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I use this wine key: Laguiole en Aubrac Wine Key Ebony
I have used this glass in this Video: Gabriel Glas StandArt
I have used this decanter in this Video: cheap Erlenmeyer flask
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
2018 Luce Lucente Frescobaldi Toscana Italy – 40 US $
2001 Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT Tuscany, Italy – 290 US $
2004 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy – 480 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.
In 1978, Decanter Magazine held a Cabernet tasting of 34 Bordeaux blends from around the world and the winner was a pretty unknown wine called Sassicaia that was released for the first time only a few years earlier.
This was the start of the Supertuscan movement that developed because a small group of winemakers was fed up with the restrictive DOC regulations in Tuscany. The old-world wine laws are great when it comes to protecting winemaking traditions but they can stifle innovation and some winemakers decided that they didn’t care for the DOC label and made wine outside of the system.
Some thought they could improve the quality of Chianti by leaving out the previously obligatory white grapes from the blend and making pure Sangiovese. Others used international grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot to either complement their autochthonous grape varieties or to make Bordeaux blends in Tuscany.
It is a bit unclear who coined the term Supertuscan. Some say it was the wine writer Burt Anderson and some believe it was Master of Wine« Nicolas Belfrage what is clear though is that it stuck and that these wines helped to improve the quality and perception of Italian wine overall. Today DOCs have been created and wine laws have been changed to include these Supertuscans in the official classification as some of them are amongst the best and most expensive wines from Italy.
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I have to say I’m more of a Barolo / Barbersco type but my favorite super tuscan is Solaia for sure.
Nothing wrong with super Toscan, but personally if I want a Tuscan wine, I want sangiovese. If I want a Bordeaux blend, I would get a Bordeaux (or a NY wine from Long Island). Not disrespect for the producers there, but I think they'd better grow sangiovese than merlot or cabernet sauvignon.
very nice, sir. I recently acquired a bottle of tignanello. It has yet to arrive ^_^ so I am excited ….to put it in my winecooler for a couple of years haha
Congratulations for your explanation, I advise you as a winemaker and as a Tuscan to try some wines from the Maremma area (Grosseto) "Montecucco sangiovese Assolati" (2015)
and Chianti Riserva "Villa Paternino" (2016) Pistoia (upper Tuscany)
$ talks.
S and M wine!
As much as I like your videos, that single black eyed peas joke was enough to earn your first dislike. Please do not repeat this.
Unfair to compare such different blends? Might as well compare a California cab to a Bordeaux.
Interesting decanter. Details?
Loved the super Tuscan tasting.. Had the Tignallo 2018 recently and could not believe how well it was drinking… Brilliant stuff 👌🍷
need a few of these…
Super Tuscans are great, it just seems that there's only two categories. The iconic OG ones that cost a lot and on the other hand mass produces plonk with high stores from Luca Moroni.
This has been my experience here in Taiwan/Asia. I am guessing that in Europe and other places there's more diversity.
Great video, let's see it I can get lucky and getting myself hands on some mid-range Super Tuscan style Bolgheri reds.
It’s perfect, but the price ….
Three wines differ from each other by price: $20 vs ~ $200 vs $400.
Can we really compare them?
Hej Constantion, is there a reason that you have changed glassware? Best regards keep it up
Have drunk 2 cases of the Lucente 2016! one of my go to Italian wines especially at the price.
Also tried the 2016 Tignanello in half bottle…sublime!
Over the last five years I've watched new releases of Sassicaia, Ornellaia and Flaccianello fly well over my budget. I suspect it won't be very long before Tignanello goes the same way. Oh well…
Constantine 😮…. Nooooo…. Focus on the small 'cool' dudes… F the corporate wine! I mean this isn't wine library tv circa 2009? WTF
I once tasted Sassicia vs Pontet Canet. In comparison, the Pontet Canet was really outperforming the Sassicia. So for me, I’d rather stick to Bordeaux and Pontet Canet if I want to drink a Bordeaux blend in that price range.
Did you make this video because I commented on your instagram about wanting to see a Super Tuscan tasting? 😂 or did you already plan it? Either way, fantastic video! Super Tuscans are among my favourites!
I saw a comment about the winery Poggio al Tesoro praising their wines and I have to say, my favourite Bolgheri wines for sure! The winery is right in the middle of the Tenuta san Guido, Ornellaia and Guado al Tasso triangle and they also have great heritage (Allegrini in Veneto). Have you tried them Konstantin?
I very much like Giodo Brunello, 2015 and 2016 stand out and are very high quality. Ever got the chance to taste Giodo Konstantin?
Hi I'm Konstantin Baum, Master of wine and today……why is it that that sentence soothes me so much
Hi Konstantin, love your videos and the opportunity to get a glimpse of how true professionals taste and experience wine. I was wondering what you do with all the opened bottles on this channels; do you share with others behind the camera, do you have a way of taking care of the wine so you can enjoy it later, or do you have to pour it out/drink it at once, like the rest of us? Keep the videos coming, cheers!
How long do you think it would be moderate for the decanting?
can u do a video on merlot plz?
please… come back Ridel veritas champagne glass😢😢
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So excited to see this video! I’ve been waiting for this one
Master, please do a video on Silex, loire Sancerre.
My preference is Brunello. However when it comes to Super-tuscans there is nothing like the Sassicaia.🍷
Question : as you don’t use corivin, what do you do after the production ? Call some friends to a dinner ? That should be lovely ! Cheers !
Lmao. Lucente. More like middling Tuscans