Cheap Pinot Noir, Any Good Ones?

Cheap Pinot Noir, Any Good Ones? – Episode #259

June 19, 2007

Pinot Noir is HOT and everyone is all about it but are there any good ones under ten bones?

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“Hands down Talus Shiraz was the most god awful wine i have ever tasted…” by Dennis
“A question…is Pinot Noir considered a light bodied wine or full bodi…” by Adrian
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Wines tasted in this episode:

Talus Pinot NoirOther California Pinot Noir
Lindemans Pinot Noir Bin 99Australian Pinot Noir
Cavit Pinot NoirTrentino Alto Adige IGT
Barkan Pinot NoirIsraeli Kosher Wine

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June 19, 2007

Shad
Funny enough worst wine under $10 was a Pinot Noir from Alice White…bitter, bad….could barely get through it even with food.
June 19, 2007

Harold
A Lindemans and a Talus…I don’t like the looks of this. You’re a good man Charlie Bro…Gary Vaynerchuk.
June 19, 2007

KyBoy
I was not surprised by these results…it seems impossible to find a nicely valued pinot. The best I’ve found is Rex Goliath (47 Pound Rooster) Pinot Noir. Give it a whirl…not bad for under 10 bones.
June 19, 2007

Bossman
That wasn’t Thunder, that was a deluge of mediocrity. You’re a braver man than I, Vaynerchuk. Don’t ever let it be said you don’t take one (or four) for the team. Tell me, was it a Talus rep that tried to bean you with the cork at the 7:50 mark? (Nice feigning it never happened BTW).

QOTD: I can only speak from since I began keeping notes and it’s Shoofly Aussie Salute 2005 (88 pts. Josh Raynolds), I wouldn’t give it to my worst enemy. However, I have had a few that went straight down the train pre-keeping records (which were promptly and forver forgotten being the traumatic experiences they were). Godspeed.
June 19, 2007

jason carey
the worst i ever had and unfortunatly am still confronted with at parties is Andre “champage”
that is my all time most hated wine.
June 19, 2007

Karl Laczko
Hi Gary, nice to be back. Cheap Pinot – had mixed success, never tried any of the ones you had here, and sounds like just as well (shame about the corked). Is this the lowest average score for an episode?

I like Tyrrel’s from Australia and Cono Sur from Chile, but those are more expensive than yours. I try to spend at least 12 bones on a Pinot.

QOTD – a Sangiovese di Romagna from a local supermarket. It was wines like that which made my minimum spend at least $10.
June 19, 2007

Tom T.
LOL, Gary, did you taste cooking wines by accident? Sometimes you do get what you pay for. Thanks for the honesty. Yeah a corked wine happened to me once. QOTD – I bought a certain sparkling Shiraz and after about 1/2 glass poured it down the drain.
June 19, 2007

Jon B.
wow a pretty bad round of wines for you today… QOTD the entire Barefoot lineup that you seem to always get from co workers as a gift.. I guess it’s the thought that counts. later
June 19, 2007

keelegl
QOTD: 2004 Casa Lapostolle Chardonnay. Oak explosion….just bad.
June 19, 2007

Kathleen
It’s not cheap, it’s QPR. QPR Pinot Noir. Or maybe it’s cheap until you taste it, then you decide if it’s QPR or not.
Kathleen
Albany, NY

Wine and Stories from the Vineyard blog – http://www.myspace.com/gamay
June 19, 2007

FredinNYC
Wow! Two “wet paper” wines two days in a row!
June 19, 2007

Jon B.
wow a pretty bad round of wines for you today…QOTD the entire Barefoot lineup that you seem to always get from co workers as a gift.. I guess it’s the thought that counts. later
June 19, 2007

Leigha33w
Pinot Pinot everywhere and not a drop to drink here at the office.
June 19, 2007

Brandon M
cheap Pinot is fun! When you find a good one, run with it….i.e. Bogle
June 19, 2007

SS Chris
TheDumbPhases’s new screen name is TheBuzzKill….you killed that THREAD.

Wassup GV!!!! Gettin’ back in the swing??
June 19, 2007

TheDumbPhase
Pinot under $10 bones? I’m guessing PAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
June 19, 2007

Rob B.
Second!!! Too bad there wasn’t a good one in the bunch. QOTD:2004 Mcmanis Merlot.
June 19, 2007

ChrisR
#1??? Oo boy!