Head to Head Sancerre Tasting – Blind – Episode #781

December 7, 2009

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Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 2 Sancerres side by side and ups the ante by tasting them blind!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Gerard Boulay Monts Damnes SancerreSancerre Blanc play review at cork'd
2006 Henry Natter SancerreSancerre Blanc play review at cork'd

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  1. December 8, 2009

    David Benjamin

    You say twins, I think…threesome.

  2. December 8, 2009

    Made By Foot

    QOTD: 2 Queens.

  3. December 8, 2009

    Phredd

    I love the blind shows. I’m looking forward to these two weeks on the show. Too bad the wines didn’t do it for you, but sometimes that happens. I’m interested to see how the viogniers go. I like that varietal, and would love to find a good QPR there.

    QOTD: Isabelle and Chester, of course, who are my twins. Signed on for three kids, got four. That’s fine by me. They are, in fact, very different, and I certainly hope they wouldn’t both piss you off, Gary! At six years old, they can have their hair-pulling moments, but I think you’d like ‘em. Both great kids.

  4. December 8, 2009

    Bee

    Just got back into regular viewing again and I’m pumped about the blind head to head marathon. I’m catching up on the archives as well and wanted to say you’ve had some epic guests in the last month or so.

    QOTD: Parents of twins need to learn at what age to stop dressing their kids alike.

  5. December 8, 2009

    Ben118

    I have to disagree with Gary about California Sauvignon Blanc’s – they are maybe the only California wines that (at least right now) I am really liking

  6. December 8, 2009

    JeffWalnuts

    Love the honesty of this show. Never in doubt as to whether Gary is scoring a wine from his heart. Lookin’ forward to the rest of the blind tastings!

    Twins: Threesome. just being honest too.

  7. December 8, 2009

    jayhitek

    What is that noise in the background? Sounds like an old school IBM typewriter. Or a camera. Is someone taking pics?
    QOTD: Hefner’s girlfriends. That’s what jumped into my head first. It’s a shame too, because my wife is a twin and she didn’t jump into my head until 3rd or 4th.
    #2 was probably the Barbie Twins from the 80′s because I heard them recently on Howard Stern.

  8. December 8, 2009

    John J

    qotd gemini even tho astrology is b.s.

    Gary, how putting a vin jaune on the show?

  9. December 8, 2009

    Prasm

    QOTD: 87 WS Champs, 91 WS Champs, 5 time AL Central champs this decade, Mauer (MVP), Morneau (MVP), Santana (Cy Young * 2), Puckett (HoF), Viola (Cy Young), Blyleven (should be HoFer), Carew (HoF, MVP, & 7 batting titles), Oliva (3 batting titles), Perry (Cy Young), Killebrew (HoF, MVP, & 6 time HR leader), Versalles (MVP), “The Met”, “The HomerDome”, and “Target Field”

    or

    my favorite baseball team!

  10. December 8, 2009

    Cuse Wino

    Bummer of an episode but still looking forward to the rest of the face-offs!
    QOTD- Barbie? Minnesota? My best buddy and his twin brother? Arnold Schwarzenegger/DannyDeVito

  11. December 8, 2009

    Cuse Wino

    oh yeah, can you not have people snapping pictures during the episodes? Very distracting. Or at least put on the microphone which would dull it a little. Thanks

  12. December 8, 2009

    Scott O

    QOTD: Doublemint Twins!

  13. December 8, 2009

    jimmyx

    Love the blind shows. Stop with the clicking in the background. If you are not taking annoying phone calls you have to do this??? Stop trying to be wacky and stick to wine.

  14. December 8, 2009

    JoshL

    GV, the look on your face was priceless when you saw the price of Gerard Boulay :D

    QOTD:
    Kirby Puckett

  15. December 8, 2009

    Rick

    I stopped watching because of the annoying clicking sound.

  16. December 8, 2009

    DF

    QOTD: Twins = twice the fun on a date

    Not that I ever got to date any.

  17. December 8, 2009

    @nectarwine

    Episodes where there are bombs are just as valuable as episodes where there are shining stars! Can’t believe they would put a $25 price tag on the second one. B/C of the episode I would probably avoid all Sancerre, since I’ve never had them this is the only exposure.

    When you say twins, I say …(edited, edited, edited) and that was before we even made it to the car! LOL – just kidding – first thing was sexy twins, though.

    josh @nectarwine (twitter)

  18. December 8, 2009

    pawncop

    Good episode and appreciate the information. Huge fan of the New Zealand style Sauvignon Blanc’s. Have tried several French Sancerre’s but for my palate have found them lacking.

