Remirez De Ganuza Mini-Vertical

Remirez De Ganuza Mini-Vertical – Episode #525

August 22, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes two vintages of this high end Rioja and observes how big a difference a year can make!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

Remirez De Ganuza Rioja 2002
2003 Remirez De Ganuza RiojaRioja

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August 22, 2008

Brad
QOTD: 2005 vs. 2006 Hayman & Hill Pinot Noir. 2005=Total flower shop. 2006=Boring.
Other QOTD: Saw Bottle Shock and was very entertained by it. Everyone that is b*tching about the acting or writing should appreciate that we have a movie about wine to watch in the first place, let alone the fact that Alan Rickman is in it.
August 22, 2008

John Farrin
QOTD: The most recent major variation was probably the 2001 vs 2002 Murphy Goode Wild Card Claret. The 2001 was very good and the 2002, not so much.

side Q: Haven’t seen it.
August 22, 2008

Pete G
I’ll be seeing “shock” tomorrow with a bunch of wine peeps. Raiding
friend’s cellar beforehand to taste some of the wines that will be
featured in the movie.

QOTD: ? have to think about that one. . .
August 22, 2008

Eli2Tyree
Drank an 2001 and a 2002 ZD Cabernet side by side at a wine bar in cali… we had drank the last 01 and they subed it with the 2002 without telling us. The difference was night and day. the 01 rocked and was one of my favorite all time wines, the 02 was weak at best… the wine bar mistake turned into a great learning experience for me and my friends.
August 22, 2008

Neil
QOTD: Opus One Vertical at La Toque in Napa.

Haven’t seen bottle shock, although I have heard bad reviews – might just wait for it to be released on DVD.
August 22, 2008

jason
good little ditty for the end of the week. i like the the mini vertical. … more more more. i do wish you talked about why the 2 vintages are so different. i am not so up on my spanish vintages but 03 was HOT while i believe 02 was really cold and rainy. you need sun to make good wine.
QOTD: i think it is almost evident with all wines, but the one that comes to mind is the 00 and the 05 chat st gemme, haut medoc. both are great vintages but the 00 was so open with tons of nice fruit where the 05 is blocked with a wall of tannins. maybe the 05 is more structured than the 00? the 05 will be great in 8 to 10 + at 17 bones… wooo hoo
August 22, 2008

Derek F.
I liked watching this show on Monday…”ustream time machine”!!

Great show bud!!

I want to ask you GaryVee the question of the day…how do you know what sheep butt smells like????? What kind of place are you running over there Vaynerchuk.
August 22, 2008

David M Roberts
QOTD: I had a 2005 Pine Ridge chenin blanc / viognier blend that was amazingly crisp, with mineral and citrus components. The 2006, by contrast, was still very good, but more viscous and heavy on the tropical fruits, and lacking the edge of the 2005.

Looking forward to catching “Bottle Shock,” it’s playing in limited release in Milwaukee area.
August 22, 2008

VinoVixen
QOTD: Going to see Bottle Shock tonight. I have not had a vertical tasting but would like too!
August 22, 2008

Yvette W
QOTD: Nope, haven’t tried two wines side by side. This has always been a concept that I’ve wanted to see, so thank you for doing a video on it!
August 22, 2008

Jaybird
One that most recently sticks with me is ‘00 and ‘03 La Fleur Bouard both were also rated the same by WS. But the 2000 really shined the next day, the real difference was tasting after decanting over night.
August 22, 2008

Tony & Lisa
Gotem Bru – Spanish Temparanillo, 2004 & 2005 ( I think). One was a fruit bomb next year very earthy. older of the two fell apart very quickly.
August 22, 2008

pauly
Bottle Shock was a good movie. I never knew that Chat Montelena put Napa on the map. Odd enough as it sounds, I visited Napa about three weeks ago and Montelena was the first winery we hit up. The story line was cool and to see how excellent, world-renowned wine can be made by the average Joe American was interesting.

QOTD: I find that many Bordeaux wines that I have had over the years show the most variations in taste from year to year. France seems to let their wines really strut their own stuff, so to speak. I find that these wines are less manipulated. While my palate loves to be coated with the Australian shiraz fruit bombs, they seem to be consistently created with many of the same flavors masked by oak, year after year. I guess drinkers prefer to be able to expect what is to come next year. As I finish typing this sentence I will be clicking in another window to place my order for some more Aussie fruit bombs to arrive in September.
August 22, 2008

Corinthiano
I loved your bird T-shirt.
I’ve never tried two different vintages of the same wine yet.

Cheers
August 22, 2008

TeeKay
Gary, interesting show. I should do vertical tasting, never done that before.
August 22, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: Good question and if I had my notes around here I would answer more accurately. Best recollection is two different Darting Spatlese Rieslings, 2002 and 2003–liked the 2002 better.
August 22, 2008

BruceP
QOTD; 02 vs. 03 August Clape Cornas. 02 needs another 5-6 years at least. 03 can be drunk now.
August 22, 2008

EP27
Gary – You look the guy from “blues clues” sitting in that huge A#$# chair.

QOTD: Mollydooker 2005 vs. 2006. Liked the 2005 much better.
August 22, 2008

NY Pete
I got your sniffy sniff…
August 22, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
side-question — nope, not yet

QOTD — don’t have access to my records right now!
August 22, 2008

wine-ot
ho hum.
August 22, 2008

NY Pete
top 10 …
August 22, 2008

RichG
Giddy up Gary!!! Go Noles!!
August 22, 2008

Trav
Love the couch episodes dude!