A Tasting of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

A Tasting of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano - Episode #544

September 23, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 4 examples of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, not to be confused with Montepulciano d’Abruzzo or Brunello di Montalcino

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“QOTD: Love ‘em. A visit to Poliziano during the excellent 2004 harve…” by Metal Dave
“Hey Gary- I’ve been to that area- excellent wines. One thing- Montelc…” by yowens
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Cerro Vino Nobile Di MontepulcianoVino Nobile di Montepulciano
2004 Dei Vino Nobile MontepulcianoVino Nobile di Montepulciano
2004 Torcalvano Vino Nobile Di MontepulcianoVino Nobile di Montepulciano
2005 Poliziano Vino Nobile Di MontepulcianoVino Nobile di Montepulciano

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about a month ago

Metal Dave
QOTD: Love ‘em. A visit to Poliziano during the excellent 2004 harvest was the moment the my life became completely wine-obsessed. I recently had a bottle of the 04 Asinone which completely blew me away. I haven’t had the DEI ‘04, but was disappointed to hear you didn’t like it after I’d had great experiences with the ‘01

Cheers!!
about 2 months ago

yowens
Hey Gary- I’ve been to that area- excellent wines. One thing- Montelcino is a town not far from Montepulciano but they are different. The wines are from Montelpuciano, you kept saying Montelcino. I bought one of those recently, can’t wait to try it!
about 2 months ago

Sharon
Oops Gary you keep on saying Montalcino when you mean to say Montepulciano. Mon-tay-pool-chee-ah-no accent on the ‘ah’. (I took 1 yr of Italian in college)
Hey I hope your Jets win today versus the Raiders.
Oh, nice wristband!
These wines seem very interesting! Dunno if I have tried. Have certainly tried fair share of Sangiovese based Italian wines.
about 3 months ago

YoungDave
QOTD: These wines can be great values for the price, especially when compared to the price structure changes that have happened with Barolo and Barbaresco, as well as with some “Super Tuscans” with over-priced branded names.
about 3 months ago

Achilleas in Cyprus
Good show and it’s one of the wines I have been enjoying lately.
End is chi-ah-no not chino I believe
about 3 months ago

Jimmy T
QOTD: I agree again about expanding the pal. I have loved trying some of the “other” italians.
about 3 months ago

Christine
Gary - its Mon-te-pul-ci-a-no - when you were pronouncing it, it sounded more like Montalcino which may confuse your viewers not that Italy is confusing enough on its own! not to be confused with montepulciano d’abrruzi…ofcourse….i love your show…..we have the same palattes and view points on wine but I had to correct you
about 3 months ago

MattUD
Nice quick episode, especially since I am catching up. Nice info on a new wine for me.
about 3 months ago

ChiroGuyDC
Curtis Martin had his best years with the Patriots, good thing we added the likes of Robert Edwards and Antowain Smith to follow him up!

Great show GARY!!!

QOTD: I’ve only tried one type of Montepuliano grape varietal (Barone 2006) and it was damn good!
about 3 months ago

Cuse Wino
Nice quick show, good for those busy Vayner-heads!

Never had one and yes, I was one of those confused about the Noble and Abruzzo, etc.
Will search them out. Thanks for the knowledge!!!!
about 3 months ago

Jaz Scott
I thought it was a concise and to the point episode. I knew what you were talking about but I agree that you dropped the ball when you confused Montalcino with Montepulciano. What was up with the distraction of when you guys were going to dinner???? I’d try to keep it more professional…like the Jets. Love the shows, I’m a big fan.
about 3 months ago

JayZee
Someone was not having a good day…
about 3 months ago

arvino
to bad, about the wrong wine region. Montepulciano! BUT GOOD SHOW, I love the Italian Tuscan Wines, and had the Cerro Vino Nobile 2005, nice rustic wine, good paring with the pasta bolognese.
about 3 months ago

vinosseur
You mean (Vino Nobile di)”Montepulciano” don’t you? In the first minute of your video, you repeat “Montalcino” (the home of Brunello)
- vinosseur
about 3 months ago

Dan-o
GV - liked the show!
I am a fan of most Italian wines and the VNdM’s are nice quaffs.
I will take a bit of exception to the Banfi Brunello, which I am a fan of, however I understand your point.
about 3 months ago

Grapedigger
Great show Gary…I like Sangio…Love Brunello, but have not tried the Montepulcino yet! Will do soon.
Cheers
about 3 months ago

Jayhitek
QOTD: No thoughts. Brain is kind of sluggish right now.
about 3 months ago

Kenny Dion
never had one. Need one, need one bad.
about 3 months ago

CB Lukens
GV - Thanks for what you do. QOTD - I enjoy your Italy shows since I’m ignorant of Italy. I’m waiting for a huge chunk of time to devote to Italy and these shows help.
about 3 months ago

pawncop
Good show, just another one I am going to have to add to the list. Lord the list is getting long.
about 3 months ago

Tyler Walker
Im a huge fan of italian wines in general…especially with food….i wish i had a cellar to put a few of them away, cause unfortunately i drink them when they are too young
about 3 months ago

Jim in Atlanta
QOTD - I enjoy the old world wines and taste. More rustic and barnyard tastes are good. Please keep telling us about these wines.
about 3 months ago

Bruce Moore
Hey Gary,
Great show. Nice to see you have such knowledgeable and passionate viewers but geez I think the boys and girls could cut you some slack. It’s hard to pronounce all the letters when you speak that fast. As for the wines perhaps it’s time to give Italy another try. I’ve been so stuck on the frenchies. Right now I’m hooked on Giroflet. If you can find some (only 1000 bottles of the red per year)check it out. And wow only 20 bones to boot.
Bruce
about 3 months ago

Lawrence Leichtman
While I have had these wines for over 30 years, they are not my first choice for similar wines, They always come across as too rustic and too harsh for my tastes.
about 3 months ago

thefaamakesmedrink
Gary,

Here’s my first thought about these types of wines:

M-O-N-T-E-P-U-L-C-I-A-N-O.

Out of those thirteen letters, I get:

Mon-teh-pull-chee-AH-no.

How do you get:

Mon-teh-CHEE-no?

I won’t even get into no-BEE-lay…

Regards,

Jim Lampley