Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five

Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five – Episode #698

June 30, 2009

After recently trying the 2005 vintage, Gary Vaynerchuk tastes the 2004 Shafer One Point Five.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District

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June 30, 2009

RodneyStrong09
Gary- what an amazing episode, so glad you are done with all that Sake and are getting back to REAL WINE. QOTD: I take having a job for granted, something I should be more thankful for considering the economy.
June 30, 2009

RobRx
The thing most people take for granted is their health. That’s why so many people smoke and are overweight. Those of us in healthcare see the other side of that picture.
June 30, 2009

Terrance Young
Great QOTD that’s got me thinking deep: I take my time for granted.

I take for granted that I have more of it to come. That I will always have time to do something solid with my life. I forget that everyday that passes leaves me with one less day to make something of my life. Sorry for the depressing answer, but these sort of things have been on my mind lately.

That’s why I think the subtitle to your book is so appropriate… because now is the time.

But don’t get me wrong. Life is good, too. Especially life with WLTV. Keep the thunder rolling GV.
June 30, 2009

Jason S.
QOTD: sadly, I think I take my parents and friends for granted. I need to do a better job with that.

GV, where are you in the city? Not often you see that much outdoor space! Livin’ large like diddy!
June 30, 2009

Seth
Good show! Loving the more wine-centric in depth shows! Can’t beat the setting either! I actually had the pleasure of sharing a bottle of the 04 One Point Five with my brother at restaurant in Houston last fall. As for the QOTD, I certainly take my family for granted. I couldn’t ask for a better brother, or mom and dad!
BTW, I would like you to try the 08 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc and tell me if it smells like Boston Baked Bean candies to you! I know you love to throw out the candy references and to me, this wine smells just like the candies that I haven’t had in probably ten years, but it’s the first thing that pops in my head when I smell it!
Keep up the good work and congrats to you and your wife for your beautiful little girl!
June 30, 2009

alt
”i’m sorry I just compared freedom to California Cabernet”
Thanks for making your episodes funny and still being considerate to those who could be offended by it (although I thought it was hilarious). I don’t think I’ll find this out in Guam but thanks for sharing the experience!

QOTD: I take the sunshine and beautiful year round 90 degree weather and beaches/oceans for granted. Although i’m thrown back into appreciating it every time i’m in the states or Japan.
June 30, 2009

Dominick garrett
Gary,

Great show, one of the best as of late. Like the chill mood, I feel like I am across the table from you. I enjoy that!

QOTD: i would say I take my Dad for granted. He is a great business mind and a wonderful Dad. I didn’t have the closest relationship when i wasa kid, but I am learning the man has an incredible amount of life experience and is ready to share.

Cheers,
Dom
June 30, 2009

guymandude
That the next bottle will be as good as the last.
June 30, 2009

Phredd
Oh, yeah, and I second the thought about Bobby Flay. If you can get him, that would be a show I would love to see.

@Manus: Yes, the Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch is oaked, but it is smooth. Not and over-the-top oak-monster. Shafer knows how to roll. It’s definitely not a stainless steel wine, though.
June 30, 2009

AUSSIE SAMMY S
Love that backdrop GV….the ambience makes the wine taste that extra bit special sometimes…

That was a really focused & passionate ep Gary, I felt that your passion towards Cali Cab was from that heart. I am really enjoying these out of office shows.

qotd…water…here in Oz we are in the worst drought in our short history & me, like others has to learn to conserve water. shorter showers etc…
June 30, 2009

Phredd
Great show. I’m amazed that I have a bottle of 1.5 (although it is the 2005) sitting in my wine rack. It’s one of the pricier bottles I own, and I haven’t yet found the right occasion to crack it. My mouth waters just thinking about it.

QOTD: Cheap energy. I can be cool at night in the South; I can drive to work, to the mountains, to the beach; I can watch a movie or turn on a stereo anytime I want. Sooner or later (probably sooner), that’s going to get much harder to do.
June 30, 2009

sam
Life is beautiful!

Still, alot of us (including myself)go about our daily business taking life itself for granted. The world is a playground (Die Welt ist ein Spielplatz), so have fun! Love life!

