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EP 844 Fair and Balanced- Australian Wine Tasting

After Gary’s recent trip to Australia, he wants to break the stereotype that all Aussie wines are fruit bombs. He tries 3 wines from classic Australian producers.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2000 Mount Mary TrioletSouth Australia White Meritage
2006 Shaw And Smith ShirazAustralian Shiraz/Syrah
2004 Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard VictoriaAustralian Shiraz/Syrah

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luca bercelli

91/100

lines of the day – ‘There’s a hint of burnt vomit on the nose’ and ‘can you imagine if I was a master of wine, I’d be the biggest douche bag ever’

Good, funny, informative episode

Tags: Australian, meritage, red, review, shiraz, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • cellarrat5

    As a proponent of fantastic Australian wines I can not thank you enough for doing this episode. Hopefully it will catch on and people will at least try and look into OZ wines a little closer. Glad to see Mott is back, you are truly the master of the camera and everything you survey. Welcome back GV.

    QOTD: Understandable that you held back a little. People are cynical like you said and you wanted to prove to them that you are not a push over so you went a little lower than you might have. In addition, perhaps you are not 100% convinced that all the stereotypes are not true. It was a fairly fast turnaround (I understand that this does happen, the pallet wants what the pallet wants; burnt vomit!).

  • cellarrat5

    Yeah, the flight over there is brutal. As long as you walk around and are sitting in a bulkhead or first class seat its not bad. But that does not happen very much to me unfortunately.

  • cellarrat5

    at 92 points, even though GV might have scored it 95, 70+ is still a paz only with one z because the wine was so good.

  • tedflem

    Gary, where do you find the percentages of which grapes are used in each wine? I was looking for a Merlot/ Cabernet blend, but none of the labels had the mix on them. And thinking back, I have never seen the blend on the bottles. But I was told the blend by the bar tenders when I was tasting in the Niagara valley.

  • dsallen

    Burnt vomit…check.
    Jets talk…check.
    Interesting GV-on-wine play…check.
    Major shout-outs and link-ups…check.
    “Piss-nut” reference…check-plus.
    Same old gray shirt…double-check!

    This episode is a major win, Vaynerchuk!

  • davidmroberts

    QOTD: Nothing's holding you back per se; you may attribute your sense of topsy-turvy tastings to being down under for days; likely, when you flush the toilet, the water still swirls counter-clockwise, throwing off all your senses. No worries, mate, drink a little nip of Penley Estates Special Reserve Shiraz and all will come into focus…

  • Watch this video I did and leave a comment there, would mean a lot http://content.corkd.com/2010/04/13/state-of-th…

  • orangebottle

    you still got it. great show.
    QOTD: You are changing your palate. You just don?t want to have the same thing all the time. If all that on paper is what you like, it is too safe and predictable. You want to have a wine that can bring the thunder. With 79 Bones, it has to bring something special before you can score it at 95. Do you agree MOTT? – Always want to say Mott like Gary.

  • nonamerican

    Another name in the aussie fruitbomb: Kilikanoon. If you like big shiraz with all the candied fruit, this stuff is for you.

    But for more balanced, less bombastic approaches to shiraz one can try Eileen Hardy, St. Hallet Blackwell, Castagna Genesis, Brokenwood Graveyard, to name just those that come quickly to mind. One of my all time favourites is Oliver's Taranga Shiraz. Super stuff.

  • flavasauce

    QOTD: You're pregnant!

  • Alberto

    QOTD: Maybe is missing the X factor, a wine too silky and round can be a little boring, sometimes a few “edges” makes the experience more eXiting.
    Although some people say that elegance should always score higher than eXotic, I find my self, many times loving the eXentric wine…or girl

  • thankyou so much i loved the descriptive language you used and the camera shots and the kojak mr clean silky smooth play list. whole firsh foods bass liked your tool or greatful dead sticker in the frame of the picture nice,red football cool. hmm pissnut liked that word. your the best of the best.forever greatful. leader of the wine cult. see you soon my friend 🙂

  • wait a minute…that looks like the same shirt from before the trip…downloading now for a better look. Will read the comments in the meantime…

  • QOTD: It doesn't say Cote Rotie on the label.

    Kudos for the “real” Aussie line up.

