YES! Thank you for doing the blind tasting. SO Entertaining!!

QOTD: ’97 Caymus…and the ’02 Insignia. Yes! I have two favorites!

hi gary thank you again for taking risks… very interesting blind testing from a french point of view have a good work

Sweet! Ask and thou shalt receive (and soooo quickly I might add)! When I saw the paper bags it put a big smile on my face. Nice1 🙂

Congrats on all your recent (and future) successes with the book et all Gary!

QOTD: I’ve had the Altamura and LOVED IT!

Cool show Gary. I am a mega lurker. You broke me today and I felt I had to comment after a year and a half of closet time (i.e. no comments)

The one time I had Harlan, the fruit blew my face off!(in a good way)

Congrats on everything. Great episode. I haven’t found a napa cabernet yet that I’ve LOVED. I’ve had a few that were acceptable, but I think my budget holds me back on that one.

Wow, shows you people still buy on names and reputation rather than quality of wine.
one of my favourite CA Cabs is the St Clement Napa Valley, reasonable price point at todays prices and good value!
good show, more blind tastings on the show would really blow up some reputations.

Congrats GV! Now you are a gentleman AND a scholar…

QOTD: Flora Springs Trilogy 2003 (Rutherford) – Based on the sediment surrounding the neck, i knew i was in for something special. In a blind tasting i would have guessed St Emillion. This wine has beautiful cigar box and earthy notes with a lovely soft mouth feel, strong mid-palate and a long finish.

Great show GV, I loved the blind format! Qotd: I really have not drunk many at all actually…Opus One has a special place in my heart -(I was lucky enough to have lunch with the winemaker while drinking the ’97), but no paricular 100% cab’s stand out though. Thanks Gary, have a great day!

QOTD: Cain.

More blind tastings, GV!

Today’s show gave good reasons why, overall, California cabernets have become ridiculous. They’re over-priced and out of balance — they all strive to score big with Parker. And that’s the whole damn problem.

QOTD: Cain.

More blind tastings, GV!

Today’s show gave good reasons why, overall, California cabernets have become ridiculous. They’re over-priced and out of balance — they all strive to score big with Parker. And that’s the whole damn problem.

No cabernet faves – I try different ones all the time. Some should not be called wine, but rather juice. Not many wine stores around me give ratings from anywhere (Costco seems to do the best job, but the wines are too expensive for anything but occasions) so I do not have much to go on other than vague memories.

I had some Lewis Cellars cab recently that was better than decent, but WAY too pricey for my budget.

Gary- REALLY LOVED this ep!!!! LOVE the blind tastings ALWAYS!!!
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Gary- QOTD: Since I have little $$$ have not had any Napa Valley Cabs yet…………………………………………………………………………………………………

Loved the blind tasting–well mostly blind tasting.

QOTD: Haven’t been drinking too many NV Cabs lately, but Jarvis is a Fav, along with Kent Rasmussen. I have several that I haven’t tried yet–looking forward to the Egelhoff—(think that’s Napa)…

Congrats,

Both shows were great and looking forward to my copy being sent.

Great format to this episode, I loved the anticipation that you showed and it brings your viewers along with you.

By the way, I bought the book @wine.woot.com. Can’t wait to get it!

2004 etude napa, my brother. this one rocks with well balanced fruit, intergrated tannins, great mouthfeel, soft, yet huge and powerfull, with a finish that works for over a minute. i’m hanging with you g.v. with respect to oak and cali cabs. way too much, most of the time. the etude is clean and polished even @ this young age, and the oak is really under controll on this one. a great effort and a wonderful addition to anyone’s cellar. jett

You know, out of the 600 or so wines I’ve tried, I’ve only had four (count ’em, FOUR) Napa Valley Cabs. My tastes are not so much aligned with over-the-top, overoaked, or overly fruity stuff like many new world offerings, so I’ve leaned away from them to some extent.

That being said, my favorite of the NV cabs I have tried is the 2001 R&B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. I gave it 90 points, which is the same as wine spectator, but that being said, it still wasn’t doing it for me. The tannins are rougher than those in ageable Italian, Spanish, and (most of the time softer) French wines, and the oak was a bit too much.

I’m sure I’ll have more Napa cabs in the future, though.

Im trying to get more of a handle on this old world/new world thing. I’m from Washington State and a big fan of Walla Walla wines. I enjoyed the show you did about their wines, but maybe a show with a match up between old world vrs new world? East coast folks seem to frequently refer new world wines to be over-oaked fruit bombs.(Grrrr!) My experience with many old world red wines has left me perplexed. I purchased some Cote du Beaune grand cru and was advised to cellar it for ten years which I dutifully did. On trying it 10 years later I found it to be still overly acidic and overly tannic for my palette.

Love your show

Im trying to get more of a handle on this old world/new world thing. I’m from Washington State and a big fan of Walla Walla wines. I enjoyed the show you did about their wines, but maybe a show with a match up between old world vrs new world? East coast folks seem to frequently refer new world wines to be over-oaked fruit bombs.(Grrrr!) My experience with many old world red wines has left me perplexed. I purchased some Cote du Beaune grand cru and was advised to cellar it for ten years which I dutifully did. On trying it 10 years later I found it to be still overly acidic and overly tannic for my palette.

Love your show

QOTD- The older Groth Reserves 85,86,91,92.

Great episode Gary! And congratulations again on the book! I’m sure it will be a hit. 🙂

QOTD: I don’t drink much Napa Cabs, so I can’t say I have a favourite, and none have ever knocked my socks off.

I really enjoy Neal Family Cabernets. They are well made & have good value! I enjoyed the show today. Where can you buy some of those Big Ass Glasses you use?

I really enjoy Neal Family Cabernets. They are well made & have good value! I enjoyed the show today. Where can you buy some of those Big Ass Glasses you use?