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 18, 2009

Denis Poirier
Hi Gary,

Great Podcast (Yes, I’m using my IPod to link-in WLTV)!!!…so I’m always a few days late & don’t leave comment often…But, when I saw the topic of this episode, I did something different and got 3 good value Pinot Noir (Argentine, Chile & Germany) & open the Chilean bottle before viewing your show…Mott, great “flashback” during the revealing of the Chile Pinot Noir!!! Loved it! So I had to log on the website & leave this comment!!!

QOTD: Will expanding my palate lately…2007 Santa Rita “Floresta” Sauvignon Blanc from Leyda Valley!!! Try It, You won’t regreat it!

BTW, I’ve also find the 2005 Osoyoos-Larose in the store (Our Canadian Bordeaux…but $45 CAN bones, used to be around $ 35), so I was doubly grateful to you GV, so I really had no choice but to leave a comment!

Denis
February 18, 2009

Diablito
FYI: Tikal Patriota is from Argentina.

QOTD: 2003 Don Melchor… absolutely one of my favorites of all time.
February 18, 2009

Mojave Joe
qotd: Terra Andina Pinot Noir ($15.00!)
February 18, 2009

Weston
QOTD: Carmenere that is in my cellar
February 18, 2009

Sonoma M@
Good show Gary. Obviously the best Pinot’s come from Russian River or Anderson Valley, CA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS: Kahuna should be banned, or at least limited to saying somewhat intelligent comments.
February 18, 2009

ChrisR
Love the blind tasting mode. Please keep it up
February 18, 2009

Chris Lotz
Gary, you are a soothsayer, the ides of march be round ye corner
February 18, 2009

innA
Love this format and it was also a great idea to have so many different countries on display. I actually had the Amayna Pinot Noir recommended to me about a year ago by a sommelier at my favourite restaurant… Maze in London. Loved it so much – a bit like pinot noir on acid – so went and bought another bottle straight away.

QOTD – Amayna pinot noir 2006
February 18, 2009

YoungDave
QOTD: 2006 “Equilibrio” Pinot Noir, D.O. San Antonio, Chile.
February 18, 2009

Ray Barnes
As usual, the blind show format is very effective, now i want some Chilean Pinot Noir, have never tried one before. The flashback was good too.
February 18, 2009

Bathus - Amateur Wine Philosopher
The lucky souls at Sojourn must be steady feelin’ the GEEVEE LOVE right about now.

Since WL is currently sold out of the Sonoma Coast, I signed on directly to the Sojourn site to grab a few very nicely priced bottles of the ‘06–with free shipping!

QOTD – The Best Chilean Wine Experience: Dunno if was the best wine I ever had from Chile, but it was a few bottles of $2.99 Chilean Cab back around 1990 that first got me started on the juice, so that counts for something. I confess — it was Santa Rita, which really wadn’t half bad back then.
February 18, 2009

Paul
QotD – Love the Montes Alpha 2006 Syrah; Montes Alpha “M”
Someone mentioned looking for a good Carmenere – visit Porter Creek in Somoma; they have a 100-year-old vine Carmenere that is outstanding!
February 18, 2009

Charleen
QOTD – Casa Lapostolle comes to mind and of course Carménères. I have made it my mission to try any and all Carménères.
February 18, 2009

Miko
Love the blind format, Gary! I also love the FLASHBACKS you called it (of course)!
February 17, 2009

Neil
Gary, tremendous episode. Love the blind tasting format, occasionally. Currently enjoying the 2006 Ventisquero Reserva Carménère. Under $10 is a good value. First of this variety that I tried & I love it – very “old world”.
February 17, 2009

dcpatton
QOTD: Even though I am on a quest to find a good carmenere, so far the 2008 Cono Sur Sauvignon Blanc is the fav.

Fun show. Love the blind tastings.
February 17, 2009

mcbdallas
Blind is the only way to do it. Love it. Not every day, but once a week sounds like a good plan.
QOTD: 2001 Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta
February 17, 2009

JD in DC
Gary, I love the blind tastings because your comments always seem even more uninhibited than usual. When you blind taste, you seem much more willing to say that a wine sucks or that it rocks your world.

I’d second the earlier commenter who suggested your doing one blind tasting a week.

QOTD: Haven’t had any truly memorable Chilean wines yet. Just a few Carmeneres, which were mostly interesting and good values.
February 17, 2009

PSirah Tampa
QOTD: A Turronyo Carmanere- I just finished a bottle!
February 17, 2009

Kyle
First time commenter, just saying, I love the blind tastings. I would love to see more.
February 17, 2009

coth
I always tell customers that Chilean Pinot Noirs are the best PN values on the planet. PN prices elsewhere need to deflate, to accurately represent their worth.
February 17, 2009

Exdamyankee
Great show Gary!

QOTD- My favorite Chilean wine right now is the 2005 Concha y Toro Chardonnay, Marqués de Casa Concha, from Pirques. I love the stuff, it’s my favorite Chard right now.
February 17, 2009

laposte
QOTD:
Just haven’t had many wines from South America, may need to change.
The blind format is fun but I prefer two wines in a head to head.
February 17, 2009

jahlove
QOTD: Best from Chile that I’ve had was the 2001 Almaviva.
February 17, 2009

AT
More Blind Tastings!