  • tooch

    QOTD: Sounds like you're too worried about what the “joe-schmo” customers would think of it. Knowing your palate like I do, I'm surprised you're going as low as you did. Sounds like a cote-rotie/hermitage wine stylistically (maybe a bit too much oak???) – so i'm going to try this out.

  • adamjunkins

    Another great ep. Gary. Thanks for the birthday shout out!

  • aha…I see…must have found one he like when he was down there.
    actually, I heard that Einstein had a wardrobe of all black suits and white shirts, so that he would not have to expend braincells on fashion choices…maybe GV is following a similar notion. I do like the T-shirt collection though…
    finished the comments still downloading…

  • slave2thevine

    QOTD: You are focusing too much on what you think others will like as opposed to talking about what you like. This is supposed to be your review…We are watching to hear your thoughts…not what you think we will think about it…we want to know if YOU like it. If you try to assume what others will think you are no longer giving an objective report…you are ASSUMING.

    In short…your trying to assume what others will think is holding you back…talk about what you think….talk about what you know!

  • gary thankyou again so much , iwould comment more but i prefer to comment in english and not in whatever posessed text i did the other night the content was truth just needeed a translator . thank you forever and always hope to hang soon old school cu in a sec

  • theDude

    Top 200……….Yeesssss…..my dreams are coming true!!!!!

    Hey GtG (that's a freebie if you want to adopt this moniker, but the next one will cost you!!)

    I so wanted to make the top 100 but you were bumped from my prime time viewing by “gLee” the new dopest show in the land………but you beat out finishing my taxes so you were a solid second place tonight! Not bad.

    Sorry to hear your getting burned out man 😉 You gotta watch out what starts going around on this internet gizmo…world wide web thingy!!

    theDude has left the building.

  • Don D

    Trust your Pal

  • QOTD: Because you like fruit bombs now.
    Great show!

  • KVM1985

    Fun show! Glad you had a great trip!

    QOTD: I don't know, and I don't care much about the scores (I cannot afford/find many of the wines anyway). I tune in for the education and because you have such a contagious personality! Thanks!

  • Good Show Gary, thanks for making Aussie wines exciting for me…

  • QOTD: you've tasted too many wines and this one tastes too similar to something you've already had.

  • troytee

    Jets rants was classic. Tannenbaum has had a great off-season and he's a good dude as well.

    QOTD: Love-fest. Like when you have a good time while drinking wine. That always amps up the scores.
    This episode has a good vibe and the first “pour out” for the people in long while.

  • waynoooo daaaaa winoooo

    YEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW, AUSSIE VINOs in daaaaaa HIIIIZZZZYYY!!!!

  • ahhaha No chance!

  • ahhahaah if u think that make sure u look at the video I did http://content.corkd.com/2010/04/13/state-of-th…

  • hollisdevillo

    you like water better. you said that in a previous show. you're sticking to water. was not that supposed to be taken seriously?

  • steve qi

    great show . under my experience that 2004 giaconda shiraz was good fruit and silky tennins but might be a hair of fake.

  • Anonymous

    You can end your doubts, DmitriEn! For cheap, to every day quality (esp. new-world, fruit driven styles), the sugars are the first element vulnerable to the ravages of time/heat/oxygen/and light.
    But higher quality wines, w/ proper proportions of acid/ alcohol, and appropriate ratios of the right kinds of sugars ( these are many complex compounds), stored properly, can and DO develop remarkable aroma and flavor profiles. Higher end white Bordeaux, Burgundies, and Rieslings are just the start. About 5 years ago, we had some 11 year old Gaja Sauvignon Blanc (Alteni di Brassica), 1994. It was expensive, and we were wondering if we wer holding like 9 bottles of dead money that had been wasted by the previous buyer. We opened one, and sampled it out. All the bottles sold in a couple of hours. This was my regular wine dept. in a specialty foods grocer/ produce market. The wine was not only spectacular, but the next day, when I sampled what was left of the demo bottle, it was seemingly even better, with bright citrus, grass, and quince flavors dancing out of the glass and to my palate. I bought one of the bottles, and cherished it , looked at it longingly, every day, for like, 5 weeks, till the weather was just right, and I couldn’t stand holding it any longer. The sharing it with my gf, and a couple of friends was the best part! Another unforgettable moment!

