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 29, 2007

John D Thomas
I am a first time commenter (luker days are over). My favorite SA Wine is the 2001 Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta. Very new world but exitcing. I am looking forward to you sometime tasting the 2004 John Anthony Cab.
November 29, 2007

hasbeen
2004 Misiones de Rengo Reserve Carmenere

I just wish I could get that here in Minnesota.
November 29, 2007

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
Great show again today Gary… keep that awesome energy up!

QOTD: not sure off the top of my head, i’ll have to look through my notes.
November 29, 2007

NathanN
Great show! Love South America

QOTD: Montes Alpha Cabernet 2003. Good stuff but it’s all gone
November 29, 2007

sky
i can’t relax every day until i have watched the thunder show…keep bringin it gary thanx. south american wine- luca syrah blew my socks off also liked tikal patriota but i hear tikal makes another big brother to that one that i need to try……………..try not to taste a hundred wines today …. unless u want 2….
November 29, 2007

YoungDave
QOTD: I’ll go with my most recent favorite- a wine that I sold the other night at work, table after table: Equilibrio Pinot Noir, San Antonio, Chile.
November 29, 2007

ev
How does one spell, “M-O-N-T-E-S F-O-L-L-Y”?
November 29, 2007

KC Dan
Qotd : Luca Syrah !!! Try Some It’s good stuff . I’ll try to find that last wine you had sounds great !!!
November 29, 2007

Josh in Burgundy
QOTD: I haven’t had much access to south american wines here in France. But this past summer when I was still in the states I went to a tasting and really enjoyed the Catena Zapata malbec that they were pouring. I went out later that day and bought a bottle for a nice $11. Great show by the way
November 29, 2007

Oregon Jim
QOTD: 1999 Campo Viejo Gran Reserva -$13 Just drank it this year and it was so silky and fruit bomby yet, structured and balanced. It is gone now and the 2000 is a shadow of the ‘99. Now I am sad thinking about it. But I will be happy to try the ‘04 Vina Chocolan GR.

Went winery hopping over thanksgiving, Chehalem whites and Pinot Noir is all I can say. WOW.
November 29, 2007

medo
Very good show Gary! I will watch out for the 2004 Vina Chocalan Gran Reserva here in Germany!

QOTD: I think it was the 1998 Sena or the 1999 Almaviva.
November 29, 2007

Yoni Rabkin
This reminds me that I need to revisit south American wines.
November 29, 2007

Gobi
QOTD Don Melchor is good, but if you want a much more expressive cab that accentuates the terrior try domus aurea. The rothschild and concha y toro joint venture, Almaviva 2001 vintage was exquisite. The best south american wine Ive had would definately either be Escorihuela Gascon Don Miguel from Argentina(not the one sold here in the US) and Carmin de Peumo, concha y toro’s new Carmenere premium wine.
November 29, 2007

Jaybird
I am a big fan of Chillian Cabernet and love Don Melchor. Gary nailed it by calling out Napa, I have had many cabs from Chilli that where the same quality of Napa at half the cost.
November 29, 2007

Jedi Jesus
Great Episode Gary, Love your show, been watching for a few months but this is my first time posting.

QOTD: 2004 Veramonte Primus, 90+ point Chilean Blend for about $15. Also very fond of the 2006 Alamos Malbec, a great great value.
November 29, 2007

Serggi
Great episode Gary!
I’m always looking for value & quality, I like well made wines & I’ve had found many values in Argentina, Chile, Spain & even France from the less known appellations. One of the best wines I’ve had so far from South America is Don Melchor cabernet sauvignon single vineyard (with 5% cab franc) it runs for about $35.00 a bottle but it is great it’s got nice dusty black berry components, cassis, chocolate and well integrated tannins its lusciousness it’s exquisite. I’ve also had syrah from Montes Alpha, Cabernet from Lapostolle and several Melbecs including a single vineyard from Altamira with very low yields less than a pound per vine this wine runs for about $65.00 but it is incredible. I just got a part-time at a wineshop just to be near wine and get wines at cost lol.

as always salud!

Serggi
November 29, 2007

Panoca
Great episode! Alway waiting for episodes of Argentinian wines, since i’m from there.
QOTD: Don Melchor!! Just kidding (but i honestly think that’s the best wine from South America)….Catena Alta is probably my favorite Argentinian wine these days (although is pricey). Under the $25 my favorites are the Colome (they alo have a reserve, which is outstanding), the Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Reserve and the Montes Alpha Syrah.
November 29, 2007

Flavio
Great show. I’ve had some incredible Argentine wines, but most of them made by smaller producers that don’t have much visibility outside Argentina (I’ve spent a bit of time in Buenos Aires). Haven’t had the same luck with Chile, but imagine that the stuff we get here is also not their best.

Some of my recent favorites are

2003 Lagarde “Henry” Cabernet Franc
2003 Ernesto Catena “Tahuan” Syrah

Both very old world, balanced and elegant – incredibly well made.

Tahuantinsuya (Tahuan) is a great small label owned by Enesto Catena (son of the famed Nicolas Catena). Everything he makes is great (Malbec, Cab, Syrah and Merlot single varietals) but, again, not easy to find outside Argentina.
November 29, 2007

PaVo
And of course I don’t want to forget the Tikal Patriota, big malbec a little bonarda. Great blend from Susana Balbo (the Ben Marco Malbec is also awesome…) though I’m still sticking with Maquis Lien
November 29, 2007

PaVo
QOTD: MAN That’s tough. My father is from Chile so we’ve had a lot! I do love the Montes Alpha Cabernet as a standard. But my current favorite, and one that I really wanted to recommend to you is the Maquis Lien. I know you guys don’t carry it but in Chicago it is about $13 or so 50% Syrah, 23 Carmenere, 12 Cabernet Franc, 8 Petit Verdot, 7 Malbec.

Now I love me some Chilean Cabernet Sav. and do i love them! But this is fantastic, and to see Syrah pull such a huge load from Chile is a big suprise, the PV is in there, the blend is real strong. I’m a big fan. If you don’t seek it out I’m probably going to have to send you a bottle!
November 29, 2007

Ferrigno
GREAT EPISODE!!! BRING THE NEW CHAMPAGNE/SPARKLING WINE SOON PLEASE!
November 29, 2007

Rice
QOTD: can’t remember… I guess my memory is shot because I DROPPED ONE OF MY WINELIBRARY wines that just came in today via FedEx!!! AARGGHH!! I’ve never dropped a bottle of anything in 40+ years… and it had to be something I really wanted.
November 29, 2007

nougat
QOTD: I’ll pick one out of many that I enjoyed a whole lot – 2002 Familia Rutini Malbec La Consulta, I think I paid $13 for it. The 2002 Bodegas Catena Malbec Mendoza was stupid good too for about $17.
November 29, 2007

E
Believe it or not, the Montes cab from Chile with a little carmenere in it–incredible stuff for $10-12 or thereabouts.