day was the worst ever…you’ve got about 5 shows left in ya…then your DONE!

B
October 11, 2006

Julius
TimF – You forgot that before you taste the cedar plank you have to lick the pavement!
October 11, 2006

Matthew L
Great clip Tim! The two-buck chuck was not quite a 90, 89+ points.
October 11, 2006

TimF
Of course it’s me. I really wanted to get a black hairpiece before doing it to make it look a little more accurate but in the end I was too lazy. I also had planned on doing this for the time between the 99th and 100th episode but never got around to it.
October 11, 2006

Tony
TimF — is that YOU in the spoof?? You dirty dog! Thanks for the shout out!

HEY GARY — WHEN’S THE HEAT EPISODE???

I double dare you to come to my house and try to cut my nose off!
October 11, 2006

Tony
TimF!

Hilarious WLTV Spoof!!!!!! You and I even made the questions of the day!! I just about died laughing. Nice VaynerNod and VaynerClank too! I kind of wish he had gagged on Two Buck Chuck, but that was a riot!

Gary, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. You’ve made the big time!
October 11, 2006

TimF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIXvk0urcTg
October 11, 2006

Tony S.
Marc T (comment 85)…thanks for the info on the 2000 and 2001 Dead Arm. I haven’t had a chance to go into my storage and check which bottle I have. Either way, Gary, you don’t need to try that, not that you would pick that out of these billions of great suggestions.

Great…if I have the 2000, I’ll bring that home the next time I’m having an Aussie Shiraz style of dinner, and if it’s the 01, I’ll just forget about it for a little longer.

Thank Marc.
T

And Go BEARS!!
October 11, 2006

Bear Down
Gary,

I loved the episode. They are the most serious wines on the planet. Yes they are an expensive crap shoot, but like you said they’re worth every penny when you hit a great one.

I like Tony S. would pick Burgundy as well if I had to be stuck with one area for the rest of my life.

Also, did I see Big John Studd on the table in episode 100? I Iron Sheik and Hillbilly Jim were there.

Bear Down….5 and Oh yeah!
October 11, 2006

Bill Ipp
2001 seavey cab
October 11, 2006

Mike C
Holy smokes… cage match! Vayniacs vs wine librarians! $50 a ticket $100 for VIP. This is crazy people, I am sure you could make both t-shirts, couldn’t you? I for one think Vayniacs makes more sense because it reflects on the host of the show. Like for fans of Bob Barker (price is right) you wouldn’t name is fan club the price is righters…you would have something involving his name to show that you support what he is doing.

Though wine librarians does come off snobby, I would still wear the shirt. Mainly because people would ask what it is about and I could direct them to our wonderful obsession. Regardless we need to remember that this is about fun right? As long as people are paying for the shirts what difference does it make what it says on the front/back

Oh well, Gary you have your hands full.

Here is a question for all of you.

Recently I purchased a $30 bottle of wine and a $10 bottle of wine for bbq that I was attending with some great friends. They were both Cabs and we were looking to see which one we like better. The most frustrating thing in the world was after decanting them for about 2 hours the $10 bottle tasted like a champ while the $30 bottle was more suited for watering the plants. So here is my question to all of you Vayniacs/wine librarians. Have you ever had a situation like this that you were so disappointed that you were turned of from the $30 bottle’s maker for quite some time? I don’t know if I will be purchasing from them for awhile…however like gary says…it might have been the bottle.

Drink on!
October 11, 2006

Alan
Gary, Great episode on Burgundies! Have been waiting a long time to hear about some good Pinot’s. Will give them a try soon. Just one note, when will they be approachable? Keep up the great work Gary….
October 11, 2006

Matthew L
Good episode todayGary

Your QOD: How about the Montgras Cabernet Sauvignon / Syrah Blend 2005 or the Domaine Magellan Syrah- Grenache 2003? As much as I would love to see you review extremely expensive bottles of wine, I want to get your thoughts on wine that I can actually afford.

Kudos on getting Elaine Bracco. She was one of the judges on the finale of the show “Top Chef” and they featured her wines during the competition.

Questions:

As to today’s episde. Why is there such a delta, in terms of price, between Burgundy and Pinot Noirs from other regions of the world?

Another question. Say your on the run, and not near a wine store. You find a liquor store that has a decent amount of wine in many varietals, but none made by producers you recognize beyond the â€œtraining wheelâ€ brands like Turning Leaf, etc. What is your suggestion for finding/picking out a nice bottle of wine when youâ€™re in a pinch?

Last question: What producer, or producers, do you think do the best job producing multiple varietals? You’ve had several vineyards on some of your earlier shows.
October 11, 2006

Anonymous
I had a spare minute. Feel free to take a look…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIXvk0urcTg
October 11, 2006

TimF
“We need a full and accurate hand recount”
-A. Gore