Brunello Wine Tasting, You Know Those Rad Wines From Italy

Brunello Wine Tasting, You Know Those Rad Wines From Italy – Episode #281

July 25, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 4 Brunello’s and lets you know what he thinks, why don’t you let him know what you think of the show today!

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“Liked the Tony Vincent thing. Very nice….” by phredd
“QOTD: Never had one before….sigh…..” by Adrian aka AnGkEr
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2001 La Gerla Brunello Di MontalcinoBrunello di Montalcino
2001 Pian Cornello Brunello Di MontalcinoBrunello di Montalcino
2001 Collelceto Brunello Di MontalcinoBrunello di Montalcino
2000 Valdicava BrunelloBrunello di Montalcino

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July 26, 2007

First dumbass!
First posters…please read, and comprehend this article. Then read it again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_posts
July 26, 2007

TROC
Good show! Tar, Leather, Sour Cherries, surprising the oak monster didnt show up after three years. QOTD: Will try Brunello soon, but does Annette Funicello count.

Hey Johnny C. from Folsom Prison! I now have a mental image of prisoners in their cell drinking Brunello and eating cheese while they’re watching Gary V. on their laptops.
July 26, 2007

wildebeest
Alright! Brunello in the SF Vaynerglass!

QOTD: I’ve never had a Brunello, I’m sorry to say. I almost got a glassful at the SF Vaynerparty, but the guy who brought it decided not to open the bottle after all. One of these days, when I’m rolling in cash, I’m sure I’ll end up devoting a good portion of my cellar to Brunello. The flavor profile you outline in all of these is EXACTLY what I like best in a wine.

Hey buddy, look for me on corkd.com, a’ight?
July 26, 2007

Dom
Nice Gary, I love Brunello! My favourite so far has to the 01 Fanti. I haven’t had any other vintages other 01. so I am looking forward to that.
July 26, 2007

JOEinLA
..and I have to go along with MAs on the 1999 Sugarille from Gaja. I had that and it ranks right up there too.
July 25, 2007

JOEinLA
Thanks or a great episode. I really enjoy Brunellos.Valdicava juuuuust seems always priced a bit high but from your review, it sounds like a winner~

QOTD: 99 Casanova di neri at the farm in Montalcino….and some 2000 Pietradoncie thrown in to the tasting for the fun of it…Paired with some hard Pecorino cheese drizzled in olive oil from the farm …in 2004.
July 25, 2007

VINAIO
Well…… Should we taste some 01 now ? maybe a 96 or a 98 riserva ?

well.. well… well…..
July 25, 2007

wine-ot
Q.o.T.d – I had a wet dream about a brunello (once) and that was as close as I got to popping one…well, time for bed night.
July 25, 2007

GlassRunnethEmpty
QOTD: I haven’t had many Brunellos…have a few cellared, but so far it would be
2001 Fattoria La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino (Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino)
July 25, 2007

Grapedigger
Looking forward to try my first Brunello soon. Enjoyed the episode.
Cheers
July 25, 2007

Marc
QOTD: Haven’t had a Brunello yet. The first few Tuscan wines I had I wasn’t very fond of so I wasn’t willing to fork over the money for a Brunello. But I’m definitely wanting to try one sometime.
July 25, 2007

cnw
Another great show… with yet another wine I haven’t tried!

cheers!
July 25, 2007

Anthony
Gary,

I loved the Brunello tasting show .I have always been a huge fan of Italian reds , and now thanks to you I have a few more gems to taste .

Thanks again,

Tony
July 25, 2007

Wino4Life
Soldera 1993 didn’t suck..drank mid 2006…..
1990 Valdicava ‘Madonna del Piano’ probably the best I’ve experienced, drank late in 2006!!!

Biondi Santi 2001 will be off the hook in 5 years time.
Friggiali ‘Donna Olga’ 2001 is also excellent
July 25, 2007

KW
Love those Brunellos. Only problem,the good ones are a bit pricey for everyday drinking.

Nice ending today with good music.
July 25, 2007

Denise
Thanks for the Brunello refresher, Gary! Enoyed the show.

Best,
Denise
July 25, 2007

BlueFlyer
Great show. Enjoying lots of back episodes, too.

John
July 25, 2007

Jay!
Thanks for all the Italian wines – It’s nice to know that there’s more to them than Macaroni Grill house Chianti! I will definitely be seeking them out more than the trusty cab-sav.

QOTD – does Carlo Rossi come from Brunello?
July 25, 2007

Tampasteve
BTW….Tampa LOVES showing up at off-lines with Brunello
July 25, 2007

Tampasteve
I would like to take my $723.19 in 01 Valdicava please
July 25, 2007

Jon B.
Gary great episode, impregnable, classic!! looking foward to $723.19 on cork’d,friended you up months ago.QOTD have not tried Brunello yet but will soon thanks Gary and WLTV staff for all you do.
July 25, 2007

John Witherspoon
GOOD show today, definitely want to try some of those wines.

QOTD: Sorry to say, Brunello and Tuscany in general are my weak regions for trying wines, need to beef it up.

J DUB
July 25, 2007

surf.sf
QOTD: guess I’ll have to go buy a $40 bottle of Brunello! I’ve had it in flights at restaurants but don’t remember any brands. Seriously sounds you had me at leather!
July 25, 2007

Cam
QOTD: Sadly, I haven’t had the pleasure of trying a Brunello.
July 25, 2007

Bobinnati
I’ve not had a Brunello before, but it sounds interesting. I had Spanish Priorat wine that has a flavor profile that sounds similar to Brunello. I do tend to like the smoky leather sort of flavors, so I would probably enjoy this. Your comments show how hard it is to be objective about rating wines though. You, an acknowledged expert with more experience than we will ever have, readjusted your opinions throughout the show because you calibrated yourself on the first wine and then were surprised by the relative quality of the succeeding wines. If you have that much difficulty holding a known standard in your memory, imagine how tough it would be for most of us. It’s almost like you’d have to try the same wine several times over the course of a few weeks to form a true opinion of it because your senses would be influenced by the environment on the given day, what you had tasted before the wine, etc.