New Zealand vs France Syrah Showdown

New Zealand vs France Syrah Showdown – Episode #419

February 29, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk concludes the head to head showdown today with a classic battle pitting New Zealand against France.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Craggy Range Le Sol SyrahNew Zealand Syrah
2004 Puech Haut Clos Du PicLanguedoc-Roussillon

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February 29, 2008

Sassodoro
Top 25? Haven’t done that in a while.
February 29, 2008

Kevin
Nice. Love the head-to-heads.

QOTD: This weekend? Cheap white wines. I tend to ignore the bottom of the price barrel, so I’m takin’ a spin through a few to see if I can find anything. Which I have. Barefoot Pinot Gris – lemon, grapefruit, and fuzzy peach-fest with a solid mouthfeel for $7.50 CDN, which means you can buy it in the US for $0.25 USD, of course.
February 29, 2008

musicmanryan
I loved the DB Bistro reference! I have had one of those burgers–amazing!

QOTD-I visiting my Mom this weekend, so I know she will have a lot of chilled Australia Chardonnay waiting for me when I get there.
February 29, 2008

GrapeStuff
I only have the first two of the three wristbands….waiting to get my 3rd somehow!!

The 5 finger punt thing never gets old. (Like Mott’s little laugh in the background…lol)

MMM – nothing like a little wet paper and toner ink notes in a wine. Gotta love that – bet RP, JS or ST have never done that – way to keep changing the wine world GV!

The last horseradish nose I had (with a little rubber in it) was a syrah – a very memorable nose!

QOTD: Not sure, prolly visit Argentina or Chile.
February 29, 2008

Will
I tasted the 2005 Le Sol recently, great stuff even though I’m not sure how it stacked up compared with a nice Cote Rotie or similar….
February 29, 2008

Robert Howells
I am going to pop open a 2004 Numanthia and hope it lives up to the hype.
February 29, 2008

Ozzybeef
QOTD: d’Arenberg Laughing Magpie Shiraz/Viog.
February 29, 2008

David Dickinson
I have wristband #2 and just got #3 (thanks!). Rub it in that I didn’t get into wines until a year ago.

I just got back from a 4 day visit to Napa. The 5 cases of wine that I purchased are showing up, so I’m drinking Napa Cabs, Zins and blends this weekend. Probably lots of them!! Whew Whoo!!
February 29, 2008

VinoVixen
Mott where is the t-shirt???
February 29, 2008

MW_DM,IA
QOTD: Chateau La Rame 2005 Bordeaux, been trying it every couple nights for the last week or so.
February 29, 2008

Tom T.
Yep I have all three wristbands!
February 29, 2008

Sayle
QOTD: Tonight, my hedonistic approach to beating the cold is a Malbec-Argentina (have decanted it and it should be nice and OPENED up for imbibing soon).
Gary- I wanna sit on that couch with you! Laid back Friday needs a co-host!
Spreading the Thunder as Always! Cheers.
February 29, 2008

Samuel Paes
Love Shiraz, speciially the Auzies…
February 29, 2008

FredHead
Just got my shipment of Calice from you a few hours ago. I don’t think I’ll be able to resist getting into it. Yeah, I’m doing it.
February 29, 2008

Edward Colcord
Aussie shiraz: black pepper RULES!
February 29, 2008

Withnail
QOTD: 700+ wines at the Playhouse Wine Fest
February 29, 2008

laurie in VT
QOTD: We’ll open up a Glaetzer Wallace Shiraz Grenache 2005 and see what we think. while we watch the first March snowstorm…
February 29, 2008

Phil G
Leap day… have a great weekend!
February 29, 2008

GregStefos
Top 10.

Another great Friday show.
February 29, 2008

Martin
Wow! I haven’t even been in the top 100 in months. Happy leap day.
February 29, 2008

docent
Another interesting fight, keep’em coming Gary!

QOTD: incidentally for this weekend I planned a duel of 2004 Louis Mousset, Blason Rouge, Crozes-Hermitage (a little bit cheaper then today’s episode wines, but also 100% syrah from France) vs. some syrah from Argentina, still unknown which one – any recommendations in the 16$-20$ price range?
February 29, 2008

Snarf
Top 10!
February 29, 2008

Doug Ferber
No show at the SWRA event on Wednesday? I was hoping to meet the “celeb” of on line wine retailing. Maybe next time. Your site rocks!
February 29, 2008

MW_DM,IA
top5 ^_^
February 29, 2008

cgatesman
Cool…3.

Gary, you think Craggy Range is similar to Clonakilla?

QOTD: Mom is coming up to visit, so we’ll be going out for a nice dinner. Hmm…maybe I’ll take a nice Pinot Noir with me…