89 Point Wines, What Is The Deal! – Episode #482

June 10, 2008

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So many people stay away from the 89 point scored wines like it has the black plague, WHY? Gary Vaynerchuk explores these wines!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Travis ChardonnayOther California Chardonnay
2006 Denner TheresaOther California White Rhone V
2004 Mas Carlot Cab/syrahSouthwest France
2005 Core RedOther California Rhone Blends

Links mentioned in todays episode.

• Email Mott for the link to Ep 477 if you want to see it
• Gary on Twitter
• The Corkscrew Wine Bar Houston Tx
• The Introduce Yourself forum
• The Book Tour

188 Responses

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1. June 11, 2008

   Tom T.

   OOTD – It may be too late for today but how about a Riesling ep? Call the show “Rising for a Riesling”?

2. June 11, 2008

   Daniel Persson

   QOTD: The royals

   King Estate Pinot Noir 2006 – Library Code|36033
   Pax Castelli-knight Syrah 2005 – Library Code|28027
   Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Knight’s Valley 2005 – Library Code|36273
   Pezzi King Pinot Noir 2005 – Library Code|38738
   Pezzi King Zinfandel 2005 – Library Code|38737

3. June 11, 2008

   steve

   since every state produces wine, how about sharing something from Hawaii, Alaska, etc.?

4. June 11, 2008

   LauraG

   QOTD: The “Other French Sparklers” idea is a great one!

   As to the blind Cab tasting – good for you! And sorry if we offended – you know we love you!!!!!!!!!

5. June 11, 2008

   EmZeeGee

   Theme: Does Emily Have Refined Taste or the Palate of a Seven-Year-Old Eating Pop Rocks and Dirt? You decide!

   * Wine One: Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc & Viongner 2007
   * Wine Two: Firelands Winery Gewurztraminer 2007
   * Wine Three: The Prisoner, Orin Swift Cellars 2003

6. June 11, 2008

   Phillip

   My show idea: Out of place wines…wines made from grapes not typical for their region. Just a way to think a little differently about some varietals.
   Possible Wines:
   Kanu Sauvignon Blanc (S. Africa)
   Shaw and Smith Sauvignon Blanc (Australia)
   Catena Chardonnay (Argentina)
   Couer D’alene Viognier (Washington)
   Takler Szekszard Rose (Hungary)
   La Linda Tempranillo (Argentina)
   Kendermanns Pinot Noir (Germany)

   Pick a few, looks like fun to me

7. June 11, 2008

   The Aesthetic Elevator

   89 = psychological threshold ;-}

8. June 11, 2008

   Paulo P.

   QOTD:

   Breaking preconceptions; expanding wine horizons:
   Kourtakis Patras Kouros White 2006 – 33793

   Quaffable and refreshing:
   Pepiere Muscadet Sur Lie 2007 – 39465

   Breaking preconceptions; Oxidized monster is good:
   YOU MUST TRY TIS ONE
   Lopez De Heredia Tondonia Blanco Rioja Gran Reserva 1981 – 31093
   (THE 88 would be perfect, though)

9. June 11, 2008

   Wednesday

   Good show, Gary. Good area to explore.

   I figured that the blind tasting ending was some sort of trust your pal lesson. I appreciate your efforts to be impartial. I was impressed.

   And for those too invested in that particular show: one wine won out. It may not have won out for you, so why not go out and try some cabs?

10. June 11, 2008

    Mark

    Wine Wizard!!

    I was watching some of your older shows, and I saw you take the bottle cover off by just grabing it and pulling. I tried it myself last night, it worked, and to be honest, I felt like a wine badass. Thanks for the new trick!

    QOTD:

    Caves Des Papes Clos L’oratoire Chateauneuf Du Pape 2005

    Agustinos Pinot Noir Reserve 2007

    Smoking Loon Viognier

11. June 11, 2008

    Phil G

    QOTD – Summer is here, so I would say it is time for some pink wines. I don’t have any specific suggestions, sorry…

12. June 11, 2008

    CBone

    Can’t we all just get along?

13. June 11, 2008

    BB

    Hey wannaBconnoisseur, watch your language. If you must spew this tyoe of garbage go over to the Huffington Post or DailyKos, you’ll feel right at home.

14. June 11, 2008

    LennyR

    Great show as always, Gary!

    QOTD:
    Theme: Wine is our religion!

    1. Chateau D’oupia LES HERETIQUES L’herault 2007
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=40017

    2. Two Hands ANGEL’s Share Shiraz 2006
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=34313

    3.Three SAINTS Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=38363

    What do you think?