  • burnt vomit. hahaha my wife has been saying wines smelled like vomit for years now… we had to come up with a code for her because wineries and wine reps didn't appreciate the term. haha

    it has been said before but i'll say it again. i have to go with the price, the price has to play a role in the score, it has to be worth the cash you have to shell out for it.

    Great Show

  • wineqpr

    GV – You probably just needed some cheese. Don't sweat it man.

    -Original Wristband Viewer 😉

  • Michael D

    Your reaction to the Giaconda Shiraz is not surprising. You announced about a week ago that your palate has changed. Plus, it is much harder to enjoy tasting a vegetal wine without food. I am going to look for the Shaw & Smith Shiraz – sounded great!

  • b777capt

    The wines brought the thunder today!

    QOTD: You have been seduced to the darkside Luke, now you ca reach your full potential! Together we will conquer the galaxy!!!

  • waynoooo daaaaa winoooo

    qotd: Whaaazzz holdin' me back????? You hit it on da Nose, PIIISSSSNUUUUTTT……

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!! BRING-OOON DAAA
    BRRROOOOOOOOOOOWWWNN BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGZZZZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • GregPerrett

    Great work Gary – these are wines that Aussie wine people really drink, unlike a lot of the stuff that gets attention in the US.

    Give Mount Mary another go sometime. Their chardonnay is worth seeking out – little or no malo and very complex.

  • ChrisV

    Gary great to see Shaw and Smith getting some more love. I don't know if you remember but a while back you gave a lot of love to the 2007 M3 Chardonnay as well. 93 points IIRC. They're one of my favourite wineries and the 2006 and 2007 Shiraz are two of my favourite wines of the last couple years. Giaconda and Mt Mary I haven't tried anything from unfortunately as the prices are always astronomical. Good reputations though.

    QOTD: When rating the Giaconda you were probably still a little dazed by the pure, spicy, slightly savoury fruit attack of the Shaw and Smith….

  • LMNOPinot

    Nice episode.
    QOTD: I think it might be the salt and white pepper on the side of your head. Did you get a little wiser from your trip to the South Hem?

  • YoungDave

    QOTD: BRO! I think your palate is just in a new world, extracted, slightly oakier-style phase right now, as has been proven with your recent affinity for oaked Chardonnay. Coincidentally I have been gravitating to these styles lately as well, after nearly 18+ months of LOVING the old world, mineral-driven, vegetal-emphasizing wines. Who cares about the score– embrace your palate and stand by your score! Cheers, my friend!

  • Rambeau McTambeau

    I think you got it exactly right. Maybe Mott is too. He did mention pickles.

  • Assaf Ezra

    QOTD: WOW Gary, that's what going on to us wine drinkers in time to time – our taste is changing, so I guess you searched for atractive tasty flavoures in this wine, but it confused you because you think you staied the same!!! We all change, that's what life is about.

    Assaf – Israeli wine lover

  • Delphi

    Gary – your previous broad-brush approach on OZ and recent enlightenment…it's the classic problem with the places we're less immersed in as you say.

    Just back from S'bosch in S. Africa and couldn't believe the depth and variety of wines being made that NEVER cross my radar at home. I came back and was looking in the stores and it was little wonder the true breadth had completely passed me by given what is on offer.

    As far as QOTD goes…You're clearly recalibrating! First its oaky chards and then reevaluating Oz. That's an open-mind and a ever-developing palate. You're practicing what you preach…don't let the tail wag the dog! I like that.

  • plcb

    QOTD: when in Australia……….

    I generally don't drink many Australian wines. This past year I liked Tait Basket Pressed Shiraz Barossa Valley.

  • OWV! 🙂

  • Richie

    QOTD: The price-point might be it.

  • Anonymous

    mine too

  • Anonymous

    Really!

  • seb10

    Hi Gary,

    I think you miss a bit of that old world element. The sense that there is something “off-perfect” that makes the wine more genuine (if that makes any sense).
    Something like a real well made Chinese watch. It just hasn't got the same appeal as the genuine age-old small Swiss watchmaker watch.
    May be they should stick to a more local terroir style ?
    Or am I ranting too ?
    Love,

    Seb

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