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I use this wine key: Laguiole en Aubrac Wine Key Ebony
I have used this glass in this Video: RIEDEL Performance Riesling
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
2019 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rhône, France – 108 US $
2019 Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT, Italy – 174 US $
2019 Chateau Talbot Saint-Julien, France – 105 US $
2019 HDV Hyde de Villaine Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros, USA – 93 US &
2018 Schrader Cellars Double Diamond Napa Valley, USA – 97 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.
The Wine Spectator is a widely distributed wine magazine and they have put together a Top 100 list each year since 1988
Their editors select the most exciting wines from the wines they reviewed during the year. They are not necessarily picking the most highly rated wines but also look at the price and availability,
I rarely read the Wine Spectator as I think that it is more of a lifestyle magazine and I don’t like the fact that they allow advertisements of producers that they are also supposed to review independently.
This is a problem in wine writing in general. Magazines are today relying heavily on money from wine producers and how are you supposed to objectively review a wine from a winery that pays the bills?
On a lighter note: I just had a look at the first Wine Spectator Top 100 from 1988 and it is quite funny: First of all, there is a lot of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Barbaresco among the best wines, and only two wines from the US in the Top 20
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg is listed at 210 US$, Petrus at 160 US$, and Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Cuvée at 12 US$, double the price of Antinori’s Santa Cristina … How times have changed!
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What an insightful little review. I did notice the wine you sample in this video is, however, rather cheap! 💯
It hurts to see such great wines being opened so young. Challenge: buy those same wines again, put them in your cellar, and make the same video in 2029? Please? I'll be watching 🙂 Thanks for the reviews and great videos !
Very interesting video Konstantin! Are there other wine magazines or even blogs that you can recommend more?
Just sold some bottles of Tignanello from my private cellar, since I just believe it is absolutely overrated and hyped for what it delivers. When it was in the 50-60€ range it was ok, but at the current price levels there are in my opinion way better options.
Hey Constantine. Would love to see you rate wine publications. WS vs. WE vs. Decanter, etc. Thanks for all the videos
DRC Richebourg, price: $210😂
love your videos
There is a reason why Tignanello is the standard red wine on board of Vistajet transporting the rich and picky folks.😅
Hi! Ich habe deinen Kanal erst heute entdeckt. Ich bin in einer Weinregion aufgewachsen (Baden-Württemberg). Jedes Jahr gibt es in meinem Dorf ein Kelterfest. Ich liebe Wein sehr, vor allem Rioja. Mit einem guten Serranoschinken ist das für mich ein Hochgenuss. Ich hoffe, noch mehr interessante Videos von dir zu sehen. Ich würde gerne wissen, was du vom Rioja hältst. Ich habe ihn vor zehn Jahren immer für vier Euro gekauft. Das ist nicht pricy, aber der Geschmack ist herrlich. Liebe Grüße aus den Philippinen
Double Diamond was first because it’s a cab and in the US cabs sell.
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Why not use Coravin?
Konstantin, Greetings. I really love your channel, I am learning a great deal, so thank you. I have one suggestion.
When you are rating or discussing a wine, would you please show it printed on the screen for a while, with all of the info, name, vineyard, rating and cost. It is very hard to see the labels when you hold them up to the screen. I have to keep pausing and rewinding to try to get the info. Sometimes you also forget to give the pricing, or exactly the same info as you have given on the other wines. A very friendly suggestion!!!
Tomorrow I am going to a wine tasting of the 2020 Bordeaux releases, I’m very excited. Wish you were here in Chicago!!! All the best, I’m so happy that I found your channel on YOUTUBE!!! Please “STAY THIRSTY”, LOL!!!
Rich
This is amazing! Thanks for your content
On the top 10 wines of 2014, there were 3 Portuguese wines there. Since there isn't a lot of content out there on premium Portuguese wine, if you get the chance to review one those, that would be amazing. (Quinta do Vale Meao for example)
Great content as always, thanks!