15. June 11, 2008

    Andrew D

    bendid and Dan Manu

    Good call on the Aussie wines lads. It’s about time that some real Australian Thunder was seen on the Thunder Show.

    Cheers
    Andrew

16. June 11, 2008

    italianwinelover

    QOTD: I’m with YoungDave “other French Sparklers”. ALSO – You talk about “growers champagne” too – how about diving into those. When it comes to popular champagnes every one has tasted it, knows it and doesn’t want to invest 30 or 40 bones into something they don’t like so ya get stuck in that rut (white zin box if you will) because you don’t drink these very often. I enjoy a bottle with friends every week…but I would love to bring to the table something different which I usually do cause of what I’ve learned from you GV!

    1722 – Varnier-fanniere Champagne Brut ‘grand Cru’ 34.99
    27896 Pierre Morlet Grand Reserve 29.98
    9709 – Pierre Peters Cuvee Speciale Blanc De Blancs 1999
    (I know you already did this but it would be nice to revisit)

    People get over the episode – life goes on in a much bigger place!!

17. June 11, 2008

    Alfredhayes

    ~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%

    QOTD: I watch the day after the night before so I am a little bit behind, but hopefully you don’t tape until noon!

    Title: 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

    1. 33647 Concha y toro Marquis De Casa 2005
    2. 31102 Twenty Bench 2005
    3. 33922 Penley estates Phoniex 2005

    I was debating putting in the 2005 Groth, but the price may skew the show.
    4. 38218 Groth 2005

    ~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*~!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%

18. June 11, 2008

    wannaBconnoisseur

    HOLY SHIT!!!!! To those of you still deeply troubled by the blind cab episode…I say to you, GET A F-ING LIFE!!! Come on people, GV does this great wine show for free and you beat him up over one little slip up. He gave us a perfectly good explanation for what happened….MOVE ON! Go pop a bottle and RELAX, give your keyboard a rest!!

    Great show as always GV!!!

    Q-Italian Reds.

19. June 11, 2008

    Keith

    Gary, thanks for posting the full 477 on Viddler.

    I’d like to see a Beaujolais episode

    Christophe Pacalet Chiroubles 2006
    Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages
    Cedric Vincent Beaujolais 2006
    Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages

20. June 11, 2008

    Smith MBA

    Whoa,

    I am out of the country for two weeks and looks like I have missed some massive controversy.

    I have no doubts about Gary’s authenticity (may e-mail a little later).

    QOTD:

    Since I just got back from France a Rhone show. The wines are really strong in the Cotes du Rhone Villages and provide great value. Also, the boundaries are so arbitrary for the A.O.C. you get great QPR on some of the lesser CRUs

    Montirius Gigondas 2004 Code # 33595

    Domaine De La Mordoree Lirac La Dame Rousse 2005 Code # 37542

    Domaine Le Couroulu Vacqueyras Vieille Vignes 2003 Code # # 9126

21. June 11, 2008

    Snarf

    QOTD: South of France Tasting

    2006 Virgile Costieres du Nimes Blanc $8.98
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=39816

    2005 St. Jean du Barroux Le Blanc $23.98
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=37846

    2005 Chateau Pesquie Quintessence $18.98
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=39911

    2004 Fondreche Cuvee Nadal $22.98
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=39359

22. June 11, 2008

    M

    89 points doesn’t scare me. I’m a little hesitant under 87 but since I can afford under 87, I buy under 87. I usually don’t know scores of wines I’m buying. More word of mouth recommendations.

23. June 11, 2008

    Jens

    QOTD: Gary we need more Rosé wine on the thunder show, special in this kind of weather….:

    1. 2006 E Guigal Tavel Rosé (France)
    2. 2007 Tegernseerhof Zweigelt (Austria)
    3. 2007 Slowine, Rosé (SA), from your book:-)
    4. Moët&Chandon, Rosé Imperial (France)

    Keep up the good spirit !
    Jens

24. June 11, 2008

    bendid

    QOTD: Thou shalt not dump on Australian wine!

    2006 Petaluma Hanlin Hill Riesling
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=33282

    2004 Cape Mentelle Shiraz
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=35684

    2005 Turkey Flat Shiraz
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=36107

    But really tho, continue to dump.. we can take it

    Ben

25. June 11, 2008

    Fatboy

    Theme – Battle of Napa Mountain Cabs
    I love a lot of the mountain cabs out of Napa, especially places like Togni and Viader. Here are a few wines you carry that I think would be a good comparison in a similar price range.

    1. Von Strasser – Diamond Mtn
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=33965

    2. Juslyn – Spring Mtn
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=37413

    3. Ladera – Howell Mtn
    http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=32386

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