A Chateau De Fargues Sauternes Tasting

A Chateau De Fargues Sauternes Tasting – Episode #413

February 21, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk gives his take on what many call “poor mans Chateau D’yquem.”

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Wines tasted in this episode:

1990 Chateau De FarguesSauternes and Other Dessert
2001 Chateau De FarguesSauternes and Other Dessert
2003 Chateau De FarguesSauternes and Other Dessert

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Cheese mentioned in todays episode.

Fourme D’Ambert
Roquefort Vieux Berger

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February 22, 2008

Wine Not?
Cheer up, Gary! You have more fans out there than most people have hairs on their head! Seriously!!!!

QOTD: Sauternes….big YUM on that! We did an “Aging Gracefully” tasting about a month ago and finished with a d’Yquem. It wasn’t that old (2002, I think) but still was a beautiful mouth of honey! And I would never drink one without a nice hunk of blue cheese around somewhere!
February 22, 2008

Paul C
Hi, it’s often tough to keep going but you just have to march on. The show is quite valuable as a tasting reference point. I love sauternes – I bought a case of the 2001 Laufaurie Peraguay. It is stunning – fabulous complexity and a super presence of botrytis. Tonnes of pear and peach flavours but cut across by mature acid and angular botrytis. I give it 95. I also have the 1988 Guiraud. It’s a beautiful gold brown colour but in fact not as good as the 01 LP despite the vintage. I give it 91. I have the 03 Reuissec – I agree with your assesment on the 03s, they are somewhat flabby. I give it 90.

Anyway I’ll look out for the 90 and 01 de fargues, maybe the 05 en primeur. By the way, tried the 05 meyney, it was super. I agree the 05 Bordeaux are top. Keep up the good work. You can’t be on top form every day.
February 22, 2008

SoCal
QOTD: Yes but in a 750ml it is hard to finish.
February 22, 2008

Mathieu J
Last count, episode 412 (2 year anniversary) has 923 comments – almost there!
February 22, 2008

fangorn81
maybe we can add the last two shows together? That’s oevr 1000…
February 22, 2008

J-Pro
GV, just getting caught up on my WLTV over the past few days…dessert wines rock, so interesting. Esp like Sauternes. Don’t let the snow get you down! Idea for a good QOD for Mr. GV – what would you drink if you were trapped in the Wine Library in a snow storm?
February 22, 2008

Erica37
Gary V – buck up ol’ chap! We like the saucy GV, yo! I’ve never had the chance to try Sauternes – its not in the stupid budget. But give me time – this company is going to take off and then I’m winin’ it up!
February 22, 2008

Linderelli
Your day can’t be nearly as bad as mine. Get over it.
February 22, 2008

GermanDuffy
QOTD yes
February 22, 2008

chenin
I only had one Sauternes so far, Chateau de Malle, and I had it with a
Roquefort. Fantastic pairing! The cheese, the wine! This is as perfect as it gets for wine and cheese!
February 22, 2008

fangorn81
Where is the Thunder?!? And, I am not talking to Gary…
February 22, 2008

fangorn81
Ok, we are running out of time here people!

Gary, is there a “poor mans “poor mans Chateau Dâ€™yquem”??
February 22, 2008

RobRx
Try comparing the 1990 to La Tour Blanche 1990 my favorite D’Yquem substitute. I would be very interested in the outcome. I still have a few bottles in the cellar.
February 22, 2008

Joe Po
Ah, yes. Mr. Psychological Manipulation! LOL on “let’s have a SMELL”!
QOTD: They ae good once in a while and with a group to finish the bottle.
February 22, 2008

HeadWino
QOTD: No.

The low-tone GV is just fine. To do a show like this 5 days a week you are to be commended on your constant high energy approach. Nothing wrong with the occassional softer approach.
February 22, 2008

fangorn81
Excellent!
February 22, 2008

Rolf Lydecker
I’m not a big desert wine guy, but I will try one of these. Cheese is good good, and the nWo rules.
February 22, 2008

Hido
Sincerest apologies for not leaving a comment yesterday! I am just now catching on to the Thunder show. Fantastic! Please don’t get down about the “Vaniacs” not hitting the target yesterday. I’m sure there were hundreds, no, thousands of newbies out there who caught the show but haven’t been caught up in the wave of enthusiasm enough to leave a comment. . . yet! Oh they will . . . they absolutely will! As the Japanese would say, “Gary-san, genki dashite . . . ganbatte kudasai!”
February 22, 2008

downtnmark
This was soooo cool. Red wines come in dark bottles and you can’t see their color evolution. It was fascinating to see how the color of these wines evolves over time (even between the ‘03 & ‘01). Thanks for doing this vertical tasting.

It’s funny how the one thing that you cannot suppress, even when you are “majorly” bummed, is the SNIFFY SNIFF. We would miss it if it didn’t show up either.
February 22, 2008

fangorn81
Ok, so it looks like we’re not gonna make it YET AGAIN!

I challenge everyone to a top comment on the list duel! I am gonna fight to keep one of my comments in the most recent 2 under the episode!

If you get tired of all my lame posts, bury them!
February 22, 2008

Wednesday
I like the vertical approach. It must be difficult to to with inventories though.

I do like Sauternes, but it also signals an end to the wine drinking at a gathering.
February 22, 2008

Karl Laczko
What a sweet episode! (..and it’s OK to be a bit blue, matches the cheese.)

QOTD – Not sure yet, only had tastings rather than a proper drink. I have a starter version, ChÃ¢teau Roumieu 2005 Sauternes, in the cellar, but who knows when it’ll be opened. At the moment I’d choose Tokaji first.
February 22, 2008

Yamashtashta
Sorry I didnt watch yesterday or else I would have left a comment. Your demeanor today has put me in a funk. “Lets take a smell,” OUCH that hurts.
QOTD
When I was first getting into wine my uncle to me to a big wig tasting and had some amazing wines but the one that I remember was the 90 d’ yquem. It blew my mind then and flung open the doors of the wine world to me.
February 22, 2008

somedude
The roquefort is appropriate to your mood: blue cheese for a blue guy.
February 22, 2008

Taylor
I cant believe it didnt hit 1000 comments on the 2 year show,
QOTD Yes, but the first was a mistake at work when someone open a half bottle of d’Yquem so after hours he let us all have a glass, Loved it and love sauternes.