Napa Valley Cabernet Battle Royal And The BOOK Is Now OUT!

Napa Valley Cabernet Battle Royal And The BOOK Is Now OUT! – Episode #464

May 13, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk goes BLIND on this HUGE day for him and his Family and the Vayniacs. Napa Valley Cabernet is the epic and most sought after wines of America and this tasting will be a battle Royal!

Note: the wine listing is in tasting order.

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“Absolutly love your show and the way in which you describe wine. Your…” by Susan
“yep the mad money appearance got me hooked….
qotd: The best I’ve…” by nnothing
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Neyers Ame Propreitary RedNapa Cabernet
2005 Tor Kenward Cimarossa Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2005 Paul Hobbs Napa Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2004 Rocca Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2004 Bennett Lane Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2004 Altamura Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet

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October 4, 2009

Susan
Absolutly love your show and the way in which you describe wine. Your descriptions of flavors resonate with me and have really help me in my wine selections when i am buying previously untasted ( by me) wines. This side by side episode is super. Thank you!
June 2, 2009

nnothing
yep the mad money appearance got me hooked….

qotd: The best I’ve had was a 2001 Cakebread… but I haven’t had many.
January 20, 2009

Christian Montague
Just leaving it for fun even though its been awhile. My favorite Cabernet is from Turnbull. It is overall a rich wine.
January 13, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Love these blind tastings. Fun to see you get shocked by the results and its of course always going to put a person in a different mind set going in. More please! QOTD: You know ( at least I hope ) that im still trying to get into red wines. Ive never had anything memorable yet from that region.
October 2, 2008

Chris
I think you need to do a blind taste-off on WLTV against that fancy lad Brian Freedman from Classic Wines!!! Take him down to China-town Gary and show him what’s what!
August 20, 2008

TK
BV Georges De Latour 1997 Cab 100 year anniv. bottle!!
August 3, 2008

Brian
Another great show! QOTD, probably Caymus Cabernet. Value, definitely Sequoia Grove. Any vintage for both.
July 18, 2008

JudeMurphy
QOTD- I’ve never had a Napa wine! hehe
Any Californian wine I’ve had has been awful.
You should do a show on what us old world junkies should do about all this American and Australian shite! I’m sure there must be some great new world wines out there!
June 28, 2008

WIne on Mac
QOTD: Silver Oak Cabernet
June 22, 2008

Michael H.
Love the format. Great show!!

QOTD: Off the top of my head, probably a Caymus SS or Phelps Backus Vineyard…
June 16, 2008

Sleak
Great show. I’m a bit behind in my viewing.
Favorite Napa cab is probably Miner. Frankly they are my favorite CA producer period. They don’t make a bad wine and are consistently good year after year.
The best Napa cab I’ve ever had was the ‘97 Heitz martha’s vineyard, ‘96 Bryant Family a very close second.
June 11, 2008

Rob L
Yes I too fell in love with the Rocca Cabernet when I first tasted it in my local San Diego Wine Bar and loaded up on every bottle I could locate. I’ve still got 14 left out of the 15 that I located. Glad to know that you think it will cellar for a long time as this is definitely a special occasion wine.
June 1, 2008

Ben F
I love the format of the blind tasting GV…
May 30, 2008

JTS_Brown
Pride, Phelps or Flora Springs Trilogy (ok that’s a meritage but it’s still a fave). For value, we like Sequoia Grove and Turnbull.

Great and fun show. Please do more blind tastings in the future.
May 29, 2008

Brian V
Great episode, I love the head-to-head format. Keep them coming!
May 28, 2008

Collin
QOTD – Favorite Napa Cab, Pride Mountain and Miner Family, tie
May 27, 2008

singlespeedr
QOTD: 2003 Pine Ridge Rutherford Cab
May 26, 2008

John from Allentown
Gary, my favorite Napa Cab has been for years Chateau Montelena, but they have gotten a little expensive the last few years (still have a few 2001s); the cab that has just blown me away the past 2 years is Darioush, I love this wine.
May 25, 2008

Dan-o
GV – I like th blind format. Although you shouldn’t have the “Tags” because some people, like me, couldn’t resist a peek.
QOTD – I can remember a few favorites – Lakoya, Corison, and Staglin Family. Last night I uncorked a 2003 Ladera that was pretty good as well.
May 23, 2008

Louis
Excellent episode, I would like to see more blind taste tests.

My favorite Napa Cab is Clos du Val.
May 23, 2008

wayno da wino
This was such a Grrrrrreaaaaaat Episode i had to watch it AGAIN!!!!
Moooore Blind Tastings, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZ !!!
May 22, 2008

chito
Gary, my favorite Napa Cab. continues to change. For years I loved Silverado, then Franciscan,then Turnbull, yada yada yada. I continue to taste wines that excite me and I think that is what wine is all about. I will certainly look for the Rocca Cab. and will start with WineLibrary. Keep up the GREAT work!!
Al
May 21, 2008

Phil M'Glassup
Your Ian Dorin is going to kill me for saying this but my favorite has been by far and away the 2003 La Sirena cab. Subtle, floral, whisper-soft, far from the power house so typical of the Napa cab. So lyrical were its flavours that I almost wept with delight as I drank it (I’m not kidding). This is the Art of Winemaking. Unfortunately, art appreciation like this comes at quite a high price. I ordered it from Calif for about $120 all told. Fortunately, I was able to replace it from you for about a $100. The winery sells the latest vintage for $150. I asked Ian if he’d consider ordering it and he said no way. He claimed the eine sold poorly. Still when I went to order an extra bottle of the 03 from you it was sold out. Glad others got to enjoy it.
May 21, 2008

T6
Gary,
Sorry for the late reply but have been away from the CPU and I’m catching up on shows…
QOTD for this show…favorite Napa Valley Cab- 1987 Joseph Phelps Reserve or 1982 Heitz Martha’s Vineyard…unbelievable both. Congrats on the book, I’ve two on order.
May 20, 2008

Mike Gigante
Yeah, I’m late on this too.

I’m not a fan of most Napa wines – too much oak, extraction and alcohol. However there are a few good ones. I like Charles Krug’s Cabernets – ‘04 Vintage Selection was good value for money and I really enjoyed the ‘04 X (ten) clones’ but that was more pricey.

I really the Ridge Cabs from Santa Cruz but that isn’t Napa.

Where I come from, I don’t drink a lot of any California wines (except when I am on business travel). I do drink lots of Aussie Cabs mostly from Yarra Valley, Coonawarra and to a lesser degree Margaret River.

cheers, Mike