Great Show; QOTD – 1990 Ducru Beacaillou

Grates on the winners.

Grates on the winners.

Great show, great to see you so excited to make people so happy!

QOTD:
best $100 bottle of wine was probably 1990 Anne Gros Echezeaux (not 100 anymore that’s for sure, I scored) — Runner up was the 1996 Dagueneau Silex CHANGE THAT –these were EQUAL — and both $100 at my time of purchase. Although I’ve had many great wines, some better that were probably more expensive (to someone) but these are the best of memory

Congrats to all the winners-Congrats to you and your crew Gary…you’re very generous.
I don’t understand wine scoring. Considering how much the Penfolds is, and how unimpressed with it you were, it seems to me that the score should’ve been around 50pts. It seems like most wines, unless they’re corked, receive at least 80pts, so that the real quality difference is a point or two or three. Meh is 88pts, amazing is 90pts?? Am I missing something??

QOTD: I’m a po’boy because I think I’m pimpin when I spend $30.00 on a bottle.

QOTD: I’ve had Krug Champagnes, Sassicaia and some other Italian Big Boys at tastings. I have a few bottles of Insignia and Opus I haven’t tried. I did have a 10-year old bottle of Rubicon which I enjoyed and am waiting on 2 more newer vintages of those. However, my single most wine I am waiting to try in the near 100 dollar range would be the Egelhoff Cab.

QOTD: 2003 Clos Erasmus

Now, on another note, THANK YOU SO MUCH GARY for having the Pesquie contest and being so generally awesome. I am over the moon that Fredrich chose me to come work the harvest in September, and simply cannot thank you enough. Not sure what else to say, I’m simply overwhelmed.

I honestly can say I’ve never been as entertained with wine tasting as I am today (and I’m usually pretty entertained since I’m kind of a light weight and don’t spit)! LOVED this episode!!!

As far as the QOTD, never sprung for a bottle that pricey, and if I’ve partaken in one, I was horribly unaware. As for the wine I would like to sniffy-sniff and give-a-whirl, definitely say “Bouchard Père et Fils Grèves Vigne de L’Enfant Jesus.” Anything that has the grapes to tout itself “as smooth as the baby Jesus in velvet pants” is fully worth a go in my book.

First off, great show Gary, great show! To answer your question, I’d have to go with the 2004 Caymus Cabernet. Although not over 100 retail, was well over that limit at Seasons 52. A classic wine with a great dinner and great company. Keep up the great work!

Gary & Mott & Fredrich Pesquie, WOW!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I am still very much in shock!!!!! I am very surprised!!! I am currently getting all of my ducks in a row so that I can go!!!! Things are looking up!!!!!! 🙂

Don’t think I ever had a bottle of wine worth 100 bones, If I did I can’t remember it’s name.

Anyway, very exciting show. Good job.

Congrats winners…I’m jealous!

GV, before you even sniffy sniffed I knew you were going Oak Monster on it! Try those Margaret River wines, I think you’ll make us all happier.

QOTD: Best 100 (actually, $120) was the 1990 Tignanello. Soooo smooth and delicious!

Congrats winners…I’m jealous!

GV, before you even sniffy sniffed I knew you were going Oak Monster on it! Try those Margaret River wines, I think you’ll make us all happier.

QOTD: Best 100 (actually, $120) was the 1990 Tignanello. Soooo smooth and delicious!

I recently enjoyed an 03 Paraduxx with my father in law that was to die for. Not quite $100 but it stands out as the best of even the +$100 bottles ive had. Paraduxx is a sister winery to Duckhorn, but they are experimenting with cab/zin blends that are really something else.

gary, first time commenter, been a lurker for a few weeks. watching WLTV has become a habit!!! not just growing my palette, growing my wine vocab. awesome..

QOTD: Haven’t had anything in that bracket. Closest thing is some 2005 Amon Ra waiting in the cellar.

QOTD Never had the bucks to have one, but I/d like to try a great Bordeaux

GV – Great show as always, thanks.

QOTD – A friend at a wine store allowed me to try the Bea Sagratino Di Montefalco (from your show a while ago) that was being poured for their staff Christmas Party later on that evening. A very generous move from them! It was amazing and I am saving all my quarters to get a case.

Have a good one.

GV – Great show as always, thanks.

QOTD – A friend at a wine store allowed me to try the Bea Sagratino Di Montefalco (from your show a while ago) that was being poured for their staff Christmas Party later on that evening. A very generous move from them! It was amazing and I am saving all my quarters to get a case.

Have a good one.

Hah – I just love how you probably poured out $30 of grange to clean your glass out…. Good thing it wasn’t that great.

QOTD: I’ve never personally spent $100 on a bottle (I’m a law student!) but I have tasted wines in that price range (used to work at a upscale steakhouse). It’s been a while, so I don’t know if I could pick a favorite, but from what I remember some of my faves were silver oak, shafer, caymus special select, opus one, groth. All probably classic fruit bomb oak monsters, although personally I am not opposed to that flavor profile. Never tried Sassicaia or Ornelia (you should have tasted those two side by side instead of the grange!)

congrats to the winners. I shouldn’t have been so darn lazy and actually entered myself!

Congratulations Winners!

QOTD: I’ve had over $100 wine before…I don’t know if the question is just around 100 or so…but I was at a Party during my HS graduation (in belgium where it was legal to drink) and a friend of mine came. She asked her parents if she could bring a bottle and her mother says (get something from the cellar but nothing older than an 85 (this was 98)). So what does she bring? an 85 Chateau Latour (yeah they were quite well off). Holy Carp it was awesome! Even being young and having a you palate it was a thing of beauty.

Congratulations Winners!

QOTD: I’ve had over $100 wine before…I don’t know if the question is just around 100 or so…but I was at a Party during my HS graduation (in belgium where it was legal to drink) and a friend of mine came. She asked her parents if she could bring a bottle and her mother says (get something from the cellar but nothing older than an 85 (this was 98)). So what does she bring? an 85 Chateau Latour (yeah they were quite well off). Holy Carp it was awesome! Even being young and having a you palate it was a thing of beauty.

It was good to see you take Penfolds Grange down a few pegs, but I wish you would spend more time reviewing wines that are more readily available to the general public.

QOTD: The only wines that I am willing to spend $100+ on are Champagnes. The best one I’ve had was a 1985 Salon that I bought 10 years ago for around $125.

My two favorite bottles that were over $100 were the 96 Shafer HSS and the 04 Quilceda Creek Cab…both great bottles but just had a $35 (on release) bottle of Cayuse En Chamberlin Syrah that I enjoyed sooooo much more!

Great episode, could be the best one yet. Good for the two old time fans as well.

QOTD: Never had a $100 bottle, but I would love to try one of the first growths, or one of the cult California wines.

Thanks again for the votes and thanks gary for the contest and BIG up to those goin to France.. amazing spread thunda live life! awesome!