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
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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 17, 2009

Greg
Why is it that the first few people to post on this forum are all trying to make the first post? How old are they, 13 years old? And if so, why are they interested in $30+ wine? It’s a pain the butt to find useful comments between the inane posts by morons.

This was a cool show, very interesting GV hated the Jadot PN since he’s typically all over the Old World wines. I guess this wine really was just bad.
February 17, 2009

Marc-China Wine Tours
Great show GV…I want that Sojourn!!

QOTD: Palo Alto Reserve…9 bones at b-mo.
February 17, 2009

Jason S.
QOTD: Wish I could remember the last Chilean wine I had, let alone the best ever. LOVE teh blind tasting format – keeps things honest and interesting.

Already on the Sojourn mailing list – that place rocks. May I also recommend Halleck as another great Cali pinot producer to the Vayniac pinot lovers?
February 17, 2009

hugh
great episode, best in months….i liked the flashback, as i’m sure all “LOST” fans would appreciate!!
February 17, 2009

stewart l
Interesting how reviews can be all over the board, he hated the Loouis Jadot but raved about the Sojourn. The Sojourn was reviewed by WS and gave it a score of 80, reporting little fruit. As GV would say, trust your own palate
February 17, 2009

swissAL
QOTD: Tarapaca merlot and pinotnoir
February 17, 2009

J3rome
Oh what a great episode. I loved the old episode thrown in there. Young Gary is so uncool compared to new Gary. I’m so glad that Mott remembered seeing you say that Chilean Pinot was going to be hot in 09. Mott is the man.
February 17, 2009

Harry
Great show, but did you have to blow up the mailing list for Sojourn? I fell in love with them a few months back, and was hoping to score the Sonoma Coast Pinot for a new restaurant! So much for any availability. But the Vayner Nation shall not be stopped.

Shocking how bad the Jadot was – do you think you had a bad bottle? It seemed to have the right notes for St. George, btu maybe it got cooked or something?
February 17, 2009

J Mize
Ona Syrah Rapel Valley
February 17, 2009

Scottie P
I love the blind tastings! Great job GV.
Thanks for the hints to hit up Chile and South Africa, over the years . I’ve had some really good wines from there, reds and Whites!
February 17, 2009

greta
I love the blind tasting format!
QOTD: Vinedo Chadwick 2001 from the Maipo. Ridiculous little wine. Still one of my faves that I buy every year, though the price is starting to be a bummer.
February 17, 2009

Garry M.
I like Carmenere and the best place to get it from (only place?)
is Chile
February 17, 2009

chadd
The best chilean wine i had is a 2004 santa mae amplus cab…17 bones but tastes like 50 plus bones…Awesome nose and has tons of dark fruit…gary u must try it!!!
February 17, 2009

ex-lurkdawg
I do like the blind format, especially now that the “tags” tell me what the wines are as you pour them. Thanks, Chris! It’s nice to see people’s requests being honored; I know you’ll get to mine someday.
qotd: Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta (I forget the vintage)

I think you’re thinking of Luden’s cough drops. My girlfriend often picks this up in red wines.
February 17, 2009

Adam J
That flashback to Gary predicting Chilean Pinot in 2009 was awesome!! Very, very good show, wonderful way to start my day. Thanks for the show!
QOTD: Oddly enough… a Pinot Noir! The Terra Andina 2006. I was however, drinking it in the back of a car parked next to a river, in the middle of a snowy day, with a hunk a delicious cheese, with my wife, so of course it was magical!
February 17, 2009

Dr. Lance
Pretty impressive blind assessment Gary!

QOTD: I have had many Chilean wines, and I love them for the value. I am also a big fan of pinot noir. However, I have not yet tasted a Chilean pinot noir! I will have to search for the Amayna pinot noir. I hope someone has it here in Hawaii–we tend to be deprived.
February 17, 2009

cgatesman
I’ve been to Mt. Difficulty. Big fan, although, 2006 isn’t my favorite vintage from them (but still good!).

QOTD: 2004 Viña Chocalán Gran Reserva
February 17, 2009

Salvatore
Enjoy the blind tastings the very most!

If people have not tryed this at home; you need to have a group for dinner.
Everyone bring a bottle in a bag.

You will find out how very difficult it is to choose a score.

Ponzi from Oregon our favorite Pinot !

Fantastic !!
February 17, 2009

Steve Kennedy
Gary,

I love the blind format! Great show. I am learning a ton from your shows. Thanks!
February 17, 2009

Jay
Loved this episode. LOVE the blind tasting format!
February 17, 2009

SaraMHCRU
Great show. Recently I had a Santa Ema Reserve merlot (can’t recall the year) that turned into raspberry pie a la mode after being vacuum sealed overnight, which was really delicious. I’m focused on $8-$10 bottles, so I’ve found that there are some nice values from Chile.
February 17, 2009

Jayhitek
QOTD1: Sucrets?
QOTD2: Love Chilean wines
QOTD3: Love the blind tastings too.
And I also love Pinot Noir, Hollywood didn’t tell me to love it though! I liked it before.
February 17, 2009

marenamoo
Long time watcher, first time commenter. I have just started to get interested in wines after a business trip to Napa. I started by reading books and websites (How I found your website). After a lot of initial confusion, I have found that by picking a few wines (Pinot Noir, Merlot and Malbec) and a few regions – California, Washington State, Oregon and Argentina for the Malbec that I have made a lot more progress. I hope that over time that I will move into Burgundy and Bordeaux wines and expand regions and styles for those wines that I like. Then I can move into exploring other wines.

I really like the blind taste tastings. I especially liked this episode for several reasons. First – the variety of regions that you picked. The wine you chose was one of “my” wines or in general a wine that most people are interested in and the price point again was reasonable and showed the best name and higher price do not buy quality.

My son goes to a stressful high school and when he is finished his homework we often watch one of your shows together and laugh and learn about wine without the snobbery.
February 17, 2009

Herm
Loved the show Gary….Thanks for putting it together….I’ve had Chilean wines but none were too memorable….I was very surprised by the French wine…
February 17, 2009

Tim
The blind tastings are great! Definitely a strength of the show as a whole.

TJF