By Request- A Blind Pinot Noir Tasting

By Request- A Blind Pinot Noir Tasting – Episode #624

February 16, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk fulfills a viewer request and tastes 5 Pinot Noir wines blind.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Montebruno Pinot Noir Willamette ValleyWillamette Pinot Noir
2006 Mt Difficulty Pinot Noir Central OtagoNew Zealand Pinot Noir
2006 Sojourn Cellars Sonoma Coast Pinot NoirSonoma Pinot Noir
2006 Louis Jadot Nuits St GeorgeNuits Ste Georges
2006 Amayna Pinot NoirChilean Pinot Noir

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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February 22, 2009

Scott TC
Who ever set up that blind tasting screwed Oregon Pinot’s! I can think of a dozen better wines in that price range. I want a do over! I’ll be glad to provide some direction and can point you to new or old world styles all from the Willamette Vally.
February 21, 2009

NY Pete
Hey Mott … I see you’re messing with avatars … again.
February 21, 2009

NY Pete
who the frack is Sonoma M? And why is he or she dissing the K MAN?
February 21, 2009

Dan-o
Really enjoyed the show. Love pinot and love the mix from five different regions.

QOTD – Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta
February 21, 2009

markie
montes alpha reserve cabernet sauvignon-next time include a pinot nero from italy=preferably fr. alto adige-some great values @ $20.00 and awesome expressions! great show-love the blinds-i learn a lot!
February 20, 2009

Melissa Leon
Great show!

Gary what happened to the wrist band?
February 20, 2009

Pete G
Awesome show! The super flashback was killer. So right about Chilean pinot
noir. Very distinct taste, but a real up and comer.

QOTD: Concha y Toro Don Melchor 2003. Phenomenal. Ground turkish coffee
and leather for days. What a wine. Down to my last bottle
February 20, 2009

Hibbleton
If you don’t want to see the names pop up during blind tastings, watch the quicktime version.
February 20, 2009

Murso
Late to the party this time…Whatever.

When I left fine dining to work for a small distributor,way back in ‘92, our Chilean line was Santa Carolina, and while all the line was more than adequate in quality, value, and were varietally correct, (the market was already flush w/ one tier lower quality) I was taken by both the regular ,and the Reserve of the Sauvignon Blanc! I was just realy receptive to the really bright fruits, AND the Oak and ML style of roundness in the Reserve, which is not where I usually go in SB. That was my eye opener to the possibility of Chilean SB. Chilean PN came along much later.

QotD – MAYBE Le Dix do Los Vascos, but I do love alot of Montes’ work.

I like Marques de Casa Conch, (the production was once EXTREMELY limited, and not even made every year), and it seems that though Don Melchor is beautiful, I’ve had more than one year that just didn’t do it for me. Same w/ a number of other producers’ TOP prestige wines/blends. Oddly, it seems to me that the top performance in Chilean wines ( of the past fifteen years) is somewhate consistently in their upper mid tiers.
February 20, 2009

hasbeen
QOTD: 2004 Misiones de Rengo Reserve Carmenere
February 20, 2009

Sonia
I love the blind tastings! And you got me all excited with the Anderson Valley guess… my favorite place, heading there this weekend.
I’ve never had a Chilean wine that I liked, I can still clearly remember the taste of a horrific Chilean Chard I had a few years ago (UGH)last thing I ever had from there. I guess it’s time to try some more.
February 20, 2009

C-Lo
what kids are watching the thunder show???\

Totally just joined the Sojourn mailing list!

QOTD: I haven’t had many Chilean wines, but the 2005 Vina Palo Alto comes to mind. Wonderful wine, enjoyed greatly! Recent vintages have not stood up to it though…
February 19, 2009

apj_bobswineguy
Really have trouble watching the blind tastings. Maybe if I was participating it would be interesting. Could not fight through this show. Don’t know what the appeal is
February 19, 2009

ev
I HATE PINOT (price/hype). However, THIS was a damn fine show, one of the best.
February 19, 2009

wayno da wino
Yo G, where Ya referrin’ ta LUDENS Cough Drops on der last Vino???
February 19, 2009

wayno da wino
da Peeps want MOOOOOORE Blind Tastingzzzz !!! We Want More….
We Want More….. We Waaaant Moooooooore…..
February 19, 2009

wayno da wino
Yo G, Hit us wit some more Blind Tastingzz, PLEEEEEEZZZ !!
February 19, 2009

M
QOTD: I enjoy Carmenere from Chile. In terms of Chilean Pinot Noir, I enjoyed an inexpensive one, Lauca, from Maule Valley.
February 19, 2009

E.W.B.
QOTD: Domus Aurea Cabernet Sauvignon
February 19, 2009

Andrew D
Gary

An absolutely great show; I loved the flashback to episode 30. I really love burgundy, but I kind of love the fact it flopped – though I did quickly check to see if I had any in my cellar…

QOTD: Not sure what the best wine I’ve had from Chile is – I drink a lot of more lower end priced stuff here in HK, but on of the things I wanted to do this year was to try more better quaility South American wines

Cheers and thanks again for a cracking show.
Andrew
February 19, 2009

Roberto (rarojas)
QOTD:

by far the Carmín de Peumo…. a spectacular carmenere (2003) from Concha y Toro
February 18, 2009

Roberto (rarojas)
Gary,

is it possible you had an off-bottle of the Jadot? I’ve had that many times before and though definitely not my favorite, I would say it is consistently in the low/mid eighties; points wise…

GLAD TO BE BACK!!
February 18, 2009

smbrannan
Ooops. Answered the wrong QOTD above. (Watched a few shows in a row and forgot which was which.)

QOTD: Really enjoy the Pinot’s from Villard Estates.
February 18, 2009

smbrannan
The blind tasting concept is great. Every show should be blind. Why not include two bottles of the same wine in the mix. See if you rate them differently!!!

QOTD: Kilikanoon Shiraz – The Covenant: Birthday present from someone and I had no idea if it was good, bad or indifferent. Opened it up a couple weeks later and was blown away.
February 18, 2009

Max (MD)
QOTD: No doubt the Cantus Carmenere from Maipo Valley (which I believe you reviewed in the candy bar pairing episode). I found that it paired so incredibly well with a washed-rind cheese platter (with numerous fruity and chocolatey accompaniments), and would really recommend it to anyone who wants to begin exploring Chile as a viable wine source (Not to mention it’s affordability!)