Pinot Noir Face Off - Episode #186

February 20, 2007

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Wines tasted in this episode:

After a certain Hollywood movie Pinot Noir’s became hot. Today Gary tastes four super hot Pinot Noir’s. Sit back and enjoy!

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  1. about 7 months ago

    Dave

    Video game: Maybe it was the sound from going up stairs in Kung Fu or Castlevania…

  2. about 9 months ago

    Pats Fan

    Hi Gary! I’m back. I wrote last year when the Pats played the Jets in the playoffs. Man they’re good again. I wrote about 2001 Italian BdM’s back then and now I’m onto Pinots

    Regarding Pinots - I have to say there are many great pinots in the $20-$30 range - I’m enjoying a 2005 Byron Santa Maria Valley as we speak - lots of character.

    I’m also a big fan of the 2005 Cristom Mt. Jefferson. I wish you offered that. I’m a big Cristom fan.

  3. about 19 months ago

    desmaic

    nards? wow thats a crazy “Monster Squad” nostalgic blast to it.

  4. about 19 months ago

    Neurodoc

    92 on AP Vin, but 93+ on the Arcadian? an obviously fantastically better wine? What the? I like AP Vin as well, but a 90 - 91 at best. (Caveat: I haven’t had the APV 05 yet, but I guess I won’t anytime soon)

  5. about 19 months ago

    Joe P.

    106 ?

  6. about 19 months ago

    Glenn

    Anderson Valley Pinot Festival is the weekend of May 18th and i will ride the Harley up there for the event!

  7. about 19 months ago

    Brian

    one more try!

  8. about 19 months ago

    Brian

    Yea, where is my gravatar, I demand instant gratification

  9. about 19 months ago

    Corrado

    Best Pinot I’ve had recently (below the price points of these) is the Morgan 12 Clones Pinot Noir. Paid $17 for it and would pay twice that if I could find it around here again.

    I’m just excited that I have a new term to add to my purchasing vocabulary: “Mother-punching good wine.”

  10. about 19 months ago

    SteviefreakinD

    Gary, Konrad pinot noir from New Zealand. Great stuff, and inexpensive($18-$20). You’ve said it before, New Zealand is the way to go for pinot.

  11. about 19 months ago

    oldnew world guy

    gary…why not use the burgundy glass for tasting these wines? given that you experienced a pretty consistent discrepancy between the nose and the palate with these pinots, one can’t help but wonder if the burg glass couldn’t line those two up a little closer, while giving off more of these wines in general anyway?

  12. about 19 months ago

    Eugene

    “Lev wrote:
    Does this mean that that you’ve gotta spend $40 to get a decent pinot noir?”

    Hell, no!

    First of all there are plenty of other good wines,
    Second you can still find good pinot if you have to for under 25.
    I recently had 100% pinot from Loire that was very good. It cost 18 but was on sale for 12. It wasn’t marked as a pinot so nobody wanted it!

    PS: My father tells me that I used to bring mannaya kasha home in my pockets from kindergarten.

  13. about 19 months ago

    Dave-from-Katonah

    no avatar?

  14. about 19 months ago

    Dave-from-Katonah

    Gary - great episode, gotta try the Almarosa. I’m still exploring the NZ pinots for now. Great QPR. Great energy! Di you have ten lattes before taping?? Kasha varnishkes, kielbosa…how about some nice potato kugel to with it all? Hope you’re having a jolly old trip and some bangers and mash….

  15. about 19 months ago

    David

    QOTD: Boonville is a charming little town. The town center is really just a few buildings, most built in the 1960s. There are lots of pretty young girls in their late teens and early twenties who have no problem wearing very short skirts and tight tops. These girls are adventurous and always up for a good time especially when an out of towner has to stop because of car trouble and…oh, wait, I’m thinking of Poonville. Or maybe Poonvlile Pt. 2. Seriously though, where’s Willamette? Represent.

  16. about 19 months ago

    dealbhadair

    Dang… Where’s my gravatar??? I set it up two days ago! :(

  17. about 19 months ago

    dealbhadair

    Great episode, Gary! I’m all kinds of excited about venturing futher into the Pinot Noir world, now!!! I mean, a blender, Wisconsin Cheddar, and gorgeous blonde twins on the nose! (Sounds more like a Penthouse Forum letter, than a wine. LOL!) Now, if I could only afford it… Hell, what am I talking about, I’ll pay $60 for that!!! :)

  18. about 19 months ago

    dabo

    Flavor Ice! Boom goes the dynamite! Ha… right there myself watching two of my favorite cartoons ever… Voltron and Thundercats. Classics…

  19. about 19 months ago

    Kwan

    Wow, Gary brought back Voltron. Incredible…

    Awesome episode. Like someone else said, I need to stop watching WLTV. I’m running out of places to store all of this wine!

  20. about 19 months ago

    Leigha33w

    A GOOD Pinot is hard to find.

  21. about 19 months ago

    Mike S.

    Interestingly, while Pinot Noir is undoubtedly hot right now, it’s still only the eighth most consumed varietal in the U.S., well behind Merlot.

  22. about 19 months ago

    flavasauce

    Maybe it’s me but I the Almarosa just makes me think of that mean lady who was on that Donald Trump reality show and that’s just not someone I wanted to be reminded of when trying to enjoy a wine.

  23. about 19 months ago

    Paul in CT

    Not a big fan of Pinots myself, but maybe I just haven’t had the right one yet. David Bruce makes a decent one, but still not my cup-o-tea…

  24. about 19 months ago

    gogoz

    Great Job with Pinot.
    I am still tasting - layed back drinkin South Tirol (alto adige) Pinot Noir of Laimburg.
    Greetings from austria (South east styria)

  25. about 19 months ago

    Lars

    Chasing pigs in Cuba? Sounds fun. You can see pictures of this on Fidel’s department of tourism brochures. Too bad U.S. Citizens can’t go there to join in the fun. Put me down for a snout after he dies.

    Hope yer having a jolly good time across the pond.

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