Super Tuscan Wines – Episode #701

July 9, 2009

Today Gary Vaynerchuk sits down with 3 Super Tuscan’s and some cheese.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Felsina FontalloroSuper Tuscan
2006 Ornellaia Le Serre NuoveSuper Tuscan
2005 Biserno Il PinoSuper Tuscan

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Cheese mentioned in todays episode.

Pecorino Bigio Ash
Pecorino Formagiotto

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July 12, 2009

bluna
QOTD olive oil !
July 12, 2009

Andrew D
Thanks Gary

QOTD: best holiday ever!

Cheers
Andrew
July 12, 2009

kathyintex ( kathyd )
Nice show!
QOTD – Tuscany? I say – Antinori/Tignenello – Luscious wine! I’d love to go someday, but so many great wine regions to visit here in the USofA -
July 12, 2009

Alos
Food
July 12, 2009

Sonia
Had a super Tuscan only once before, my aunt brought it over and it was amazing. One of the first “serious” wines I ever had, but I haven’t had any since. Price points and not knowing for sure if I like what I’m buying have kept me from exploring them further.
QOTD: first thing I think of is an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations where he was in Tuscany, he talked about Dante and spent time with people who pretty much looked like they were living the good life.
July 12, 2009

DAveA
good show

QOTD: When you say Tuscany, I say “let’s go”.
July 12, 2009

VinoPaolo
GV, great show. You nailed the Felsina Fontolloro. Spectacular wine.

I think you enjoyed the 2005 better than previous vintages because ‘05 was a bit warmer. The normally very earthy, forest-floor cult sangioveses like Fontolloro will benefit from more ripeness of fruit, and seem more balanced.

I remember tasting several ‘05 Le Serre Nuove and they were oak monsters and overripe.

If you really want to try a ridiculous Italian Bordeaux-blend, I DARE you to blind taste a San Leonardo (from Trentino-Alto Adige) next to a left bank Bordeaux at twice the price. I already know what will win

QOTD: Case Basse Soldera Brunello di Montalcino, if you can find one. For non-wine, Tuscany condures images of Michelangelo’s statues in Florence, the Palio running in Siena, and rolling hills with cypress and olive trees.
July 12, 2009

thunderball (dave)
ORENO. If you would be so kind as to have some Oreno on WLTV I think we’ll both be happy.

Great show by the way.
July 12, 2009

John D.
Alright, so my mom loved Bruce BIG TIME in the 80s, back when I was in middle school. During the summer, she had his Born in the USA album on repeat 24/7, which was burned indelibly into my cranium…

QOTD: just to piss you off Gary, I’m going with Diane Lane in the movie Under The Tuscan Sun, because she’s just plain hot. And Brunello isn’t too bad either…
July 11, 2009

rowland
Gary … Gary. Gary I swear to GOD if you go to a Long Island winery before you come to the Hudson Valley, Im seriously gonna freak out. Im talking about rabbid aneurysm breakstuff freak out.

… lol yea you did just whistle while saying Shhhhhtrawberry … on no now im whistling too.

dude i seriously hate Burce Springstein. Always taking Max Wineberg from Conan. Yea I love The Beatles, Elvis, and Cash (Cash was the King).

… chalky cheese lol.

oh my god i wish i could have seen Mott’s face then, you could hear his disgust, mmmm lol

QOTD: eh, actully this ones just not ringing the bell, sorry gary. PEACE.
July 11, 2009

David J Cooper
QOTD. Asinone. Along with Fontaloro the truest expression of the great grape Sangiovese.

My favorite IGT is Campaccio. Great episode. This is my first comment.
July 11, 2009

Senator
QOTD: I say, “Let’s go!”

I’ve only had Ornellaia once in my life, and that was in French Polynesia of all places. My wife and I had dinner with the owner of a Virginia winery and he introduced us to it. Yum. The wine had grip.
July 11, 2009

Harry
opera and wine
why was the Fontallo avoiding a more traditional tuscan category if its all sangio?
July 11, 2009

MattE
QOTD: Summer vacation! 2 weeks in Italy (August 14-29). Looking for some fun things to do in Milan, Venice, Florence & Rome.
July 11, 2009

David Dadekian
QOTD: Siena and the Tower of Mangia. Climbed it in April of 1997 and can’t wait to get back.
July 11, 2009

Don
Gary — thanks for the Super Tuscan edumacation, very interesting stuff.

QOTD: I SAY SANGIOVESE!!!!
July 11, 2009

GatorGunner
My new fave WLTV line….”There’s a dark-horse chance I hate this wine.” Too funny!
July 11, 2009

Bill H
In general I’ve had a pretty good track record with super Tuscans. Going to have to disagree with you big time about Bruce though, the man is a legend.

qotd – antinori
July 11, 2009

Robert Holmberg
QTOD: I love Tuscany and especially Chianti Classico Riservas. For my palate (and wallet) the CC Riservas are perfect, sour cherries and a bit of oak. My favourite producer in Tuscany is Mazzei. If all you guys havent tried their wines, you have to.
July 11, 2009

Jim in Atlanta
I agree with you on the Boss. He is a legend in the music industry, but never did much for me. When you say Tuscany I think of a beautiful area with old hill towns and excellent wine. I do want to go back, even if everyone else does too.
July 11, 2009

Jack Turner
Gary, Great episode, really like the cheese and wine paring…have you tried cab with Paive? It is a cow cheese that is a little nutty and it has some umpf too. I think it really helps to bring out the quality or lack theere of the fruit in the wine.
July 11, 2009

Thomas_S
QOTD: My best holidays ever. My favourite wine from Tuscany is the Brancaia il blue.
July 11, 2009

YoungDave
QOTD: …I Say: Rosso di Montalcino! (or) Vino Nobile di Montepulciano! (or) Morellino di Scansano! THESE are the wines that I think represent uniqueness and value in this region dominated by the higher price-commanding Brunellos and “Super Tuscans.” Morellino is a recent favorite of mine…DO A MORELLINO DI SCANSANO EPISODE!!! SOON!

Cheers…
July 11, 2009

wiljak
QOTD: You say Toscana, I say played out like Arnold with the whatchu talkin’ bout Willis.

X Clan talked about “to the east, my brotha, to the east…” but if they did a song about wine in Italy it would be “to the south, my brotha, to the south”.
July 11, 2009

wayno da wino
Yo G, SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER Episode!!!!!! But don’t be poisonin’ da
Mottster!!!

qotd: You say “Tuscany”… I say “I wanna go there”….