Konstantin, my wife and I enjoy your channel and your sense of humor. I see that you taste wines from all over the world, however, I've not seen you speak to Canadian wines…yes even in Canada! I'm sure that you are aware of two notable wine regions being Kelowna BC and Niagara, ON, (I'm in Niagara)….would you consider doing a piece on these regions…Kelowna, is not too far from Washington State which you have done. Thanks,
As always, a great video and commentary. If you haven't done so already, it would be great to compare and contrast against it's Tuscan peers from a common vintage.
Yummy wine 🍷
Might just be me. I wonder why when giving your opinion of a particular wine you give a comment on taste before
you actually are shown sampling. Just saying. same as appearance and aroma. Not whinging just an idea.
BTW love all your videos.
My experience with Ch. Beaucastel is that it tastes very different young than it does with 10-15 years of bottle age. Very few wines go through such an extreme transformation, IMO. I actually don’t care for it much when it is young—often too much prune and raisin in the fruit. But well-aged Beaucastel is always beautiful! I just tried the 2019 Tignanello, and it was wonderful IMO, significantly better than the 2004 vintage I had many years ago.
I'd be interested to see the top rated 5 wines in their list that are sub $50/€50. I really enjoy your reviews but I'd like to see more wines that I can bring myself to drink with less than 10 years of cellaring.
I just tried the doble diamond 2019 in Switzerland last week. It was honestly disgusting, not just for me but for many people, and not just ok, but it was like drinking sugar and toasted wood. Don't buy that!
Petit Verdot is there for acid. Cabernet is one of the least acidic vinifera. Carneros straddles Napa and Sonoma counties. Better Burgundy grapes from Russian River and Santa Cruz Mountains.
Just a week a ago drink 2019, it make you feel that still young need to wait less 2 year to realize the expactation.
Very Nice
The weird thing is I haven't had a drink of alcohol since 2007. Even when I did drink it wasn't wine. I was more of a firewater and hard cider type of person. But yet I have sat here and watched several of your videos. You are a very interesting and likeable person. I'll watch and enjoy my redbull while you have your wine
Bulgarian wines are the best. Trackians are the moguls. You have to try them simply.
What categories do you use when scoring the wine? How do you get to 95 or 94 do you have objective measures or is it all about feel?
Actually best wine of the Earth comes from La Pampa, Argentina. The grapes there have unique conditions in the globe.
I think Chianti is one of the best places now to find under the radar great wines despite its fame as a region, also , Pinot noir from Kaiserstuhl in Germany for some proper under the radar quality.
Love Tignanello…the prices in Tuscany is really good value.. the steakhouse waitress was kinda shocked when i requested the bottle to be slightly chilled lol
Some good points and excellent background info, but you slip a lot especially with facts. Also, you seem to be lacking extensive skills in assessing wines for quality – you appear to be more a wine lover and not a professional taster.
Jolie sold her share of the winery to a Russian billionaire, so she is no longer involved as far as I know. The whole sale sounded like a divorce screw you moment, as supposedly Pitt had right to buy her out before she sold it, but she sold it anyhow, and it was the month before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Nice to see your alignment with WS’s top selections for the year, since I like you both. I wish you had tasted the winning wine’s proper vintage, as even here in California there are variances from year to year. Thanks for your varied presentations and keep up the good work.
Just for the record about the Double Diamond CabSav:
The Double Diamond CabSav 2018 was actually really rated 91 by Wine Spectator and did not make it into the Top 100 chart.
So you were kind of spot on.
You need to try the 2019 I guess to see that it might will really be 94 and more interesting and exciting than the 2018.
Excellent review Konstantin and you raise the obvious caveats. A magazine reviewing wine from sellers that advertise on it and ton of US wine. US and French wine – oh dear. Is this where we are in 2022/23? How on earth do we even select 'The Best'? It's an obsolete concept. Ridiculously expensive wine too without any concession to value as well. Very fair point scoring from you and appreciate your input about the Spectator choices but the 'Top' concept is so out of touch today.
100% marketing list
"i dont have the correct vintage"
"I dont see why they gave this first place"
You have so much knowledge. You have to know thats not an accurate criticism