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EP 464 Napa Valley Cabernet Battle Royal And The BOOK Is Now OUT!

Gary Vaynerchuk goes BLIND on this HUGE day for him and his Family and the Vayniacs. Napa Valley Cabernet is the epic and most sought after wines of America and this tasting will be a battle Royal!

Note: the wine listing is in tasting order.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Neyers Ame Propreitary RedNapa Cabernet
2005 Tor Kenward Cimarossa Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2005 Paul Hobbs Napa Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2004 Rocca Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2004 Bennett Lane Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2004 Altamura Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet

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qotd: I barely ever drink Napa cab’s, but I remember really loving the ’97 Cask 23

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  • Rich

    Gary- Awesome show on the blind tasting

  • Kevin

    Great show Gary. Love the blind format!

    QOTD: Harlan Estate by far my favorite Napa Cab.

  • Rich

    Gary- Awesome show on the blind tasting

  • Kevin

    Great show Gary. Love the blind format!

    QOTD: Harlan Estate by far my favorite Napa Cab.

  • Sta[p]es

    Lurker steppin out of the shadows! Reppin the “Canadian Contingent”. Big Wines for a special day for you and yours, no doubt. Nice one!

    QOTD: Haven’t had too many but Shafer Cab Sauv 2003 by a longshot. Me and my girl LOVED it on my bday last year. Incredible!

  • Greg B.

    Big G, Just Awesome. I would love to try all of the Wines you had on today, but at an average price tag of 60 bones, it might take some time.

    QOTD: I guess I’d have to be a little cliche and say Shafer Hillside or Caymus Special Select…. ok, Revana is not bad either. : )

  • Sta[p]es

    Lurker steppin out of the shadows! Reppin the “Canadian Contingent”. Big Wines for a special day for you and yours, no doubt. Nice one!

    QOTD: Haven’t had too many but Shafer Cab Sauv 2003 by a longshot. Me and my girl LOVED it on my bday last year. Incredible!

  • Greg B

    Big G, Just Awesome. I would love to try all of the Wines you had on today, but at an average price tag of 60 bones, it might take some time.

    QOTD: I guess I’d have to be a little cliche and say Shafer Hillside or Caymus Special Select…. ok, Revana is not bad either. : )

  • UTshock

    Great episode. Good to see the book finally coming out. I broke down and bought two off Wine Woot last night.

    QOTD: I rarely buy Napa cabs because they don’t seem like a great value, especially for a grad student like me. However, I do have an uncle that loves big Napa Cabs and always insists on ordering Abacus. I think the Fourth Bottling is my favorite simply because it’s the first one I had.

  • UTshock

    Great episode. Good to see the book finally coming out. I broke down and bought two off Wine Woot last night.

    QOTD: I rarely buy Napa cabs because they don’t seem like a great value, especially for a grad student like me. However, I do have an uncle that loves big Napa Cabs and always insists on ordering Abacus. I think the Fourth Bottling is my favorite simply because it’s the first one I had.

  • DannInNH

    Another exciting show; now to place my Napa order.
    QOTD: An ’02 Shafer Hillside Select…well worth the price.

  • DannInNH

    Another exciting show; now to place my Napa order.
    QOTD: An ’02 Shafer Hillside Select…well worth the price.

  • ninefingers

    Louis martini CS, I purchased two case (24 bottles – ten’ths) for less than 60 bucks in the late sixties.

    Now, in PA I can hardly find any assortment of Louis Martini wines.

    Hate the PA liquor Control Board (a Communistic System)

  • GREAT show today! I’ve been asking for a blind tasting and boy was I excited. It was so fun! I really hope you do this format more often, as you mentioned. It was fun for you too, and you’ve got to try to keep it exciting for yourself most of all. THANKS!

    QOTD: The best Napa Cab I’ve had is from the Neal family!

  • ninefingers

    Louis martini CS, I purchased two case (24 bottles – ten’ths) for less than 60 bucks in the late sixties.

    Now, in PA I can hardly find any assortment of Louis Martini wines.

    Hate the PA liquor Control Board (a Communistic System)

  • GREAT show today! I’ve been asking for a blind tasting and boy was I excited. It was so fun! I really hope you do this format more often, as you mentioned. It was fun for you too, and you’ve got to try to keep it exciting for yourself most of all. THANKS!

    QOTD: The best Napa Cab I’ve had is from the Neal family!

  • Oklahoma Michael

    QOTD- gotta give this close one to Dominus Estate. old school and just damn good. ps. i like the blind format. so much anticipation

  • Congratulations, Gary! I’ve been watching all the TV too, looking good. Thank you as always.

