In this video, which is part of the wine collecting 101 series, John Jackson, DipWSET aka Attorney Somm, identifies 9 of his favorite wines that cost around $60. These wines are ideal wine cellar defenders but are also collectible and age-worthy wines. These wines all offer excellent quality for the price and are wines that are consistent year in and year out.
These wines are from a variety of different countries and regions and should appeal to a variety of wine tastes and preferences.
The wines discussed in this video are:
Château Branaire-Ducru
Massolino Barolo
Le Vieux Donjon
Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto
Rafael Palacios As Sortes Godello
Rudi Pichler Ried Kirchweg Smaragd Riesling
Clos du Marquis
Domaine Huet Le Mont Moelleux
Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay
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Thanks for your time and effort 🎉
@4:39 fascinating recommendation
How would you say Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia 2021 compares to Guidalberto? They are around the same price IM My market (Finland)
Attorney Somm, one of my biggest ever AHA moments in wine was when I tried my first high extract, expensive Gruner from Wachau. I had almost written GruVe off because almost all of the sub $20 bottlings are so similar/slightly boring and ultra thin. A bit character-less. The higher end GruVe's can be mindbowing, however. Have you experience this progression with Gruner from Austria or seen others experience it?
I love that you add history of the vineyards. Along with your wine reviews🍷
Awesome recommendations. I’ve that Huet (plus several others) in my cellar, a 2010. It’s drinking beautiful now but has lots more life in it. Thank you again!
Would you say there’s something that defines a 60$ wine? How would you know something tastes like 60$ versus 40$ or 20$?
Spain is well known and respected for amazing reds but, honestly, those, salty, oceany, acidic whites is where its at for me. interesting recommendations!
Great video. Chateau Branaire-Ducru is one of our favorites. From our experiences it’s consistently been a very elegant, earthy Bordeaux, not at all austere. We are currently cellaring many bottles of the 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Recently we opened a 2017 as it’s supposedly the weakest vintage of the bunch and it was excellent! Exactly how I described above. I’m thinking another 3-5 years it will even be more complex. Yes, highly agree, it’s definitely a bargain.
Another enjoyable and useful video, John.
I still have three bottles of Branaire-Ducru, 2005 in my Climadiff. Hope it's not over the hill.
Love Massolino. Its 2011 Barolo was my joint wine of 2023 (along with a 2015 Val di Suga Brunello di Montalcino).
I have some 2022 Kumeu River, made under the Wine Society Exhibition label. I am trying to keep my hands off them for a year or two but I might succumb and open one this year.
I drank one of my last 2012 Gevrey-Chambertins from Boillot (Nicolas Potel) last night – I think I have one left in the cellar – excellent. Tonight, a £10 2020 claret from the Wine Society – I don't usually drink claret that cheap but Tim Sykes, the buyer, persuaded me to give it a try. I bought three bottles and this is the first.
Thanks, again.
Lmaooo. The location change really threw me off 😂.nonetheless, amazing video.
Always enjoy your videos. Very informative and helpful for those who are shopping for wines that over deliver on the quality to price ratio! You need to explore hybrid wines of the Midwest. I am aware of many throughout the Midwestern states that make very enjoyable wines for BBC early consumption that won’t break the bank. In Indiana especially, whites and roses are very popular……..be daring……and try them out if you’re in the area!
Nice video! Guidalberto is my go-to since all the Bolgheri top wines have sky rocketed in price 👍🏻
There are endless amounts of amazing wine that go for $60… I don't need to watch the video. I could also give you bottles not even named that are better. (Also that most have never heard of bc they sell locally not globally). With all do respect, lawyers are not sommeliers, they are able to buy wines, it is not their life. I will gladly argue my point. Youtube needs to ends this nonsense! James Suckling, Robert Parker… how about the people in the industry that have actually dedicated their lives to wine?!!!!!
Another very useful video! Thanks for sharing.
Another excellent video, keep them coming. Cheers 🍷
Amazing video John thank you. Great selection of wines.
I really love your wine collecting 101 series, John. It is so helpful! And in this new video, you have presented a formidable selection of great cellar defenders that can be cellared for years as well. They do cost a lot more in my country — that is, if they are available at all — but I paid a fair price for a Massolino Barolo in a restaurant in Barolo. Château Branaire-Ducru would be around US$100 where I live but I can probably buy one in France, should I get a chance to return again. I appreciate the variety of wine regions represented in this selection as well as your insights on each of the wines. Definitely, it would be amazing to find most of them especially Le Vieux Donjon and
Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto. Oh, I do have a wine from Clos du Marquis but I can’t remember what it is at the moment. Purchased it in France in 2019 so I think I should be drinking it sometime soon? Thanks again for putting together this well-researched list. Excellent presentation, as always. Cheers, John!
GrantAHall, why don’t you get your own channel and talk about the wines you like and leave John and his channel alone. I learned a great deal from the information and knowledge he provides.
Off topic, apologies. Today I finally goggled 'the school of Hard Knocks' you always mention. I finally get it! Here you go, you educated me on something else, besides wine 😁
Had the 2003 Branaire, in november. must say is a damn good vine.
prob 20 years since i had it last…