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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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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May 13, 2008

ryan
Way Cool episode – QOTD Have a few – Caymus special selection, Plumpjack reserve screwcap, 2004 Rudd estate and Shafer HIllside Select!!

Also come to So Cal on the TOUR
May 13, 2008

wine-ot
Great show GV LOVE LOVE LOVE the new angled set and you must do a brown bage episode every week…please! Congrats on the book, the tv appearances and all that jazz can’t wait to watch the recaps online…no tv for me.
May 13, 2008

Jon-Paul Lenczuk
That is an awesome format for the show (blind tasting and ranking of varied wines of a particular region and/or grape)–must do more of them! Even more intriguing would be the same amount of wines, but at varied price points, ranging from the single digits up to nearly $100.
May 13, 2008

Kirk
Another really great show…I will admit that I was a little bummed to see that you didn’t work in the bottle of Teachworth Cabernet that I left you a few months back to re-taste on the show….this would have been a great venue to taste it in against so many other Napa Cabernet’s.

QOTD: Well that’s just a little more than obvious that my favorite is the Teachworth Manzanita Hill Cabernet Sauvignon.
May 13, 2008

asokks00
Gary V,
Excellent show, I really liked the blind tasting. Sadly being on the CKC I haven’t had many an opportunity to drink Napa Cab. Congrats on the book, I’m skeptical though! Is there gonna be stuff for the CKC in there?
May 13, 2008

Kyle
Love the blind format for the big daddy cabs, I like that you tasted some smaller producers… right next to the big guys
May 13, 2008

Kyle
Hill Family 03 CAB
May 13, 2008

STEVERINO
QOTD: Without a doubt gotta be the CAYMUS
May 13, 2008

Craig Rost
QOTD: Robert Mondavi Napa Valley
May 13, 2008

steven
QOD Hundred Acre Cabernet

How about a tasting where Gary is blindfolded and has to distinguish between several different varietals??
May 13, 2008

Little Jonny H
I like this format, GV!

QOTD: This may sound a bit funny, but I haven’t had one I liked! My financial status doesn’t lend itself to Napa Cabs… but when I find one I like it will be a momentous occasion!!!
May 13, 2008

EllenKF
Easy! Number 1: Shafer Hillside Select Number 2: Silver Oak Napa Number 3: Dominus. All very pricey, but incredibly memorable.
May 13, 2008

lawschooldrunk
great episode, gary! wow, I really liked this one. you were much more thoughtful in your analysis.

do this for every episode?
May 13, 2008

DanM
I concur with many of the comments, love the blind format. The show was great.

Conan and Mad Money were killer too. Spectacular job on Mad Money, get Cramer over to the store to spend some of his money…
May 13, 2008

Dean D.
QOTD: 1998 Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valey has to be my favorite, but not easily affordable up here. I’ve had many other outstanding Napa cabs though, but Cakebread was the first to come to my mind.
May 13, 2008

SarahB
I love you GV, but booooo on slamming Boston sports teams. Go Pat’s, Go C’s and definitely go Bo Sox!!!! Who really cares about the Bruins though?

Great show.

QOTD: I can’t think of a Napa Cab that blew me away. I tasted an 04 Peter Paul Napa Cab today that brought some thunder…especially at 35 bones.
May 13, 2008

ErikVach
GREAT episode

QOTD: Bond Matriarch
May 13, 2008

Justin Viger
Liked the blind tasting. Very interesting.
May 13, 2008

tarheel17
I don’t have a favorite Napa Valley Cabernet. I’ve only had a few in my short wine career, and none have blown my socks off.

GV, what is the difference between a 94 and a 95 point wine? Please enlighten us.
May 13, 2008

Stu
QOTD: Never had one. Too much $
May 13, 2008

ramona
great job ine

don’t drink many napa cabs little to ptricey for daily imbibing
what can I say… the rocca sure sound interesting but will probably be difficult to get in pa
May 13, 2008

Gotsha
2004 Turnbull Cab is my fav from Napa. Thanks for turning me on tho this wine GV.
May 13, 2008

Reid
Not sure off the top of my head what my favorite Napa cab is, but my least favorite is Opus. Never fails to disappoint. I’ve had about a half dozen different vintages (mostly at work dinners/events), each was worse than the prior…
May 13, 2008

kc
i’m no longer a lurker and i’m also not 21 yet =/ i turn 20 in a little more than a month, but i’ll still be watching. your show totally changed what i’m going to do for my 21st. not gonna be much spitting though =)

good job on conan and congrats on the book though! =D

i’ll be hitting up the qotd’s that i can answer in the future
May 13, 2008

Aaron S.
Well, I don’t have a favorite Napa Cab due to my age (20), but can I say that my favorite Sonoma Cab is the one my Dad makes from the 60-ish vines in our backyard? Apparently he made some really good stuff a few years back…

Also, I know I said this yesterday and in an URGENT e-mail, but if you could give my Dad, Ed Sherman, a Happy Birthday shout-out on this Friday, May 16th, that would be SO awesome!

Congrats on the book!!!! And Conan! And Mad Money!!