Just had a white Bordeaux that Matt Recommended: Reignac Blanc. Sold out now but great stuff.
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=33157

QOTD- Yes. Though French by invention (Entre-Deux-Mers,i.e.Bordeaux), great examples (Peter Lehman, Ch. Ste. Michelle Horse Heaven) abound, spanning the globe and price ranges. Cheap CAN be good – they’re employing the Blender’s Art to exploit the strengths of each grape, but don’t cellar.
Gary – Volker Eisele (EYE-zlee), a Ph. D. in sociology, has been an important source of (organic) grapes for names such as Ridge, Joseph Phelps, and Araujo, since the early seventies. Any number of problems may explain this bottle. First, organic wines have no sulfite added, though a tiny amount is present naturally. That makes them more fragile than the norm, and it is widely known how porly many organic wines’ shelf life, or aging potential is. Drink upon release, or DYA!!! This bottle, an ’06, in clear glass, no less, may have been mishandled at any point since leaving the winery. That includes shipping, distrbution network, even in the retail store,if exposed to exessive heat, cold, or light. Semillon can be rather flabby – oily fruit, low acid, no tannic structure (as most all white). A high (72%) percentage of Sem in the composition, with 4 months barrel ageing (further muting (ML) acidity), with relative low alcohol, is a ‘perfect storm’ for quick bottle evolution. As a professional, and avatar to the Vayniac nation, many of whom are learning from you, please try another bottle/vintage (esp. Cabs) from The Eisele Vineyard to properly familiarize yourself with this legendary grower.

P.s. – TONS can be learned about Eisele, and many other historical (literally!) movers and shakers in the Napa Valley in the excellent bok, Napa – The Story of an American Eden, by James Conaway. 1990, Houghton Mifflin.

GV: New wristband! SWEET! Hook a brotha up!
QOTD: I have several in stock but yet to pop one. Looks like tonight will be as good of a night as any!

Hey Gary. I spent an extended amount of time in France this summer, in Tours. I had a chance to travel down to Bordeaux, though, and I tried a semillon/sauvignon blend. It was an excellent wine, I completely agree with you, but I think i prefer the sauvignon, on its own, from the Loire valley. I’m not sure, why. Very informative video.

nice vid GO JETS 😀

I recently tasted two white Bordeau wines, Chateau Guiraud Sauternes Premiere Cru 1999 and Chateau Piada Sauternes 2001. They were also from the limited kosher cuvees that were produced by these chateaux. If you like honey . . .
These are sweet wines.

QOTD—– One of my favorite blends of wine and I have had plenty of them. Need to try more South African wine … Every one I have had has been good.

QOTD: I have and I’ve heard that the semillon given the sauvignon blanc the lemony taste which I like a lot.
I hope the Volker Eisele Cab is better. We gave one to my cousin by marriage, Volker, and haven’t yet heard the results.

QOTD: I have and I’ve heard that the semillon given the sauvignon blanc the lemony taste which I like a lot.
I hope the Volker Eisele Cab is better. We gave one to my cousin by marriage, Volker, and haven’t yet heard the results.

Love the color of the new wristbands!!! Go Green!

QOTD: Yes and loved them – was on a mission this year to find a SavBlanc that I liked this was one of them!

Very interesting group.

QOTD: Never, but I am a fan of both so I’m sure I’ll like it.

QOTD: Not sure about the blend. I know I’ve had South African whites that were a blend, but I can’t recall what.

Great show, love the green bands. So how do we get one again?

QOTD: Had a few, nothing that really did it for me though. I really prefer the Northern rhone whites myself.

Great show, as always, need that wrist band!!!!!!!!

QOTD: I have, don’t remember what kind it was, it was a white Bordeaux.

Surprised that when discussing these two varietals Kalin Cellars Semillon or S.B. were not represented. For a further reference read a Tanzer review on Kalin.

Many many white Bordeaux for me and I really like the taste. None of these you described here would match even a low end white Bordeaux.

QOTD: Not that I can recall, and I appreciate you opening me up, yet again, to something new. I’m a huge Sauv Blanc fan, so look forward to giving a few of these a go. Wish we could get the Steenberg in our province…

QOTD – Yes, have had white bordeaux and enjoyed them.

Hi Gary–Is it just me or have you noticed all the green pepper coming out of the southern hemisphere (Australia, New Zealand)? I know it’s a different, acquired taste and they’re promoting the heck out of it but I have to say I don’t care for it much. Anything super vegetable-like i.e, green pepper, leads me to believe they made the best of a bad weather season–underripe grapes or picked too early… It’s an acquired taste and though I would never diss a wine in that respect, I say, “Bring back the gooseberry and grapefruit.”

now that you mention it….i picked up a white bordeaux from ABC on the way to the beach…and it wasnt shabby at all..quite tasty

ALL SOUTH AFRICAN EPISODE AGAIN PLEASE!

Great show and will try the Steenberg ASAP.

I know that I have had a SB/Sem blend in the past and noted the difference but cannot recall the producer.

Not a big white wine fan, but I am opening up. Sauv. Blanc is my favorites of the whites. I’ll try this blend.

Did we not get a question??
Good show. Love the quick 10 minutes ones.