South American Wine Tasting

South American Wine Tasting – Episode #359

November 28, 2007

The wines of Chile and Argentina continue to gain in popularity and we are starting to see some great values on premium wines from the area, today Gary Vaynerchuk explores a few.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Bodega Colome MalbecArgentine Malbec
2005 Emiliana CoyamOther Chilean Red Wine
2004 Vina Chocalan Gran ReservaChile Carmenere

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November 28, 2007

AndrewB
2004 Montes Alpha Syrah…….

and 2003 Don Melchor, come on Gary…it was awesome and I shared it with my best friend after a few rounds of beer pong.
November 28, 2007

laposte
QOTD; My favorite South American wine? I would have to say the next one I have…after watching Episode #359…
November 28, 2007

mrzitro
QOTD: Being a wine newbie, I haven’t had many Malbecs yet (you got me trying so many other kinds of wine). The best one I’ve had so far is the Susana Balbo Malbec 2004. It wasn’t over oaked and was the 1st Malbec where I could taste flavors on the midpalate. In the sub $10 range, I really like the DoÃ±a Paula Los Cardos Malbec – very fresh plum aspect, a quaffing wine.

On the second place prize…is it just the iPhone or the iPhone with like a year of service prepaid?
I’m just saying….paying for the service is the “azzzzkikr”
November 28, 2007

TROC
Go ahead and rip the down-under fruit bombs. Favorite SA vino- Marques de Casa Concha Cab by Concha Y Toro for 16 bucks its hard to beat.
November 28, 2007

Cookiedds
Year after year I have been enjoying the Montes Alpha Syrah, at $15 it is a cellar standard in our house.
November 28, 2007

JonE
Chocalan and chocolate??? Who doesn’t like a good unity wine, cheers to Chile the next great frontier.

QOTD: Achaval Ferrer Quimera without a doubt.
November 28, 2007

GalvezGuy
QOTD – I have always like the Montes Alpha series. They have been classic values. Most recent screaming value has been the Ricardo Santos Malbec. Hard to find now because the importer in my part of the world went defunct.
November 28, 2007

t_moderne
Three South American wines I have not seen before. Thanks for tasting and introducing them. Usually I see just the standard Chilean wines and mass produced Argentinian Malbecs. Don’t much care for Malbecs nor Chilean cabernets that I have had.
November 28, 2007

BW
QOTD:
2004 Maquis Lien : Shiraz 50%, Carmenere 23%, Cab Franc 12%, Petite Verdot 8%, Malbec 7%; $16 at our local store & we would give it a 91+
November 28, 2007

jsuarez
Nice show. I always like to see wines from regions other than U.S. or Europe. I have not tried a great deal of South American wines. Ones that I really like are from Cono Sur from Chile. They make a very nice Pinot Nior and Sauvignon Blanc. Their Merlot is too “smokey” for me. Wines from Cono Sur are between $8 and $12.
November 28, 2007

Mark Antonio
QOTD:
Catena Zapata Alta Malbec ‘99
Almaviva ‘01
Montes Alpha Syrah also takes some beating
November 28, 2007

lenny
QOTD: Bodega Septima 2005 Malbec.
November 28, 2007

The Crush
Argentina rocks.
QOTD: Try the Vina Cobos, Bramare, Marchiori Vineyard, 2004 if you can get your hands on it. One of the best Cabs I’ve ever tasted!!!
November 28, 2007

pforty
BOOOOO!!!! We want chocalan!!!

QOTD: Los Vascos Reserve Cab Sav. 04 QPR!!
November 28, 2007

Tommy Vernieri
Yay, I was afraid you had forgotten about the iPhone. It wouldn’t be as cool as a trip up to WL but it sure would make me excited.

QOTD: The 2005 Anakena Ona Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot CarmenÃ¨re blend, which also happens to have a nice hefty bottle.
November 28, 2007

AngioRanger
great to see the thunder show finally showcasing the thunder from the other down under. SA wines stll bring great value to the table not at the ridiculous prices that the rest of the wine world seems to be going to. QOTD: Almaviva 2003 although not yet at it’s peak.
Ditto on neuroman comments re: Chocolan stock: up the hype and then the product sold out? Bummed:(
November 28, 2007

Darlene O.
Great episode, as always!! QOD: I have to agree with DianneWalnuts and say the 2004 Primus absolutely rocks!
November 28, 2007

andy
Gary

My favorite wine from South America is a 2004 Chilean Shiraz from Montgrass called Antu Niquen. Have you ever tried it and if so, what did you think of it?
November 28, 2007

Jeremy Q
QOTD: Had a bottle of 2003 Sur De Los Andes “Infinito” (Malbec) which I really enjoyed. Have been scouring round the web trying to find more but to no avail I picked it up for just under $20 so wasnt cheap for a Malbec but really enjoyed it and so did many of my guest
November 28, 2007

Kristen
Hmm…vanilla covered asparagus- I’ll have to look for that at Trader Joes! And the hayrides at the cranberry bogs while snorting mint leaves- GV how did you guess my teenage past times?
Hope you have a good trip out to CA! I wish I could be there for the party December 1st!

QOTD: Alma Negra Malbec and sparkling Malbec. Absolutely delicious. And that regular Malbec is ridiculously inky!

PS- I just bought a split sized bottle of 2003 Domaine Christian Moreau Chablis Vaillon 1er Cru. It was a “deal” for a student like me who can’t quite afford a regular sized one. The wine was good, but I found it was overly focused on honey. However, it went down quite easily! )
November 28, 2007

Bernardo M
Great episode Gary. Really like to see you doing south american wines.
QOTD: I really was going to say Don Melchor, but since i can’t, i’ll say the Noemia 04 from patagonia in Argentina. Second would be Catena Alta Malbec 2003.
Thanks for doing wines I can get here in Brazil.
November 28, 2007

antony
Canale Merlot 2005 from Patagonia. Says on the bottle that it’s like a young Bordeaux – and wadda you know, it is!
November 28, 2007

JC
Vino Chocalan I will stop by for. See you tomorrow GV
November 28, 2007

Joe Lambert
Simply a hoot. The show sends me out looking for certain wines that I can then describe to my unsuspecting freinds in a VAN–ER–CHUCK kind of way. But I need that wrist band. What do I do?
November 28, 2007

thepiratedoc
New ‘Best of’ Series: “GV’s TableThumpers” … “TablePounders”? … “ThunderPounders”? … “ThunderThumpers”? Nope, going down the wrong road here, I think.

QOTD:Favorite South American I’ve had so far was the Concha Y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Merlot — did a ’round the world 4-pak’ with some new friends with this, some Napa Cab, a good Chianti, and an Haute Medoc. This one just really made me happy. I like the Casillero del Diablo for routine drinking too. Nobody will ever call ME Myles!! HA! As we say in local vernacular “boite me!” Haven’t found The Killer Malbec yet … tried a bunch, and they’re all so smooth and drinkable I guess I’m looking for a standout flavor combo or something. Could be looking for something not there, I suppose.