Are there wines that are inevitably polarizing?

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So then the flip side of the first question is: what wines have you
tasted that almost inevitably polarize the room, where some people love
them and some people can’t stand them?

Bruce

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scholium whites

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KB Pinots
Mollydooker
100% Malolactic Fermented Cali Chards

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Dooker & any brett-ridden rhone.

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Sierra Carche? [rofl.gif]

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Lopez de Heredia whites, Beaujolais, Rhone whites

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Only took four responses to get that one…nice.

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Pinotage.

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Had to walk the dog first thing this morning.

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Biggio Hamina XX Syrah, with 20% Viognier. I think even Todd Hamina referred to it here as a “love it or hate it” wine. We opened a bottle a few months ago and I thought it was lovely. Steve thought it smelled like a funeral home and was thoroughly creeped out by it. I can’t imagine anyone being on the fence.

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Perhaps the whole crop of these “orange” wines.

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Bretty wines is a good one, whoever said that.

MD 20/20 is an easy lob.

Sierra Carche…the only ones that like that one is Parker’s wife and Jay Miller…

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Like I mentioned on the other board…

Quilceda Creek
Scholium Project
Ch. Pavie

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In a very general nutshell…Jerez (Sherry).

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Thanks for the translation, George. neener [tease.gif]

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Anything from California can be depending on the crowd. And as a corollary though not limited to Cali is big fruited wines.

Brett is very polarizing especially when in limited amounts.

Pinot Noir in general from both sides of the Atlantic for different reasons.

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I have had nothing but bad luck with the Internacionalismo wines from Spain.

I suppose there might be nice examples of the style [and its importers in the USA], but, if they exist, then I have yet to cross paths with them.

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German Riesling … increasing level of petrol = increasing polarization

I 3rd/4th the brett comment

Tobin James’ wines … I still have yet to hear anyone fall anywhere in the middle of the love/hate spectrum with his bottlings

there’s some others that come to mind, but I don’t think they’re quite as polarizing as the above 3.

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Rhone whites - see I don't like white Rhones. - WINE TALK - WineBerserkers
Loire reds seem to creep a lotta folks out
Pink wines in general - gaining in favor, but still shunned (thank goodness) by much of the wine-buying public

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Langhe Nebbiolo, from Barolo and Barbaresco on down the spectrum. I love them, but completely accept without argument that some believe wine shouldn’t smell and taste like an ashtray.