P.S. A show on red greek wines would be nice. I know you have mentioned them in previous episodes, but a show dedicated entirely to red greeks would be nice.

I am drinking a Rapsani Reserve, 2004 from Tsantali right now and am really enjoying it.

Keep bringin’ the thunder!
June 30, 2009

Jay
QOTD: My parents, my health, the gift of salvation purchased for me by Jesus Christ, my presently mediocre job and how it has actually been an essential stepping stone to building my career, the safety afforded me by the diligent work of our law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and the increasing number of freedoms (and percentages of our earnings) that we’re letting government take away from us.

The usual.
June 30, 2009

Jacob M
great great episode. love the chilled feel… i feel like kicking back with a good bottle and some old friends . gotd: way too many things… sadly…
June 30, 2009

ex-lurkdawg
Thanks for another great show. I have stolen this answer from others, but I take my health for granted and should be more appreciative of it. Speaking of really good CA cab, I’d like to see you taste the Arnot-Roberts ‘06 Clajeux Cabernet. Parker gave it 94 points and for once I agree.
June 30, 2009

JasonA
Thanks for bringing another great napa cab for us to enjoy. My best wine in the last year was a napa cab. A jocelyn lonen 2005 cab. Enjoyed even more that it was with my family.

I think I take for granted some of my good friends that I have known my whole life. Marriage and kids take away time from those friends for sure, but a phone call doesnt take that long.

jason
June 30, 2009

BobbyTiger
A thought provoking QOTD Gary.
After sitting and thinking for several minutes, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that I really don’t take anything for granted.
While things in my life, will at times, not go as planned, it will not be because I didn’t work at it. A 44 year marriage, three great sons, grandchildren, relative freedom in our grand country, and a healthy lifestyle..
All greatly appreciated, but certainly not taken for granted.
June 30, 2009

mike z
qotd: where do i start? my health, my possesions, my family. you truly dont realize what you have until its gone. living in NJ where you can have anything within a 5 minute drive doesnt help. its great to take the blinders off and appreciate everything we do have in our lives.
June 30, 2009

Vinny
Great show. I really like these 1 wine in-depth episodes as a change of pace.

QOTD – My health. It’s so easy to take for granted how easy it is to do every day tasks that are very difficult or impossible for people in poor health to do.
June 30, 2009

Zeek27
….enjoyed sitting on your patio with you and sharing a nice glass of wine with a friend – thank you….

QOTD – what it is to be an American and all that it means….
June 30, 2009

Chris McCollum
Loved the show, keep up the good work u are crushing it out of the park.

I live in Texas and sometimes I take the air conditioning for granted, It is hot down here Go Cowboys!!!!!!!!!!!
June 30, 2009

Hugh
QOTD: My coworkers…without them I’m lost….

Just once I’d love to see you spit off the balcony….that would be funny…or how about taping on the street…just a thought…
June 30, 2009

Harry
I sometimes take how lucky we are to be able to access so much through the internet for granted. Many many times I’ve been inspired by you, and other passionate people, especially the past few years. So thank you, the love that you give out so freely to the whole Vayner-nation is priceless. It even makes watching you occasionally go bonkers over something inane, or talk over your guests (which you’ve gotten much better about in general, so props), or butcher foreign languages tolerable.
I also love the 0ne Point Five, and had an amazing tasting with the Shafers and 3 older vintages of the One Point Five and the Hillside Select. Although most of the class (largely new world wine lovers) preferred the Hillside – which especially in the 91 and 97 was spectacular – I preferred the 1.5, at least the 98 and the 04. The 1.5 showed a little more tailoring, and more understated earth notes, that filled out the fruit and oak beautifully as it developed. I think its a much better value play, and something I give props to when i see on a restaurant list, over the Hillside Select which has the bigger rep. Even at $75 retail would be a bargain comparing it to $100 CA Cabs, top flight S.A. Cabs or Left Bank Bordeaux.
June 30, 2009

Scruff
Always enjoyed Shafer… good juice esp. Relentless.

QOTD: Life, family, friends…. it is too easy to think that they will be there tomorrow like today when it might not be true…
June 30, 2009

gotsha
QOTD…Love the Jets grill cover! I always take for granted that fact that I will wake up the next morning.