    QOTD: I’m not sure I have a single favorite. I had a Franciscan I really loved recently.

  • Oklahoma Michael

    QOTD- gotta give this close one to Dominus Estate. old school and just damn good. ps. i like the blind format. so much anticipation

  • Congratulations, Gary! I’ve been watching all the TV too, looking good. Thank you as always.

    QOTD: I’m not sure I have a single favorite. I had a Franciscan I really loved recently.

  • Cuse Wino

    Great Episode- LUV the Blind Tasting, keeps you off guard.

  • Cuse Wino

    Great Episode- LUV the Blind Tasting, keeps you off guard.

  • Indigo

    LOVE THE BLIND FORMAT!!!!!!! (notice the CAPS and extra ‘!’… that indicates that I really mean it) you must do it again. I’d love to see it with some $20 wines.

    QOTD: Chateau Montelena

  • Indigo

    LOVE THE BLIND FORMAT!!!!!!! (notice the CAPS and extra ‘!’… that indicates that I really mean it) you must do it again. I’d love to see it with some $20 wines.

    QOTD: Chateau Montelena

  • waibeans

    YO GV!!!

    Great seeing you last night after Conan! You’ve probably already heard this, but you seriously killed! The whole show really was a great experience and true to form WLTV brought some more people together last night. Here’s to NYPete, SmokenMirrors, Dank, and the venerable SS. Cheers Folks!

    You just gotta love this place!

  • waibeans

    YO GV!!!

    Great seeing you last night after Conan! You’ve probably already heard this, but you seriously killed! The whole show really was a great experience and true to form WLTV brought some more people together last night. Here’s to NYPete, SmokenMirrors, Dank, and the venerable SS. Cheers Folks!

    You just gotta love this place!

  • wonderful episode, good times on Conan last night too.

    QOTD: Still can’t get over Sequoia Grove Reserve Cabernet I bought at the winery last Fall.

    Hope my book is on my doorstep when I get home from work tomorrow!!!

  • wonderful episode, good times on Conan last night too.

    QOTD: Still can’t get over Sequoia Grove Reserve Cabernet I bought at the winery last Fall.

    Hope my book is on my doorstep when I get home from work tomorrow!!!

  • Absolutely love the blind tasting format and the order ranking. My friends and I have been doing it this way since 2000. Can say I have a favorite California Cab.

  • wannaBconnoisseur

    Congrats on the book Gary, I ordered two copies earlier today and can’t wait to get them. Also, great job on Conan, a lot of fun to watch.

    Q-Don’t drink a ton of napa cab, but recently had a bottle of Chimney Rock(forget the year)that was really good.

  • Absolutely love the blind tasting format and the order ranking. My friends and I have been doing it this way since 2000. Can say I have a favorite California Cab.

  • wannaBconnoisseur

    Congrats on the book Gary, I ordered two copies earlier today and can’t wait to get them. Also, great job on Conan, a lot of fun to watch.

    Q-Don’t drink a ton of napa cab, but recently had a bottle of Chimney Rock(forget the year)that was really good.

  • ray-ray

    Great Show GV and Congrats on the Book, I’m eagerly awaiting its arrival as I type….

    QOTD: Haven’t sampled a whole lot of Napa Cabs as the Trip over the 49th makes them a weee bit pricey and more than a little prohibitive at times; QPR challenged as a result… Although I’ve had a wonderful Raymond reserve Cab @ dinner with friends, sadly cannot remember the vintage; though, I may be a little biased based upon the name alone…

  • Deano

    Gary awesome episode and congrats on the book. I hope you do some more blind taste episodes. I hope amazon ships mine quickly so i can start reading it 🙂

    QOTD:
    -Just recently had a Rubicon estate (copala) reserve cab that was good.

  • ray-ray

    Great Show GV and Congrats on the Book, I’m eagerly awaiting its arrival as I type….

    QOTD: Haven’t sampled a whole lot of Napa Cabs as the Trip over the 49th makes them a weee bit pricey and more than a little prohibitive at times; QPR challenged as a result… Although I’ve had a wonderful Raymond reserve Cab @ dinner with friends, sadly cannot remember the vintage; though, I may be a little biased based upon the name alone…

  • Deano

    Gary awesome episode and congrats on the book. I hope you do some more blind taste episodes. I hope amazon ships mine quickly so i can start reading it 🙂

    QOTD:
    -Just recently had a Rubicon estate (copala) reserve cab that was good.

  • Omallley

    Congrats on the release of the book, Gary (I just ordered a copy through Chapters, looking forward to giving it a read!) and Conan was great. Caught the show this morning.

    And a great show – love the blind tasting!

