Another Napa Valley Cabernet Wine

Another Napa Valley Cabernet Wine – Episode #580

November 18, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tries a Cabernet from Napa and sees what he thinks of it!

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“For an awesome napa cab between $20-40, try Truchard 2003-2005…” by Brian
“Just going through the archives GV and saw this episode. Well done. …” by John D.
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Volta Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

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November 20, 2008

MattUD
Nice short and sweet. Love it that way, especially inbetween some longer shows.
November 20, 2008

Steve
Wow. Thanks for all the orders and mailing list sign ups!! We’re blown away by the response. Email us or call us anytime if you have any questions or are in the area. We’d love to meet you. Many thanks from both of us.
Steve and Stan
707 889 4576
voltawine.com
November 20, 2008

Steve
Smith-Madrone Napa (Spring Mountain) cab is awesome!
November 20, 2008

Karl B
Gary,

it is “few and far between”.

Still luv ya,
Karl B.
November 20, 2008

pawncop
Enjoyed the episode. Appreciate your efforts to educate.

QOTD -None not there yet.
November 20, 2008

wayno da wino
Most all of the Cabs (the few that I drink) are Sonoma County Critters……
November 20, 2008

BrewCitySeamus
QOTD: 2001 Atalon from Napa
November 19, 2008

Dan-o
Quickie show!
QOTD – Stewart Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa – I have the 2002 and 2003 vintages in my cellar.
November 19, 2008

Edeath
Nothing wrong with popping and pouring. Just be sure to use the worlds most wonderful wine gadget ever … the Vinturi !
November 19, 2008

Ilse
Totally agree with what Murso has written down : pop and pour is by far the most common way to drink wine by the majority of us “normal folks”. Murso also put it perfectly how “smart” wineries start nowadays…I guess a blind tasting (I’ve just seen that this was today’s show) will show where the wine comes first and at what price point this can be obtained.

QOTD : not a Cab fan really, and especially not at these prices!!!
November 19, 2008

Sharon
QOTD: None, I don’t like Cabernet all that much
November 19, 2008

Stuart
No value at $60?

Watching back to back from yesterday and respect was shown to the guest claiming “value” at 75 bones for napa cab.. I think the “no value at” was what you wanted to say yesterday too..
November 19, 2008

Murso
Pop & pour is how a wine SHOULD perform! While decanting may arguably benefit some lesser wines, it is truely and optimally employed for pedigree wines such as Grand Cru Burgs. and classified growth Bordeaux of say, 10 years’ or more age. I’m sure other wines fit this criterion, but garden variety, esp. new world wines aren’t among them. A good glass (THIS is important), and a good swirl ought to be enough.

No doubt, minions out there are pouring their $10 wine into empty Paul Masson carafes, and hey – it’s their wine to do as they wish with. But really now – all the new world for several decades now, has been about having the wine come to you, rare, pricy jewels like the ultra tight Diamond Creek Cabs being the exception which might need a little coaxing out of the bottle.

It is widely known that the way to make a small fortune in wine is to start with a large fortune, and the people like Volta and Phifer Pavitt, regardless of performance, will have no problem selling out their miniscule productons. It is the first year for each, they have garnered some attention (we thank winelibrarytv for sharing with us), and despite varied approaches,(while P.P. wine is made from Pope Valley fruit, they are most likely trumped by Howell Mountain fruit in Volta) should see success,growth, and maturity in the coming years. Good luck to them, and we can only hope that for our wallet’s sake, their prices don’t skyrocket, as may be predicted.
November 19, 2008

NC Carl
K Vitners Ovide, Yum.
November 19, 2008

Redmeat
QOTD….if I go Californian(which I don’t much….as we have such great local Cabernets here in Washington) I Like Justin…the first Vintage I had was 1995 and have never been let down by it before…
November 19, 2008

lumpyatst
Another vote for 2005 Provenance – had at Ruth’s Chris steakhouse
November 19, 2008

Brian Barrick
QOTD: 2005 Provenance Rutherford ($30) is the best Napa Cab I’ve tried recently. I’m also a Turnbull fan (still have some ‘99 in the cellar).

For great value-driven Cab I generally head over to Alexander Valley, where the wines are often better than their Napa equivalents at much lower price points. I recently tried a Pellegrini 2005 Cloverdale Ranch that blew me away, and it sells for under $30.
November 19, 2008

Mike
QOTD: Beringer 2001 Napa Valley Cab…42 bones!!!
November 19, 2008

Cole Marcusson
I, Too, think there is room for the $45 dollar cabs in this world that taste like a $60. Revenant 2005 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon comes to mind, a wine we recently that took us back a few years re its style, complexity and finish. And the bottle lasts forever when left open.
November 19, 2008

Timinspokane
Interesting show and another “big boy” wine! I too love the blind tastings. They are always interesting and sort of like a cliff-hanger episode. You just can’t wait to see what the wines were! (Unless, of course, you scroll down the page before you watch the show….)

QOTD – The last Napa cab I had was last night, which was a Stags Leap Wine Cellars 2004 Fay Vineyard cab sav. As has my experience been with every freakin’ bottle of Stags Leap I have had in the last year (we drunkenly joined their wine club at the winery a few years back and stayed members for a few years, without drinking any of the reds – only a few whites – and now regret blowing stupid sums of cash!), it wasn’t very good and cost way the hell too much! This wine was fairly bitter/sour, tannic, had no obvious sense of place, and as such, drank as a cheap tannic cab! The only problem… I think it was about an $80 wine. I could get the same flavor profile from some cheap imports in the $8 range and feel a whole lot better about it. Heck – I could buy a $10 bottle of Columbia Crest Grand Estates cab and enjoy it more!

Other than that, we had a nice V. Sattui Napa cab a few months back – don’t remember the vineyard (I think it was a girls name – Suzanne’s Vineyard?? rings a bell), and it was a 2002 as I recall. It was pretty tasty and probably only $40 or so. It had a nice secondary tier of caramel starting to show up from the aging on the wine. Nice stuff!

Cheers!
November 19, 2008

Susan
Gary – LOVE the fuzzy face!!!!!!!!!!!
November 19, 2008

Susan
Gary & Chris, QOTD: Only one recently: ‘04 Match Butterdragon Cab. – one word=fabulous!!!!!
November 19, 2008

CaseyLee
damn i wish that wine wasnt so much. it sounds soo great to me. it looks great too. great bottle. and 15% ill take it. thanks
November 19, 2008

RichE
GV great show.

QOTD:
Had some really good $26ish Cabernet
from Terra Valentine, Napa Spring Mountain
November 19, 2008

Carly L
Nice show. Short and simple (perfect for a break from my horrible schedule…*sigh*).

QOTD: $20-25 is too pricey for my budget! I rarely buy a wine that is more than $15 I haven’t tried any Napa Cabs yet. Waiting until I have a steady paycheck (or until I visit Napa!).