2004 Barolo Tasting – Episode #443

April 14, 2008

Gary’s wine of choice many times is the wonderful wines of Barolo and in todays episode he tries 3 wines from the exciting 2004 vintage.

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“QOTD: Pizza with tuscan sausage, or a proper ragu like they do in bolo…” by richardvinifera
“eggplant parm!!…” by nnothing
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Marengo Barolo Bricco Le VioleBarolo
2004 Renato Corino Barolo ArborinaBarolo
2004 Grimaldi Barolo Le CosteBarolo

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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April 15, 2008

Bob W.
Great show on Barolo’s. Nice to see that the ‘04 vintage is worth the investment.

Other than the standard Italian (pastas, red sauces, etc.) my favorite Italian meal is Osso Bucco with a nice fresh gremolata and saffron risoto.

Bob
April 15, 2008

Sam Paes
Gary, whatelse can I say besides THANK YOU for mentioning my name on the show.

You are very welcome to Brazil at anytime, you could come down here, visit the wineries in the Northiest (paralel 8, close to the equador), them go down to the south, where the noble wines are produced.
After a short time there, you leave to Uruguay, Argentina ending up on Chile.

Ah, of course that a stop and go in Sao Paulo to see me is requested.

Cheers,

Sam
April 15, 2008

bruno
gnocchi with pesto…ei gnocchi with anything.
April 15, 2008

Andy & Edie
Andy loves lasagna, Edie like spaghetti and meatballs. Gnocchi is great too. We have never had a Borolo and don’t even own one, but we’ll have to try one on a list sometime. Great ep Gary, bet you’re glad to be back!
April 15, 2008

Chris
QOTD : Lasagna, but really, is there any Italian food I won’t eat? Ummmm, no.
April 15, 2008

dustin
gary,

did you have a group of japanese tourists in the room during that show? what was all that ”clicking”?

QOTD

my favorite italian food is my girlfriend’s tomato lasagna because she makes it with love.

peace,

dustin
April 15, 2008

SaraMHCRU
hmm, I’m a big fan of a really good pizza. But I also would never turn down a risotto, or a really cheesy baked manicotti… oh man, gary, now you’ve made me want italian food!
April 15, 2008

Johnny C. a.k.a SmokinActuary
My favorite is Scungilli Fra Diavolo
April 15, 2008

BobM
Fusilli with homemade meat sauce just like grandma used to make.
April 15, 2008

arvino
qotd: what about a home-made bruschetta.
Very basic but on of my all-time favorite starters. Make sure you have a good quality ciabatta bread (crunchy on the outside and, full of air-bubbles on the inside).
Slice the bread and roast it golden brown, than remove from the heat and rub the bread with fresh garlic and drizzle with the best (extra virgin) olive oil you can get. After this basic version you can top the bread slices with all sorts of fresh ingredients, like the veggies!

Peace to the VaynerNation
April 15, 2008

salvatore
Spagetti and meat balls…. hands down!

Top secret to make amazing sauce and meat balls. Add a cup of good red wine to each when making them. Also add anchovy paste to your sauce.
April 15, 2008

bocse robert
qotd: gnocchi with cream
April 15, 2008

Dan. M.
A standing pork roast marinated in olive oil, garlic, sage, rosemary, thyme and balsamic vinegar and then done slowly on the grill. Serve it over a pool of steamy and cheesy polenta.

Thanks for doing the Barolos. Been my favorite wine for years.
April 15, 2008

Justin L Ove
QOTD: Eggplant Parmesean. Yum.
I was glad to see you tasting some Barolos today. One of my favorite wines.
April 15, 2008

Franky
we are spreading the thunder in germany. this is the videopodcast of the newspaper welt kompakt from berlin. i am the editor in chief, the guy with the grey hair in the video. gary is my gueststar in the edition from 04/15/2008. i link it up for you, mott: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azV7r2rLnZI enjoy!
April 15, 2008

T. Bone
Just tasted these wines over the weekend along with 6 other ’04s in a local winebar, great timing!

Having only had a few Barolo’s in the past, it was enlightening to taste “elegance” with such huge tannins, like Burgundy on steroids. Really good stuff. Seems to me that at this price to get this kind of ageability, complexity, and enjoyability is pretty darned good – I have certainly paid a lot more for a lot less (Silver Oak comes leaping to mind). FYI, the 2004 Renato Corino Barolo Normale was a crowd pleaser (drinking well young, it seems) and the cheapest of the flight.

Great show, hope to see more from you on the 2004s. How about a little more of a Barolo primer for those of us just now getting our feet wet?

QOTD: Rocket salad
April 15, 2008

Pinuck
QOTD–Salumi!
April 15, 2008

Dave Grega
HMMMM….How about a nice plate of Prosciutto, Olives, fresh mozzarella and Tuscan bread! yummy!
April 15, 2008

Tom Y @ SF
QOTD: Fritto Misto di Mare, pesto pasta and thin crisp pizza
April 15, 2008

Big D
I can’t believe we couldn’t come up with enough interest in a “Mott Link It Up!” t-shirt. Oh well.

QOTD: Old fashioned spaghetti and meatballs.
April 15, 2008

David Cole
QOTD: Pizza in Naples, Italy……Nothing better than that! A strong second would be Mom’s lasagna!

Great show, I was just in Italy last fall and loved the wines! I’m going back in the next year or two, so keep them coming!
April 15, 2008

Withnail
QOTD: Frozen pizza.
I like pizza, ravioli, really almost all Italian food.
April 15, 2008

rimarfish
QOTD: Spaguethi Profumo di mare
April 15, 2008

KyserSoze
QOTD: I love a good risotto and even a margherita pizza. Canaletto at the Venetian in Las Vegas has increadible food. Chef Luigi is increadible and I HIGHLY recommend you stop there for an absolutely perfect dining experience.
April 15, 2008

jahlove
QOTD: risotto.