Washington State Wine Tasting

Washington State Wine Tasting – Episode #307

September 4, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk sure has been yapping a whole lot about Washington State and today he does a little tasting on 4 wines from the wonderful North West!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Chatter Creek Cabernet Franc Alder RidgeWashington Cabernet Franc
2004 L’ecole 41 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia ValleyWashington Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 Pepper Bridge MerlotWashington Merlot
2004 Delille Doyenne SyrahWashington Syrah

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September 4, 2007

crank
QOTD – L’Ecole Perigee or Apigee. Take your pick. Fan-freakin-tastic either way. And by the way, L’Ecole has two syllables, not three.
September 4, 2007

E
Goose Ridge syrah and Vireo meritage blend. Not bad, not bad at all.
September 4, 2007

Louisiana George
QOTD – 2001 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot – $10 per bottle, drinking fantastically right now, like a well aged $30 bottle

Sitting on some 2002 Col. Crest Walter Clore that may trump the Merlot – I hope so!!!
September 4, 2007

Snarf
QOTD: love WA State wines, availability is sometimes an issue.

GV, you made a comment something to the affect that “you have to know what you like”. THAT is the best wine advice you or anyone can impart upon people. Finding out what you like is the journey…
September 4, 2007

Fred
QOTD: “I don’t want to walk back from Moscow to Pullman!” (a little football trivia Gary, when Washington State and University of Idaho used to play years ago, the losers would sometimes have to walk home (at least that was the running joke)).
Figured that’d be a good whine.

Can’t wait to try some Washington wines,, may skip around the poop for a bit though.
September 4, 2007

wlburk
Good episode.

QOTD: Not yet familiarized with Washington State wines.
September 4, 2007

GeneV
Aktormedic,

We just had that 2004 Cadence CdC at a blind tasting of Washington wines. It was the runaway winner. Washington Meritages are something of a style unto themselves, but they rock.
September 4, 2007

east3rd
Rats! When I saw that today’s show was on Washington, I was hoping to see a Sineann Cab on the list. I’ll have to seek out the L’ecole, though.
September 4, 2007

Dean D.
Man, I LOVE Washington wines!

QOTD: Anything from L’ecole 41! I don’t think they’ve made a bad wine to date that I’ve tried!
September 4, 2007

Bill V.
I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the state that’s named after my hometown — WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY, BABY!!!!

So Delille PeoplePoop scores a 91, eh? Think I’m gonna pass on that one.

QOTD: That’s the great thing about this show – I’ve never really thought about Washington State wines, but now I’m interested in the Pepper Bridge. I’ve gotta try a wine that’s “so delicious, it seems artificial!”

BV
September 4, 2007

Kevin K and Amara
QOTD Reininger 2002 Syrah. Good stuff at Reininger. -K
September 4, 2007

aktormedic
QOTD – 2004 Cadence Ciel du Cheval Vineyard, just an amazing wine, with so much going for it, especially aromatically….Gary, if you haven’t had it, ya gotta try it!
September 4, 2007

Rani H
Great show!!

QOTD: I have yet to really get into the Washington state wines yet. Been planning on it and I believe after this show I probably should go out and give them a whirl.

–Rani
September 4, 2007

cumpari
QOTD: It’s a tough one. Lots of good wine in Washington, but if I were forced to choose, I’d pick Cayuse (2003 and 2004) Syrah. One of the only Walla Walla Valley AVA wines to make it out of the freeze.
September 4, 2007

JC
Another good epsode…a good weekend of episodes, including Vayniak Nation Communal wine, etc.

Please explain, e.g., Robert Parker/Stephen Tanzer/etc. reviews a 200x Bordeaux which costs $20-30, says good things about it and rates it an 87 or 88, and you review the Chatter Creek Cab Franc for the close to the same price, give it an 89, and tell us to pass on it. I always thought an 89 was a fairly good score. Is there any correlation among 89-rated wines that are Bordeaux, Cabs, Temperanillos, Chardonnays, etc., which cost $15, $20, $35, etc? How can we interpret similar scores across wine varietals and price? points?
September 4, 2007

Kevin K and Amara
The only white cloud tea I have ever had was Gushan Baiyun. That stuff is delicious. -K
September 4, 2007

Karl Laczko
I liked the description of the Cab-Franc, even though you did try to play it down, and the Cab-Sauv sounded delicious but the Merlot did nothing for me.
The Syrah came across as the best of the bunch by far, some of those smell descriptions, Oh Boy!

QOTD – Only had one, Ste. Michelle Cab-Sauv (a present). Not bad, looking for more examples of the State. Washington Wines sound great, but not so easy to get over here, but I’ll keep looking.
September 4, 2007

JC
Good show! QOTD: Chat. Ste Michelle Merlot and Waterbrook cab. are the only one’s I remember being decent.
September 4, 2007

caleb
Nothing a spring tasting trip to oregon/washington wont accomplish…vayniacs who wants to play?
September 4, 2007

caleb
QOTD-sequel syrah 2004…havent has as many washington wines as i would like.
September 4, 2007

purplejuicebruce
QOTD. I have some Dunham cellars 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon that is about the best Washington wine I’ve tasted.
September 4, 2007

mbannon
When I see Robert Parker or Jancis Robinson describe a wine as smelling like a fart, then I’ll KNOW you’re (I mean we’re) changing the wine world.

QOD – As a WA resident, I’ve had a lot of good ones, though lately I’ve been too hit with sticker shock to pony up the dough. Most memorable to date has been a Leonetti Merlot that I would have pegged as Italian in a blind tasting. Great juice.

Thx for the tips on backwater wineries MagmumGourmet. Widgeon Hill is another WA winery that is totally under the radar (probably because it’s tiny) but is making terrific reds.
September 4, 2007

Orion Slayer
Great show, you don’t fail to deliver the fun. I don’t know who else could sniff a dirty diaper with a smile on his face!

Good luck to your Jets, but the Patriots are going to be unstoppable this year on their trek to their third Super Bowl victory. I hope Randy Moss is able to play.

QOTD: I’ve only had one Washington state wine, Columbia Crest, and wasn’t to thrilled. What I’m I waiting for? Nothing, really. There is so much wine to try and I’m only coming up on the end of my first year into wine. But it’s a great thing because I have SO much to look forward to!
September 4, 2007

Mark
QOTD: I’ve had many really good Washington wines, the most recent stand-out was the 2003 Chateau Faire le Pont Syrah. I’m also a big fan of the Vin du Lac wines.
September 4, 2007

Loweeel
Gary — Pepper Bridge 2001 Cab. Got it from Woot for $30/bottle, $5 shipping for the lot. If I knew how much I liked it, I would have gotten more.