Nice pace to show; love Barolo. qotd- A big plate of Pasta.

when you say barolo … joe g

QOTD-First and best day of wine tasting ever – meeting Bartolo Mascarello before he passed away and smoking cigars with Giuseppe Rinaldi.

QOTD: When you say Barolo I think another red I’m not going to like. Darn palette.

QOTD: Osso Buco. When i was tasting wine in Chianti our guide said that is the best pairing in the world and I have to agree.

Barolo= Gaja

Barolo = Thirsty

barolo = expensive

It has been my experience that 10-15 years in the cellar is usually ideal for catching these wines while they still have the richness/dark fruit and are just showing secondary spice/mineral nuances. But if your preferences run toward FULLY mature Barolo (depending, of course, on the producer and the vintage), then 15-20+ years is more in line. I purchased a case of Vietti’s 2001 Castiglione and drank several bottles this past year; with 2-3 hours in the decanter they were superb. BTW, Robert Parker gave the “anticipated maturity” of this wine as 2008-2016 with a score of 91+. After drinking two bottles in the last 12 months I would have to agree on all counts. The 2001 is more of a mid-weight wine, which is why (as you know) vintage is so important.

When you say Barolo, I think of our current vacation plans to Tuscany and Piedmont. Barolos are tops on my list though Barbarescos come in a close second.

I don’t think so, but Mott did. Justin Isosceles show. Or maybe Gary showed the aftermath(carpet stain) on that episode???

Barolo = Variety I have never had.
you’ve piqued my interest.
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Whats a Barolo varietal comparison? Does it drink like a Pinot? Or like a Cab? Any thoughts here are welcome.

G, I love the Neb shows keep em coming! You say Barolo is say pour up! Neb was my eye opener, it made me fall in love with wine. So far (only been tasting strong for just over a year now) i have not tasted a barolo i didn’t at the very least find very interesting. QPR for me on this stuff is a huge score and i am very comfortable paying 40-65 a bottle. Barolo and Barbaresco make up about 45% of what’s in my cellar.

Barolo = Big, chewy wine mostly out of my price range.
We have a $15 bottle at work that was nice after 6 hours being open, but I’m sure it wouldn’t match the power of the big boys.

Hey Gary,
I’m a lucker (big time) but had to cmment – my son’s lives in the 13th and just sent me a SNOWY picture from his window WOW!!! – hope you get out of there OK…

Love the show – have never tried Borolo – it’s on my christmas wish list

QOTD: Sorry mate but when I hear Barolo I think of how the Pats Ba-rolled over the Jets. Had to go there.

Like your shirt – where’d you get it?

QOTD: I know I keep bringing it up, but the 7/10 bash, getting to taste a great Barolo live with you during the WLTV taping, getting to see Wine Library in person & meet so many other Cinderellawine peeps was epic.

Lovin’ the brown bags…

QOTD: Food…pasta, especially.

QOTD: Gaja! This was an easy one. I love Angelo Gaja and the world class Barolo he makes.

Reds are your friends. Expand thine palate…

🙂

I was told the same thing by local wine shop owner (how to ease into the barolo – start with nebbiolo bottle, etc). Interesting. I need to try it. thanks.

DID HE JUST LOOK AT HIS WATCH?? I’m sorry GV, am I keeping you from something more interesting??

Just kidding, brah – gotta give ya a hard time.

QOTD: just that “cha-ching!” sound (CKC)

Thanks, Todd!

I’m on the other coast, so I won’t be going to Zaytinya soon I imagine. I realize that $50 for a work of art, a fine meal, or any thing that compares to a fine wine really isn’t that expensive. However I can’t get over the fact that I’ll just pee it out a few hours later. Also, I can spend $50 on food and notice the difference, appreciate it. I can’t say the same about wine – I fear a fancy wine would just taste like bitter red wine to me. Again, if I could taste by the glass for a reasonable price, I would.

On a side note and completely unrelated to this show….

I started watching Gary V. here maybe six months back. I took notes and went out looking for his recommended wines. Out of maybe 30 I tried to find I could find only 1 or 2. They guy at the store said it was a east coast thing, some distribution issue. So one of my huge frustrations as a new wine drinker is finding good wines, preferably reviewed by Gary as i like his style and taste. For example, I really want to try a good riesling. I get maybe 4 rieslings to choose from at my local Safeway. (the local specialized wine shop isn’t much better than safeway in terms of selection and is and more expensive). I’ve tried them all and they are nothing like Gary describes. So, I guess I’d like to see more “common” wines being reviewed. I’d like to see More U.S. wines in general, and more Organ, Washington, California wines that one can actually find out west.

And on another topic: I had to mention a semi-cheap malbec I just had that I really liked. It was the Alamos Seleccion 2008 Malbec from Mendoza Argentina. Maybe low brow to some of you wine folks, but I really enjoyed it.

Oh…and on a 3rd off topic. Gary, did you know you have been compared to Jesus? I’ll see if I can find the link and I’ll post it.

Wow, that was pretty quick considering you had three very good to great wines there! Still, nice show and loved how you had kinda hard time choosing the right nba players for your analogy :). Monta Ellis and Steve Nash maybe? Brown bags rule since there are no expectations created by the labels…

QOTD: Gaja. Also mean, mouth drying tannins