    QOTD – Twins+ wink wink, nudge nudge.

  19. December 8, 2009

    Phil G

    Love the blind head 2 heads!

    QOTD – My friends, Barry and Darren.

  20. December 8, 2009

    Nobles

    QOTD: “Twins, Basil! Twins!”

  21. December 8, 2009

    hollisdevillo

    double mint gum. double the pleasure, double the fun.

  22. December 8, 2009

    Don Simpson

    QOTD: Sweater Potatoes

  23. December 8, 2009

    Stan Reitan

    Gary,
    Thanks for saving me some time on my Sancerre seletion. Yes there are a number of great ones out there for under twenty-five bucks.
    QOTD. You say Twins, I say Pollads.

  24. December 9, 2009

    Nick L

    QOTD: Minnesota. Not the best word association considering that’s the state I’m sitting in during a blizzard while I type this comment.

  25. December 9, 2009

    flavasauce

    QOTD: Male fantasy that I never understood considering that it involves incest! Sick!

  26. December 9, 2009

    YoungDave

    ROUGH start to a great concept for a 2 week-long pre-tape-athon…

    QOTD: Twins: My Aunt Cathy and Aunt Cindy!!

  27. December 9, 2009

    Sander

    QOTD:
    Gemini, is what I am. ;-)

  28. December 9, 2009

    Zach

    GV – No need to apologize (click, click, click). You didn’t (click, click) select these wines (click, click, click).

    We are now (click) more educated about these (click, click, click) two wines from your experience.

    Click :-)

  29. December 9, 2009

    Kevin

    QOTD: Guilty on the non-G-rated-word-association.
    Don’t apologize. Finding high priced ‘meh’ is as valuable as landing the QPR superstars.

  30. December 9, 2009

    ben from boston

    damn gary, I was so psyched when i saw this episode in my inbox, what a downer. cant say i havent had the same experience myself.

    qotd – yes, please.

  31. December 9, 2009

    Matt T

    QOTD : Sox…don’t know why

  32. December 9, 2009

    DAveA

    Being on TIVO is cool. Better.

    QOTD: you say twins. i say ice cream scoops. hmm. odd.

  33. December 10, 2009

    Mike in C-town

    QOTD: only because of recent news….Ellin Woods (and her twin sis) after that Twins day in Twinsburg, OH

  34. December 10, 2009

    the wine monologues

    QOTD: being from Detroit. . . great disappointment (the one game MLB playoff loss a couple months ago). ;(

  35. December 11, 2009

    yankee22

    when you tasted first wine seemed like you enjoyed it. then you trashed it. i don’t get.

    QOTD: Jose and Ozzie Canseco

  36. December 11, 2009

    M

    QOTD: Arnold Schwartzenegger (Spell?)-Danny DeVito (Spell?)

  37. December 12, 2009

    jsums

    QOTD – Minnesota

  38. December 13, 2009

    Bob

    I think you should compare wines from the same vintage OR discuss concisely what some of the differences were in each vintage/location.

  39. December 13, 2009

    Sarah Newton

    qotd – Jedward, but hopefully my memory will slowly begin to forget that trauma!

    Any brits will know what I mean. Shame about the Sancerre

  40. December 13, 2009

    Weston

    qotd:

    Olsen~

  41. December 14, 2009

    handymom

    Twins – doublemint gum

  42. December 17, 2009

    JayZee

    QOTD: Twins? Kirby Puckett. Sorry, I’m a baseball freak. ;-)

  43. December 20, 2009

    Tunagravy

    Let’s give another couple of Sancerres a try. This is an underappreciated wine and I would like to have a couple of new recommendations.

  44. February 15, 2010

    hyllos

    Hello !

    Well, I am becoming a fan of your tastings ! Funny enough, you have such a different way than mine to connect with wine and still, very close taste !!

    One thing about this blind test. I am from France and I go to Sancerre every year for tasting (among them, I tasted Boulay). Clearly, 2007 is a very, very acid and mineral vintage and Boulay is the kind of winemaker who in addition produces wine to be drank in… 15 to 20 years. I am not surprised at all that you did not like the wine, I do believe they need a minium of 5 years to start openning. I remember very well that the 2007 by François Cotat (Cotat and Boulay have are very close in the way to make wine and on the same terroir) were almost impossible to taste when I went there in 2008. After one year, the evolution is stunning… but they remain still very tight wines . However, I can bet that in 10 years, those Sancerre will rock you ! Probably a 90+.

    If we could meet, I could make you taste for instance 1995, 1997 or even 2000… they are… well… heavenly !

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