Blind wine tasting is brutal. Even for a Master Sommelier.

In this episode of Got Somme, Carlos blind tastes a vibrant, medium-ruby red wine and reads the clues as Pinot Noir: juicy cherry, raspberry, Christmas cake spice, fine tannins, elegant structure, and that “Old World on the palate, New World on the nose” tension.

But then comes the reveal.

It’s actually Gamay from Beechworth, Victoria, a 2024 release, and it happens to be one of Angus’ favourite wines of all time.

This is the whole point of blind tasting: you follow the evidence, you make the call, and sometimes the wine still stitches you up.

If you’re learning wine, love Pinot Noir, or want to understand how sommeliers think in real time, this one is for you.

How to identify red wine blind using colour, aroma, tannin and acid
Pinot Noir vs Gamay: the overlap that tricks even pros
What “fine-grain tannins” and “perfume” really mean in practice
Why some Gamay can present like high-level Pinot

Hosted by Angus O’Loughlin and Master Sommelier Carlos, Got Somme makes wine more fun, practical and less precious. New episodes weekly.

Recorded at SESSION in PROGRESS studios.

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