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I use this wine key: Laguiole en Aubrac Wine Key Ebony
I have used this glass in this Video: RIEDEL Veritas Champagne
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
Bouvet-Ladubay Cremant de Loire Excellence Brut France – 19 US $
2021 Weingut Wittmann Riesling Trocken – 23 US $
2021 Domaine de la Janasse Cotes du Rhone Blanc, Rhone, France – 22 US $
2020 Fratelli Revello Barbera d’Alba Piedmont, Italy – 21 US $
2021 Kaiken Estate Malbec Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina – 12 US $
The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 – 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 – 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 – 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 – 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 – 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.
It takes skill to find value wines, wines that are not expensive but deliver bulk loads of quality and I therefore want show you how to find great bottles that most of you will be able to buy without breaking the bank
All these value wines together cost less than 100 US$ and I am going to taste them in order to verify whether they over deliver in quality.
These wines were selected by Leon and while he normally has unlimited budget – within reason – for my videos I told him this time to spend less than 100$ on 5 bottles of wines. I realize that 100$ for 5 bottles is still a lot of money but these wines should offer great value for money.
Of course – value has to be looked at in relation to where the wine is from. A 10 Dollar bottle of Burgundy is rarely as good as a 10 Dollar bottle of Portuguese wine but in the context of its origin it might offer great value.
In most cases you find great values off the beaten tracks though. Wines from regions that are less well known, made by overlooked producers using hard to pronounce grape varieties are often much better value compared to the next Bordeaux Chateau.
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What about a 2nd FIVE wines 100 DOLLARS/EUR Spanish version:
Palacios Remondo La Montesa 2019 – 15EUR
Emilio Moro, El Zarzal Godello 2019 – 16EUR
Martí Fabra, Masia Carreras Negre 2019 – 22EUR
Cava Raventós i Blanc De La Finca 2018 – 22EUR
Delicado Cosecha Pedro Ximénez 2019 – 26EUR
My favourite value wines:
* Chateau Ste Michelle Dry Riesling (I see a fellow commenter has said that too!)
* Trade Joe's Blanc des Blancs (US only – extremely good for the 7 USD price tag)
* Most of the bottom tier of Louis Jadot wines. Louis J'Adore, I say 😀
Favourite good VALUE wine – Corte Alle Mura, Chianti Riserva 2019 – from Lidl in England at £5.99 a bottle. How can you beat that (approx $7.50)? I think Richard Bampfield gave it a score of 91 which obviously drew my attention. After drinking it in November/December 2022 I bought 4 or 5 cases at that price but had to look around for it as it sold like hotcakes.
And for me better than many/most cheap NV Champagnes is a New Zealand methode traditionelle wine: Cuvee Marlborough Nautilus NV Brut (from Campbell & Son, Leyburn, N Yorkshire) for about £20.
Nice review. I just think this Barbera isn't that good value (I drunk 2017). At simillar or lower price you can buy Ascheri Lange Nebiollo which is far better then this barbera.
You hit my jackpot with this video. I buy regularly entry Rieslings from good producers from the Pfalz, Rheinhessen and Nahe. They're offer a lot of pleasure for the money. So do the Rhône wines, however I'm not that much into the white Rhônes. For red it's a really a bargain treasury, like Domaine de Piaugier, Les Briquières, Sablet. You might also want to try the Pico Maccario Lavignone Barbera.That's a great daily drinker as well. I hope you will post more tastings in this price category.
Konstantin, in the US market, you might be able to spend less on these five bottles by throwing in another bottle around $6! (Buy any 6 wines and get 10% discount is a widely offered discount here, both by supermarkets like Safeway/Target/Whole Foods and even by many local wine shops!)
Wittmann (Kirchspiel 2012) is what got me into wine 5 years ago. I'm now moving onto WSET Dip and started a wine import business. So far, the best entry level Riesling I've found is Schaefer-Froehlich Nahe, an absolute banger, excellent value for money.
With age and experience you see wine different than it was earlier. I am happy with my results in this year. Because it is very drinkable wine with cherry soul. Yes it is looks more like cold wine than warm wine. But weather was cold and wine is also cold.
Halo Konstantin ! Wie gehts?
My favorite value wine is;
argentinan bonarda “Colonia las Liebres”
Could you try it ?
Cheers!
Hi Konstantin, I like your videos therefore I have a request: could you please stop throwing corks and various things at us? I know it is enjoyable, but from our perspective it is frankly less fun… 🙂 thanks!
great video we always enjoy watching what you come up with! My wife would like to suggest a pinot noir tasting video.
Here in Brazil you only get somewhat good value in Argentinian wine (if you dispense with importers and buy wine in Argentina, or from someone who went there, wich can't be 100% legal). Chile and Portugal come at fair value. After a lot of homework, I discovered ok values in Cotes du Rhone, Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Uruguay, Tuscany and lesser subregions of Bordeaux. We surely don't get good value from brazilian wine, wich is crazy.