    QOTD: I haven’t tried a single one. None. Zero. Zilch. I’m thinking I might need to remedy that…

  • Omallley

    Congrats on the release of the book, Gary (I just ordered a copy through Chapters, looking forward to giving it a read!) and Conan was great. Caught the show this morning.

    And a great show – love the blind tasting!

    QOTD: I haven’t tried a single one. None. Zero. Zilch. I’m thinking I might need to remedy that…

  • CindyW

    It’s always fun to watch a blind-tasting episode. 🙂

    QOTD: So far, my favorite Napa cabernet has been the 2004 Beau Vigne Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. It’s the only one I’ve had that made me go right out the next day to pick up a couple of bottles.

  • GrapeStuff

    GREAT ep, GV – love the Blind tasting format, keep them coming!!! Esp like it when Napa cabs go head-to-head, especially given the current exchange rate, I am finding marginally better value from Cali than Europe (except for some sub-30-40 values from the ’05 French vintage).

    QOTD: Honestly, I have not bought/tasted very much Napa Cab, as the really good ones typically are outside the budget. Fortunately, I will be able to add some stars to the cellar this year though! So far, it was a recco I got from the forums and I believe yourself…the 2004 Turnbull Cab Sauv – a pretty killer wine IMO, and at 40 bones, a killer value for Napa.

  • CindyW

    It’s always fun to watch a blind-tasting episode. 🙂

    QOTD: So far, my favorite Napa cabernet has been the 2004 Beau Vigne Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. It’s the only one I’ve had that made me go right out the next day to pick up a couple of bottles.

  • GrapeStuff

    GREAT ep, GV – love the Blind tasting format, keep them coming!!! Esp like it when Napa cabs go head-to-head, especially given the current exchange rate, I am finding marginally better value from Cali than Europe (except for some sub-30-40 values from the ’05 French vintage).

    QOTD: Honestly, I have not bought/tasted very much Napa Cab, as the really good ones typically are outside the budget. Fortunately, I will be able to add some stars to the cellar this year though! So far, it was a recco I got from the forums and I believe yourself…the 2004 Turnbull Cab Sauv – a pretty killer wine IMO, and at 40 bones, a killer value for Napa.

  • R M Kriete

    Gotta go with Pride!

  • R M Kriete

    Gotta go with Pride!

  • dcseven

    Congratulations on the book! Next time, you should wear the blindfold.

  • dcseven

    Congratulations on the book! Next time, you should wear the blindfold.

  • Flavio

    Nice show. I agree with you that blind tastings are more interesting to watch and hope you have them more often… especially when you have wines of the same region/varietal or when comparing varietals from different regions.

    QOTD: I confess that haven’t had my favorite Napa Cab yet. As an old-world person, I’ve always looked down on American wines. Because of this show I’ve come to accept and enjoy several Oregon pinots and some Washington state (bordeaux varietals) reds… but Napa is still a region where I haven’t had much luck (not for the lack of trying). The middle of the range wines I’ve tried are way too mediocre and the expensive wines don’t seem to be good enough to deserve their price tag. For the most part, the oak still spooks me, the concentrated fruit is still a bit too dominating. Where’s the elegance? round and soft tannins? leather? cigar box? earth?

    As a matter of fact – you should do a show to convince all us old world fans that we are wrong when it comes to Napa and other regions in the US (i.e. it’s not only about oak and extracted/concentrated fruit).

    Congrats on the book.

  • Flavio

    Nice show. I agree with you that blind tastings are more interesting to watch and hope you have them more often… especially when you have wines of the same region/varietal or when comparing varietals from different regions.

    QOTD: I confess that haven’t had my favorite Napa Cab yet. As an old-world person, I’ve always looked down on American wines. Because of this show I’ve come to accept and enjoy several Oregon pinots and some Washington state (bordeaux varietals) reds… but Napa is still a region where I haven’t had much luck (not for the lack of trying). The middle of the range wines I’ve tried are way too mediocre and the expensive wines don’t seem to be good enough to deserve their price tag. For the most part, the oak still spooks me, the concentrated fruit is still a bit too dominating. Where’s the elegance? round and soft tannins? leather? cigar box? earth?

    As a matter of fact – you should do a show to convince all us old world fans that we are wrong when it comes to Napa and other regions in the US (i.e. it’s not only about oak and extracted/concentrated fruit).

    Congrats on the book.

  • Dr T from N. Carolina

    QOTD — a 2002 Silver Oak (way outside my usual prince range) and a 1986 Buehler I had in 1999

  • Dr T from N. Carolina

    QOTD — a 2002 Silver Oak (way outside my usual prince range) and a 1986 Buehler I had in 1999

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