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EP 359 South American Wine Tasting

The wines of Chile and Argentina continue to gain in popularity and we are starting to see some great values on premium wines from the area, today Gary Vaynerchuk explores a few.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Bodega Colome MalbecArgentine Malbec
2005 Emiliana CoyamOther Chilean Red Wine

2004 Vina Chocalan Gran ReservaChile Carmenere

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We’re drinking the ’04 Chocolan tonight, its excellent, less of a fruit bomb now (approaching four years later) but elegant and balanced, with great aciditiy. Still tannic and likely could use more time? it finishes like an aged bordeaux… but pleases like a napa cab… LIQUORICE fans will be happy and boxwood/currant is the major flavor. Very drying on the finish. Bottle will evolve throughout the night. Where do we get more of this?

Tags: Argentina, Carmenere, Chilean, malbec, red, review, wine, wines

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  • Matthew L

    Hey there Gary. I’ve been waiting on ya!

  • 1st

  • Matthew L

    Hey there Gary. I’ve been waiting on ya!

  • Harley Stan

    top 5

  • Lisa Strawberry

    whooot! Malbec!!!

  • Harley Stan

    top 5

  • Lisa Strawberry

    whooot! Malbec!!!

  • Matthew L

    I think I should be marked as the first NON-HOST to comment. 😀

  • Matthew L

    I think I should be marked as the first NON-HOST to comment. 😀

  • Withnail

    This looks good

  • Withnail

    This looks good

  • Ryan M.

    Thanks for the upload Gary!

  • Ryan M.

    Thanks for the upload Gary!

  • Matthew L

    At $22, I need to give the Chocalan a look.

    QOTD: The best, so far, is a Catena Zapata.

  • Matthew L

    At $22, I need to give the Chocalan a look.

    QOTD: The best, so far, is a Catena Zapata.

  • I’ll confess to being a lurker (only for about a month–also new viewer) and I’m going to try to post more often. Thanks for doing South America, Gary. I’ve become a really big fan of Chile and Argentina lately. Some of those 84-88 point $7-$10 South Americans are really great for weekday dinner. Thanks again.

  • I’ll confess to being a lurker (only for about a month–also new viewer) and I’m going to try to post more often. Thanks for doing South America, Gary. I’ve become a really big fan of Chile and Argentina lately. Some of those 84-88 point $7-$10 South Americans are really great for weekday dinner. Thanks again.

  • Billr

    Top 10 I think….

  • Billr

    Top 10 I think….

  • crank

    Just missed. But I’m still in.

  • crank

    Just missed. But I’m still in.

  • CharlieMay

    Whatchmacallits… Is that before or after the carmel? I think they were much better before, but then that could just be my childhood trying to come back.

  • Whatchmacallits… Is that before or after the carmel? I think they were much better before, but then that could just be my childhood trying to come back.

  • lifestooshort

    Thanks for tasting wines and being a spaz. No, wait, that didn’t sound right. Thanks for being a cool dude, and scaring my children with the Oak Monster. Dang, that’s not right either. Oh, heck, just thanks for being you, man. If I can help put your future teenagers through college with my overindulgent wine habit, well then, that’s just how it’s going to be! 😀

    Peace.

    G

  • lifestooshort

    Thanks for tasting wines and being a spaz. No, wait, that didn’t sound right. Thanks for being a cool dude, and scaring my children with the Oak Monster. Dang, that’s not right either. Oh, heck, just thanks for being you, man. If I can help put your future teenagers through college with my overindulgent wine habit, well then, that’s just how it’s going to be! 😀

    Peace.

    G

  • cgf

    yo guy. nice ep.

    QOTD; ’03 quimera by achaval ferrer which i discovered through the thunder show.

  • Lisa Strawberry

    Favorite wine from South America?

    Durigutti Malbec… YUM!!!!!!!!!!!

  • cgf

    yo guy. nice ep.

    QOTD; ’03 quimera by achaval ferrer which i discovered through the thunder show.

  • Lisa Strawberry

    Favorite wine from South America?

    Durigutti Malbec… YUM!!!!!!!!!!!

  • QOTD: I haven’t had any wines that I loved from South America…yet.

  • QOTD: I haven’t had any wines that I loved from South America…yet.

  • KAHUNA

    If I win- I would like to opt for the I-phone. That 30 minute ride to WL sounds exciting and all but…

  • KAHUNA

    If I win- I would like to opt for the I-phone. That 30 minute ride to WL sounds exciting and all but…

  • purplejuicebruce

    Great show going to hunt down the Chocalan for sure
    QOTD usualy South American wines I buy are the less expensive
    ones like the Conche y Toro but my favorite so far is Zolo reserve Cab Sauvignon Mendoza Argentina

  • purplejuicebruce

    Great show going to hunt down the Chocalan for sure
    QOTD usualy South American wines I buy are the less expensive
    ones like the Conche y Toro but my favorite so far is Zolo reserve Cab Sauvignon Mendoza Argentina

  • KNode

    QOTD: I LOVED the Alamos Malbec! It was a great recommendation.

  • KNode

    QOTD: I LOVED the Alamos Malbec! It was a great recommendation.

  • KC

    QOTD: I usually drink the cheaper stuff from South America, but I did have a nice one not too long ago – Vina San Pedro Cabo de Hornos Cabernet. Also, I thought the B-Crux was a pretty good deal.

  • KC

    QOTD: I usually drink the cheaper stuff from South America, but I did have a nice one not too long ago – Vina San Pedro Cabo de Hornos Cabernet. Also, I thought the B-Crux was a pretty good deal.

  • Contest suggestion

    Gary you need to take the contest 1 notch further.

    How about the winner gets to pick any one bottle in the store in addition to everything else? AND you (Gary) should taste the wines BLIND.

    So how about it?

  • Contest suggestion

    Gary you need to take the contest 1 notch further.

    How about the winner gets to pick any one bottle in the store in addition to everything else? AND you (Gary) should taste the wines BLIND.

    So how about it?

  • TOP 20
    Go DUDE

    Now watch the video (lol)

  • Deano

    Great episode gary you really got excited about that last wine.

    QOTD:
    -haven’t really had any wines from south america.

  • TOP 20
    Go DUDE

    Now watch the video (lol)

  • Deano

    Great episode gary you really got excited about that last wine.

    QOTD:
    -haven’t really had any wines from south america.

  • CindyW

    We’re definitely going to have to seek out the Chocolan. I’m quite fond of chilean wines, and so far my favorite has been the 2004 Montes Alpha M. Second favorite is the Montes Alpha syrah (much better QPR).

  • CindyW

    We’re definitely going to have to seek out the Chocolan. I’m quite fond of chilean wines, and so far my favorite has been the 2004 Montes Alpha M. Second favorite is the Montes Alpha syrah (much better QPR).

  • Lb in KS

    The only Argentine wine I can think of that I’ve had was Ben Marco Malbec. delish

  • Lb in KS

    The only Argentine wine I can think of that I’ve had was Ben Marco Malbec. delish

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