Classic Wine Tasting. – Episode #109

October 17, 2006

Wines tasted in this episode:

Today Gary tastes some of the classics and treats himself and you to some of the greatest wines in the world including Mouton, Le Pin and Torbreck.

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September 21, 2009

John J.
Good episode Gary, love when you throw those curve balls. Would also love to see you do an episode on vin jaune’s and a tasting on different charbono’s.
May 19, 2008

Mike Gigante
Favourite Australian Shiraz – not the Barossa Valley wines for me, but rather shiraz from the cool climate regions of my native Victoria – esp Heathcote, Great Western, Bendigo, Sunbury and Yarra Valley.

Jasper Hill, Seppelts St Peters Shiraz, Bests Bin 0 and Thompson Family, Craiglee. I’ve been a 20 year fan of Jasper Hill and Craiglee.. I could also throw in Warramate and Paringa Estate too.

Cool climate Victorian Shiraz is more reminescent of the Northern Rhone (OK, Jasper Hill ’s Georgia’s Paddock is unusual).

BTW, the video for episode 109 appears to be corrupted. I’d be really interested to see the tastings of the remaining 3 wines (after the Torbreck) so if it is possible to fix it….

Thanks for the great site. I can’t believe I haven’t discovered this until now. What a hoot!

cheers, Mike
December 28, 2007

The Fanjestic
Please tell me the $3000 bottle did not go to waste! I wonder what the most expensive bottle tasted on the show is!
November 25, 2007

Vito
My favorite Australian Shiraz…..2003 The Standish from Barossa. I’m not generally a big fun of Parker’s big scores (often too alcoholic) but this one @ 14.5 is perfectly balanced. I hope you can taste it and share your opinion.
Vito
August 29, 2007

TimF
So what’s the big deal about this episode?
July 6, 2007

vibemore
QOTD: I haven’t had much top end Australian Shiraz, but my favorite so far has to be the Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz-Viognier I had today. I liked it so much I decided to see if you had ever tasted Chapoutier during WLTV. So I did the search and was led here and apparently you HAVEN’T tasted any Chapoutier on WLTV. Oh well.
February 18, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
QOTD:
2000 Barossa Valley Estates E&E Black Pepper Shiraz
October 20, 2006

Brandon M
Sorry but I just had to be the one to break the record!
October 19, 2006

Colin D. Devroe
LOST numbers!
October 19, 2006

TampaSteve
Why doesn’t Gary just add the “restaurant list” the spread sheet you already have up on WLTV?
October 19, 2006

J.P.
Gary, Gary – this was NOT funny (but then again. you are a Jets fan)!

My favourite Aussie Shiraz is definitly Wirra Wirra R.S.W. from McLaren Vale. This has much more elegance and style than the big Barossa Train wrecks that you and Parker have been recommending! If you have not tried the wines from Wirra Wirra you have missed out!

Go BILLS!!!!

J.P.
October 19, 2006

Julius
I asked Gary back in August if he was going to be getting in the Mollydooker wines and he said yes. When he didn’t and several other stores in my area started selling them I ended up buying a case of each elsewhere: The Boxer (Shiraz), Two Left Feet (Shiraz/Merlot/Cab) and Maitre D’ (Cab). They are all excellent and will last me maybe a couple of years (maybe not).
October 18, 2006

Arnold
Thanks for the chocolate/port matching. Very nice. My wife said “I could have told you that!”
October 18, 2006

Noah Rosenblum
“I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they
wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re
going to feel all day. ”

~Frank Sinatra

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.
October 18, 2006

Arnold
I was wondering why you didn’t decant the Le Pin. You bastard!
October 18, 2006

garybee
Best Shiraz I’ve ever had? That’s easy. 1997 Jim Barry “The Armagh”. Coming from the hotter Clare Valley, this Shiraz has less pepper bite to it. Very smooth with tons of fruit.
Gary Beesley
October 18, 2006

Ken D.
D’Ardenberg The Dead Arm.
October 18, 2006

Brandon M
SS Chris…I never did receive the email today for the spread sheet? Did you send? Just curious.

B
October 18, 2006

TampaSteve
Thanks SS Chris I will e-mail Gary now.
October 18, 2006

Rich S
Mmmm, best Shiraz I have ever had? I don’t really know if I have an answer to that since I have not really had a lot of straight up shiraz. I can say however that one of my favorite Shiraz producers is Two Hands from the Barossa Valley. I do have a very high end Elderton 2002 shiraz that I am sitting on because I have heard it is a massive wine and would benefit from some time in the bottle.

Very funny GV. Crying poverty over the free shipping code. I am sure WL did quite well and all of us Vayniacs surely appreciated it……………..even though I didn’t get to order since I was upstate and didn’t have access to a computer. Oh well.
October 18, 2006

Kahuna
La Legua 2003-Bodehas Emetorio Fernandez, Cigales Red Wine 96% Tempranillo, 4% Garnacha

I purchased this wine a few months back just for the sake of trying something new- I just opened it last night and it had a very odd nose – Almost smelling like an Oxidized cabernet- I had a glass with dinner and it was so so- probably less than so so.

I am generally not a decantour person nor do I usually opens wines more than 1/2 hour a head of time I use a big glass and swirl. This has changed my mind- I went back to the wine four hours later with no cork in it and it became a very smooth well drinking wine. This is not an expensive bottle but it is the most transformation I have ever seen in a wine in a few hours. I believe I will be getting on board with the opening early crowd!

Again I am not saying to seek this out I got it at our Bottle King(sorry Gary) but if you are like me and finally want to see a wine transform before you try this out.
October 18, 2006

SS Chris
KAHUNA,
While it doesn’t matter, there were 2 misspellings of Berns before you (on Ep #88).
October 18, 2006

QueSeraSyrah
Peter (comment 202): Good call on the Mollydooker. The 2005 The Boxer is an excellent value and even thought I don’t agree with RP’s score (95 I believe), it is a solid shiraz for the money. As for the QOD: 2002 Shirvington (an absolute beast that with some proper decanting evolved into quite an elegant and complex shiraz).
October 18, 2006

SS Chris
TAMPA STEVE (& ROB),

I’ve made the change to “Bern’s Steak House”.

Regarding the very end of your comment #196, where you say, “SS Chris,…Canâ€™t wait to see the restaurant list.”. I just want to make sure we’re on the same page. This SS will not be showing up anywhere on the website.

If you or any other VaynIACS…no WINE LIBRARIANS (JK…LOL.. ) would like the â€˜Restaurant Spreadsheet’, please ask Gary to forward me your email address and, then I can send it to you. Actually, itâ€™s my entire Spreadsheet that has different tabs–one of them being the Favorite Restaurants from EP. #88’s QOD. SS Chris
October 18, 2006

Jason R.
Rob – Thanks for letting me know I was not the only one to get shut out. I was in a hurry this morning and simply threw in the 2003 D’Arche Sauterne and another bottle of the 2003 Ch. D’Alesme Becker, so I was o.k. If my wife would let me order more, I would, but I am already in a jam as my racks are full, I have improvised and have rigid cardboard shippers on their sides for short term racks until I either free up space, or buy another rack to add. I have an octagon wood rack spindle with dowell conectors. Probably not the cheapest option (about $70 & hold 40 bottles), but it looks nice and I can keep adding to it. I will be on rack #4…

WHEN IS THE NEW EP COMING GARY!!!