Collector wines from L’ete du Vin lunch

Collector wines from L’ete du Vin lunch – Episode #668

May 1, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tries 3 very serious wines at a lunch in Nashville and breaks them down!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

1988 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion
1974 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
1998 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes

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May 4, 2009

New World Wayne
Gary,

The close-ups with the Flip cam – full screen expansion – look like a dental exam. Back off about 2 feet….. Still luv ya – still watching.

Peace.

W
May 4, 2009

Sean
Thanks for another GREAT flip show. Keep them coming.

QOTD: Unfortunately, I have not had the privilege to drink anything earlier than a wine from the late 1990’s
May 4, 2009

Sasha M.
love those wine tasting/auctions. wish I could do more… someday.

QOTD: Château L’Évangile “Pomerol” 1961..(for my mom’s birthday) Incredible and wished my palate was more developed at the time..but i really enjoyed it and not because of the label..
May 4, 2009

Nick Brown
Gary,

I’m not a wine fan at all, in fact until I saw your videos I thought all self-proclaimed ‘wine-aficionados’ were complete tools, and the movie Sideways was the most painful two hours of my life.

BUT: I really enjoy some of the factors that go into Wine Library TV. The thing that stood out to me today was that the last show I watched you were spending $80 on average wine from your hotel mini-bar and today you were reviewing $100-$200 bottles of wine that you got for free. Overall I think it’s rad that you hit the whole spectrum. Keep up the good work.
May 4, 2009

Gareth
Hi Gary

Long time lurker coming into the light!

Great episode — love the Ted Diabiase style laugh in respect of the aging of California cabs.

You truly are changing the wine world and all for the better!

Gareth (UK)
May 4, 2009

Peter
I want to know what flip camera Vaner uses I want to buy one and there are a ton. thank you
May 4, 2009

brian j
Gary,
Hope you enjoyed Nashville. I heard my wife’s friend asked you to sign an autograph for us. I’m pumped.

Thanks!
May 4, 2009

Bal H.
QOTD 1982 Pichon Lalande – ooooh – Delicious ummmmm!!
May 4, 2009

Jay Campbell
A couple of weeks ago I would have had absolutely no answer to the QOTD, but just recently, I had the chance to taste the 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2005 Chatueau Montelena Estate cabs. Of the older three, the ‘01 was my favorite. But because my palate is more used to young, tannic, wines, I thought the ‘05 showed the best.
May 4, 2009

Chateau_Plonk
1986 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet. Was the Spectators Wine if the year in 1990. They nailed it. Still soooo alive. Like drinking chocolate covered coffee beans! Gave it 96 points in my head.
May 4, 2009

Jean-Sebastien Rivard
Hi Gary, I love to see episodes with older vintages. In the past month, I had the chance to taste a few old ones, but the best were the Cheval Blanc 1975 and the Pontet-Canet 1971, both spectacular wines. Château Gloria 1975 was also very good, better than the 1976 and 1978 Leoville Las-Cases.

On the sweet side, the Château Coutet 1981 and 1983, along with the Tour Blanche 1976 were out of sugar but still had very good lenght.

Keep up the amazing work and bonjour from Montreal.
May 4, 2009

BurroBoy
GV, nice job hope you got to knock back a few more thunderstorms downstairs…what did you buy at the auction?

PS. You hesitated with excitement when you saw the rack of rosé at Cafe Notte the other day…how about a rosé show?

QOTD: Last labor Day a 1961 Petrus Pomerol that was given to me by a business partner…it was past its prime but still wine, highly reductive, a bit oxidized but about 15 minutes after it was decanted, something quite ethereal of earth and fruit showed through on both the nose and on the palate…and then 10 minutes later it was gone, and what was left went downhill fast. Have never had anything else in this class or age so I have nothing to really compare it to. We followed it with a 2003 Concha Y Toro Don Melchor. Viva Chile!
May 4, 2009

AMM3RD
1982 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux &
1989 Domaine Rossignol Trapet Latricières-Chambertin.

I had them both on the same night, before my brother’s wedding. Awesome!

The Pavillon was puchased in France in the mid-80’s & the Chambertin was purchased recently at Sotheby’s.

Great old wine really takes you places…AMM
May 4, 2009

Rob Vrabel
QOTD – None… I’m starting to keep a collection though so later in life I’ll have some old wines to try!
May 4, 2009

Ryan from brooklyn
Gary, love the flip episodes and LOVE the older vintage episodes so this one is a double whammy!
Would love to see you do more older Bordeaux or even a vertical of something soon.

“qotd” had an ‘83 Lafite-Rothschild with my gf’s dad last weekend, I think I love him even more.
May 4, 2009

J-Dub
Most memorable old wine: 1991 Lynch Bages — it was fantastic — great episode, thanks.
May 4, 2009

M
QOTD: None

this past weekend we watched little league and celebrated a family birthday

next weekend, more little league on Saturday, Mother’s Day morning…Race For The Cure in Philadelphia, Mother’s Day BBQ later in the day
May 4, 2009

Jim Breeen
My all time 2—1970 BV Private Reserve and 1982 Ch. Petrus
May 4, 2009

dcrob
BTW: Love that you back filled the 2nd bottle so other could try it.. awesome and classic!
May 4, 2009

dcrob
Happy B-day Mama vaynerchuk!!

QOTD: 79 Jordan Cab (is that epic?). Brown, chalky, no-fruit.. no-flavor for that matter.. suk’d, made me sad.
May 4, 2009

italianwinelover
Thanks for a great road trip episode! How fortunate you are to taste such extraordinary wines!! Can’t wait for the other eps on the road! Keep up the 411!

Hope your mom has a great bday!! Had a great weekend – got out to the barn and rode my horses, very humbling experience to see all that power and know you can have control or at least try to!!

QOTD: 2000 Nebbiolo from Prunotto if that can counts?! It was SUPERB!!!
May 4, 2009

Brad
QOTD: I think a 2003 CDP is the oldest wine I’ve had, but it was very good. I’m catching this on Monday but over the weekend I went out to celebrate my amazing girlfriend graduating college and went to a baseball game.
May 4, 2009

Holladown
I’ve never had what one would amount to an Epic wine.

Maybe one day.

Thanks for the Flip show.
May 4, 2009

Kyle Suehiro
Thanks for another great episode Gary! it’s painful to watch you spit those awesome wines out…
qotd: 1995 Giuseppe Quintarelli Rosso Ca’ Del Merlo this past Friday. Awesomeness!
May 4, 2009

monden
Tasted a sip of an end of a bottle of 83 chateau Margaux. It was exquisite. Had a whole bottle of with a friend who has a great collection of an Échezaux 1970. That was quite spectacular as well. That was 2 years ago, though and i don’t remember the producer.