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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“Love Sojourn! Great Pinots! You should also try Moshin, Rochioli, Si…” by Paul
“I visited Sojourn 2 weeks ago – it is THAT good. They have an awesome …” by Rock
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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 16, 2009

TLR
LOVED IT BLIND! I love pinot and I have heard that 2007 for Cali pinot’s is being compared to a season of the century!

QOTD – Best wine from Chile is Primus a great blend Bordeaux style!
February 16, 2009

Cameron J
Very good show. I do like the blind tasting every once in a while.
February 16, 2009

RANDI
GARY!!!
You mock me w/Facebook talk! (17K waiting, *sigh* I joined for you..)
Awe, I missed Today show!! Sniffy, sniff…Will follow link to watch.

QOTD: Best so far? Concha y Toro Cab..Don Melchor..2004..In fact, I have a bottle, maybe I’ll pop it open this week.

I like the blind tasting…but it seems to be too many wines…in my humble opinion.

Love you Gary!!
xo
February 16, 2009

shawnandlu
Great show the blind tastings always seem to throw in a curveball.

QOTD: It is not even close, Don Melchor!
February 16, 2009

Jaybird76
Luden’s Cough Drops!

Great show I actually opened a 2003 Volnay Jean-marc and was drinking from my B.A.G. when the show came up in e-mail…great timing

QOTD: Without a doubt the best Chilian wine I’ve had is a Concha Y Toro Don Melchor
February 16, 2009

DirtWineKen
I always say: “Nothing disappoints like a burgundy.”
QOTD: Casa Marin 2007 SB
February 16, 2009

Brian
Great show – I really enjoy the blind tastings.

Mott – thanks for the flash back sequence!
February 16, 2009

Simon
Great show; love the blinds!

QOTD: 2004 Amayna Pinot – I got into this a couple of years ago on a recommendation from my local wine store. Yes it’s a bomb, but it’s just so damn delicious. These guys (Viña Garcés Silva) also make a serious Sauv Blanc (and an interesting Barrel Fermented Sauv similar to Cloudy Bay Te Koko). They’ve also just started releasing their Syrah (in very small quantities) but sadly I’ve not had the pleasure.
February 16, 2009

Kittysafe
Hey Gary, really like the blind tests, it’s fun to see you surprised,
and I learn to really trust my own palette and not go by preconceived
notions, so really good stuff there.
February 16, 2009

cma82
Great show. I really like the cross-region aspect. A lot of fun and good results.

I think you should make t-shirts that say: “I think this comes from somewhere un-traditional…like Nuits-St-George”
February 16, 2009

Rick D
Really enjoy the blind tastings. Great to see the lower cost vino hittin’ it out of the park. I am all about QPR, especially in today’s economy!

QOTD: I’ve had a Carmenere that was very enjoyable, but I don’t recall the vineyard.

The Pinot from your Thanksgiving secret pack, Christophe Buisson, was really rockin, it just needed a couple of hours decanting to open up.
February 16, 2009

Bob Connors
Love the blind tasting. Only request is NOT to link up the wine names before the reveal at the end. Keep it up!
February 16, 2009

Jolie Elman
Thank you so much, Gary, for choosing my request! What an honor. (Even more so with your selection of Sojourn — it’s one of my very favorite Pinots.)

QOTD: Root 1 Sauvignon Blanc
February 16, 2009

Gobi
QOTD: Carmin de Peumo 2003 & Domus Aurea 1998
February 16, 2009

Hank Merkle
O.K. please test my theory#5 and #3 “Made the grade” are perhaps even good to great wines, but will you do another pinot brown bag, and take the 2006 Sojourn and pit it against 2005 or 2007 “Contestants”
Here’s my theory: 9 times out of 10 knowing nothing else (weather, water, sun) a odd year is better than an even year – yes, I KNOW it doesn’t make sense, but years of research… and all that! Now don’t get me wrong, if you told me “this 2002 XXX is fantastic and you gotta get some – DONE! but again, blind standing in the wine shop, I’ll pick an odd year! Let me know what you find out!
FANTASTIC show – I loved the blind taste test!
February 16, 2009

Shawn_944
Solid Show GV!
February 16, 2009

Danny C
Good episode, great flashback!

QOTD: Vina Montes Pinot!
February 16, 2009

John
LOVE the blind tastings. Nice touch Mott with that flashback.
February 16, 2009

Chalz
GV, thanks for the restraint on the cursing..the level of quailty for the show is definitely improving.

Love the blind tasting, it keeps you really honest!
February 16, 2009

The Swede indeed
Love the blind tasting format… more! more!! MORE!!!

Always fun with the riedel sommeliers burgundy glass!

GV- you haven’t aswered my mail (sent about 6 months ago). Just wanted to say that you should try the wines from Aalto, ribera del duero on the show. great show otherwise! Although a few more episodes a week would be nice.

/D
February 16, 2009

Dr T in NC
Burgundy disappoints yet again! & cool flashback, Mott!

QOTD — haven’t had a really excellent wine from Chile. Yet.
February 16, 2009

Top 20?
Wow I made top 20 on a holiday!
February 16, 2009

John Watson
I love the blind, but please don’t put what the wines are in the middle of the video. I like to not have my opinions influenced until I see what Gary sees.
February 16, 2009

wannaBconnoisseur
Fun show GV! Love the blind tastings! How about a double blind show next time?

Q – Santa Rita Casa Real Cab. Also, I have had some reasonably priced pinot from Chile that has been quite good for the money.
February 16, 2009

David Dadekian
QOTD: We had a 2007 Quintay Sauvignon Blanc recently that was really solid. Lots of acid, some stone fruit and minerals and it went great with food.

I always enjoy the blind format. The flashback was perfection!!!