Price/value Salcheto Nobile di Montepulciano 2017 – price about 14 euro and for me it is 91 pts, and not that far from Riserva.
Vamos Argentina!
Drink all the bottles and you'll start to think that nr4 is waaaaay better than nr1
This is a video i can really use. Im not yet on the €20+ drinking level. Now between 12 and 18 give or take, so im grateful!
The kaiken malbec have more sorts. The one with the black label with brass color lettering 2019 and 20 are my favs
Toni Jost’s Devon S bottling is a lovely, slatey Riesling at the same price as the Wittmann.
I presented to some of my friends in UK the Wittman's Riesling (As you can find it easily in FRA Airport) and they were quite happy with it, so, glad I made the right choice 🙂
If you pay more than £20 for a bottle of wine you have been robbed.
Decoy Cabernet – I find this a good wine fit the price
Try 'les pierres cassées' domaine de la Vallongue. Aop baux de provence. Beautiful syrah grenache cabernet sauvignon. To be opened 12h00 in advance to let it breathing and get all its beautiful complexity in return.
Watching you pull that little knife towards your thumb always puts me on edge.
?? Love your wine tastings, but would love them more if you went into the tannin description a little more. Are they green never to be good or age worthy which will improve over time?? Thanx🥂
Great price point for a video! I’ve been drinking more white wine lately and was actually reflecting on what I’ve been paying. I think there is always fun in finding a bargain, and they are out there, but seriously anything under $15 for a white is more often mediocre than not. I’ll be criticized for this, but $30 or more can really get you into a very nice well made red. I know it’s a lot of money, but a good winemaker that takes their job seriously is not going to give their wine away.
Muchachosssss!!🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Primitivo Orion Salento IGT – Li Veli offers great value for money! 🙂
Favorite value wine right now: easily Cascina Garitina’s “Garitta” (alternatively listed as “Bricco Garitta”) in the US it retails for $14-17/750mL and hits all the marks I want from a Barbera d’Asti. I always have a couple bottles of this stuff around. Runner up shout out to Saget La Perriere’s “La Petite Perriere” pinot noir coming in at $13/750mL.
Kaiken makes amazing wines in different price ranges.
But, you should give Patagonian wines a chance. Now they're producing interesting petit verdot and syrah
We had that Barbera at my wine bar! People loved it. I agree with the grippy-ness that you pointed out. I have developed a taste for European wines and love Italian red wines. However, in California, specifically here in Southern California, people love BIG, bold red wines with lots of tannin and bitterness. I think this is why they really enjoyed this particular Barbera.
My favorite value wine from California is "Dynamite Red Blend" $12.00 US
Is your audience mainly American? You seem to talk a lot prices in US dollars.
Carmenere is my new favorite grape! The reserva by the brand Carmen is delish and under $20. How about a video on the exploding wine region of Chile and all the delicious creations coming from that country?! Much love and all the best.
I’m a huge fan of the basic Wittmann Riesling and Spatburgunder. Good call on Barbera, I kick and scream how amazing the wines can be for the money.
Great episode! I appreciate the humor. Thanks for making me laugh.
Many thanks for another great video. Well done!! I would be interested to see a video about, and your opinion on the wines from the French Jura region, in particular the Vin Jaune!
For value, the word Jumilla on a Spanish wine has never yet left me feeling I paid too much.
For me those two reds, awesome value for the price, both for around 10-15 USD here in Poland. For me perfect every day wines to pair with dinner
M. Chapoutier Les Vignes de Bila-Haut Cotes du Roussillon Villages
Messer del Fauno Nero d'Avola
Another great video Konstantin! I visited Domaine de la Janasse in 1990 with my dad. We bought quite a few bottles there, it was all so casual and easy. Their best wines at the time were about 70-80 French francs, which is something like 15-20 EUR today. And these were amazing. I still remember the 1986 white, a true jewel. Like you, I like a fair amount of acidity in wine, but I understand you seem to find too much of it in the Janasse. As for the barbera, I also completely get your point about astringency. The key, in my humble opinion, for Piedmont reds, is rest. I open them hours before drinking them, and even so they are usually much better the next day. These wines are "aggressive" right after opening. But given time, they soften and become just wonderful, balanced, still a bit rough on the edges, but delightful. Aging and oxydation really helps them.
Konstantin, I would love you to do an episode on 90 point wines at different price points. If tasters are tasting blind is a $20 90 point wine suppose to be at the same quality level as a 90 point $100 wine? Or do wine-tasters, know the price point they are tasting? Thank you for the consideration.
I love NZ Sauvignon Blancs for the price!
Ich mag den chilenischen Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon sehr gerne, plus unser Großhandel hat den für 8-9 Euro zu haben! Ist nichts besonderes, aber für den Preis solide imo
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