Mourvedre Wine Tasting – Episode #603

January 5, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 3 wines made from the Mourvedre grape.

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“The Mourvedre that I’ve had have been from the Paso Robles area. Denne…” by Denner Grl
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Cline Ancient Vines MourvedreSonoma Other Red Wine
2006 Turkey Flat MourvedreAustralian Mourvedre
2006 Domaine Tempier Bandol TourtineBandol

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January 5, 2009

Pete G
Great job disecting today. The scalpel was definetely out.

QOTD: The most amount I have had is monastrell. I find Spain does a good
job w/ this varietal at a reasonable price. Jumilla is the place.
January 5, 2009

Neil
QOTD: Never had Mourvedre on its own, usually it’s blended with Grenache and Cinsault, etc.

You only used the word “play” once today when decribing a wine. Good work.
January 5, 2009

my2cents
Happy new year!

Nice phone ring at the end.

Good show thanks for showing us your dazzling knowledge of grapes and their different names around the world.

I have not taken many chances to try Mourvedre but will make it a point to try some soon.
January 5, 2009

BobbyTiger
QOTD……………… I wanted to date Mourvedre as soon as I heard about her. But when I heard that she had expensive taste, I knew that I could not afford her.
Alas………we shall never meet.
I am forever saddened.
January 5, 2009

Mark Fitzpatrick
Another great show…

Next time make Mott sweat a bit. Take a stroll downstairs and help someone find some wine. Leave Mott on camera for 5 minutes.

OH DAMN!!! How bout a Biggie show on January 15th. Something that will be fitting for Notorious BIG.

Mark
January 5, 2009

Jay
QOTD: Mainly had them out of Spain, or blended with Syrah from France. In my experience, I enjoy it more in a blend than on it’s own, but still nice.
January 5, 2009

wayno da wino
Yo G, COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Episode!!! Liked the Sexy(?) Tasting Technique
Ya did with the Bandol……

qotd: Rhone Blends, Aussie Blends, & California Rhone Ranger Blends….
Don’t think I ever had a Mourvedre only Vino.
January 5, 2009

Rowland
Hoot Hoot
January 5, 2009

barrel monkey
Had a 93 Tempier – that’s pretty much my only experience. It was old, and had some off-notes on the nose, but it was really well balanced on the palate and had lots of interesting funky woody earthy smells.
January 5, 2009

SAMMY S
Hey Gary, Interesting show on the mourvedre…Not a common wine made entirely on its own, great blending wine.

QOTD: My experience with Mourvedre is that I actually made 75cases for a client at our custom crush faciliy here in Victoria, Australia. I found the wine to be very tannic when it was very young, the tannins rounded out over time and it became a beautiful full bodied red with excellent red rose and dark plum characters… very interesting wine to work with
January 5, 2009

John Farrin
QOTD: The 2004 Le Galantin (thank you) and the 2005 Castano Hecula Yecla (a very good $10 play). Like the varietal very much.
January 5, 2009

*/^_^\*
qotd: just some GSM’s….tho it sounds like a wine i would be very much into…
January 5, 2009

TenaciousE
Mourvedre? Mainly the budget jones Spanish stuff (meh) and the odd Rhone Ranger blend (now that I think about it, I’ve had a few ESJs with a healthy chunk of mourvedre that were just wonderful). I know there’s a Bandol or two around here, but I figured they needed a few more years of sleep yet …
January 5, 2009

Loweeel
Top 20! Go Mourvedre!
January 5, 2009

Jens
>Toby,

Ja, jeg har afgivet endnu en kommentar med et link til den episode fra oktober, hvor Gary refererede til mig, men den afventer moderation. Sjovt at du husker det med den franske lakrids.

Lad os mødes her på siden en anden gang.
January 5, 2009

the Michael Schneider
Overpriced, but damn good. I like how you tell it like it is Gary.

Not sure I want my wine to taste like flaming big wheels though, do I?
January 5, 2009

Jens
QOTD: Domaine Léon Barral, Vallinière, Faugères. Château de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Forresten, Toby, hvor længe har du kendt the Thunder Show? Hvis du ser denne episode: http://tv.winelibrary.com/2008/10/14/party-time-at-wine-library-episode-557/ og går hen ca. lidt før 21:00, kan du høre Gary Vee referere til mig, som står lige til højre for Mott og kameraet.

Jens
January 5, 2009

wayno da wino
top 20 ?!!? yaabaa daabaa dooooooooooooooooooooo !!!
January 5, 2009

Toby (DK)
>Jens

Nååhh – det var måske dig han ref. til da han smagte nogle super vine sammen med en gæst, og prøvede at beskrive “rigtig” lakrids(?)

Har desværre ikke mødt ham personligt endnu – sidst jeg var i USA (sidste år), havde jeg desværre ikke tid til at tage turen til New Jersey.
Har dog skrevet lidt sammen med ham (dengang han havde god tid til den slags), hvor vi har talt om at mødes, hvis han skulle slå vejen forbi lille DK en gang…

…Nå men det var da rigtig sjovt at støde på dig. Håber at fange dig i kommentarerne en anden gang
January 5, 2009

Scott EJ
Thanks for the info. I’ve always wondered about Mouvedre as a varietal. But, (qotd answer)I’ve never had any other than in blends; and those are mostly either from CdP or Australian GSM’s. I do, however, have some in my cellar that I’m waiting on.
January 5, 2009

CBG
does the clio count? if so I like it…
January 5, 2009

Glenn P
Dude- thank you so much for doing a Mouvedre show- I requested it a while back and its so awesome to see! Definitely one of my favorite grapes. Big ups.
January 5, 2009

Lawrence Leichtman
Movedre is one wine I don’t get enough of. Mostly I drink Montastral from Spain though I have had the4 Bandol wines several times. I have had on that was 30 years old and quite drinkable. I think Cline gets overlooked because it is so far south that few people seem to get there but they do have some good wine values. I will keep trying Oz wines but I have been so turned off by everything I have had recently it is hard to get excited about them.
January 5, 2009

SteveW
Hey GV and Mott – Never heard of Mouvedre, but I am a Shiraz fan so I’m intrigued. A few side notes for future shows….

- If GV was going to live on an island for the rest of his life and he could only take 5 bottles of wine with him, what would they be?

- If GV’s best friend was going on a date and wanted to impress the girl with a red, what would it be?

- When it comes to value wines in 2009, will we see Columbia Crest?

Peace, SW
January 5, 2009

Slushpuppy
Gary: You’ve had shows with PaPa and little brother; how about a show with MaMa and little sister?
Smell it first. TR