Raiding my Wine Cellar – Piedmont, Bordeaux, Burgundy

Exploring Hidden Treasures from My Wine Cellar on Wine, Money, and Song

In this episode of Wine, Money, and Song, join me as I delve into my wine cellar to revisit six intriguing wines I’ve recently enjoyed. From Italian classics like Barbaresco, Barolo, and Barbera d’Alba to a Burgundy from Nuits-Saint-Georges and a refined Pommerol, I share my insights and surprises encountered with these bottles.

Highlights:

Understanding Italian Reds: Dive into the nuances between Barbaresco and Barolo and discover why these wines are often considered the sophisticated siblings of the Italian wine world.
Wine Value Appreciation: Learn how the aging process enhances the complexity and value of wines, with examples from notable vintages and how cellar aging impacts their market value.
Global Wine Tour: Transition from Italy to France, exploring a Nuits-Saint-Georges Burgundy and exquisite Bordeaux from Pommerol and Le Bahans Haut-Brion.
Insider Tips: Gain insights into selecting wines for aging and the best times to purchase for optimal value appreciation.

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In today’s episode, I also reflect on the importance of understanding vintage specifics and selecting the right regions and producers when adding to your collection. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or a novice eager to learn more about the subtleties of wine tasting and collecting, this episode is packed with valuable information.

blasting billowing bursting forth with the power of 10 billion butterfly sneezes this is wine money and song and if you want an Insider’s view of the wine industry and if you’re interested in learning about wines and different wine areas please subscribe so I’ve been raing my Cella lately uh and I’ve come out with six wines uh that I’ve uh recently consumed um and and and really interesting some of the wines and some of them were surprising uh but I have three Italian wines I have a I have a barbaresco I have a Baro and I have a Barbara de Alba um and before I go into uh the barbaresco and the barolo people ask me all the time what’s the difference between barbaresco and Barbara uh they looked at is a brother and sister type of wines because they’re both made from Neola they’re both from pante and they both age very well uh the distinguishing description of barbaresco to me is is barbaresco is very very sophisticated uh it’s it’s it’s not as dense uh as as bolo is bolo is more uh Regal and Majestic uh and uh tends to be bolder than barbaresco tends to be a little more elegant but that’s a generalization so that’s my uh skinny on the difference between barbaresco and Baro uh the first one is uh the Cantina delpino barbaresco Al basani which is a crew 2010 2010 is a great vintage in Pimon uh and cantina delpino uh is an is an excellent estate that somehow goes under the radar with most people um and uh the alasani vineyard is uh on the hill of Santa Stefano and uh it’s a richer soil um a and produces wines of more flavor and this wine is has has like great elegance and uh really a little balsamic and and Cherry and floral notes and and the wine is uh almost 14 years old but these wines age very well and as they age they add more complexity they get more spiciness to it and get more balsamic as they as they like get older but uh I only paid like $50 for this uh and and I’m going back to the seller to show you how these appreciated if you buy the recent vintages they’re like $100 so that’s why you have a seller originally was to make out buy a cheap and it like go up in value and you enjoy a great bottle at a great price the second one is the marcarini Lera Baro 2016 and 2016 again is another outstanding vintage uh in Pimon um this wine it’s a 2016 vintage the wine the color of the wine there’s a little orange tinge to it already and this is not going to be a wine for the Long Haul and I don’t think it’s overly complex like Baro can be full of a lot of flavors this is a it’s on the Lighter Side very elegant uh some cherry fruit to it uh and uh red fruits to it and it’s very very elegant and it’s a great introduction to uh to uh bolo and and here again I I bought this wine at auction for $50 and and and that’s the wine is probably 70 bucks 80 bucks in you know reality but I bought it in auction at a good price so the third wine is uh a Barbara de Alba from jakamo canno uh from The frankia Vineyard uh and and this wine is more expensive uh than the barbaresco and the Baro and there’s reasons for that uh and this is the 2019 vintage I don’t know if I mentioned that uh jao canno was one of the most traditional producers of barolo generally or or even in the world and he’s considered one of the great wine makers his BOS are are are phenomenal traditionally made wines now most barbaras whether it’s the ATI or the Ala are very high in an acidity very bracing wines and great with pasta tomato sauce but most of them lack complexity this wine the density in your mouth is incredible and this has to do with uh with jockamo canero the way he makes the wine and the way he tends his Vineyards uh the frankia vineyard The Grapes come from the top and the bottom the periphery of of the frankia vineyard and this wine is dense Rich complex uh has great length uh has has some Anis in it uh and and and the richness the me of it and the complexity this one is very dense and and very rich and as I said it’s it’s like $75 80 for Barbara but at this price this is a this on its own uh wine value it’s it’s incredibly complex and and and it’s a great wine at its own even though it’s just a Barbara a lowly Barbara okay the next wine we’re going to do up my Fran ofile uh slant the first one is a burgundy and it’s a new s George from Andre G le le prier uh and it’s it’s a 2010 vintage first of all Andre G is is uh one of the kings of uh NIS and George now this is more the entry level of uh NIS St George but uh the 2010 vintage is a classic vintage uh when everyone talks about 2009 and 2010 out 2009 are all fruit and jammie and and and then the 2010s are more classical they say that on Bordeaux too but with burgundy it’s true 2010s are much more classical and and this wine H is very complex and has like a sour cherry note and some flowers to it and there’s a richness to it now it’s 14 years old and this wine I remember I bought a case of it and it was $50 a bottle you buy the curent vintages it’s $125 now for this wine and and that’s why when you buy wines when you sell a wines if you’re smart you buy these wines that you think are underpriced at the time and and that’s what I did and I bought a lot of 09’s and 10 and 05s and I made out well burgundies now the prices are insane and this wine at $125 I’d scratch my head but that’s what burgundies are going for but uh this this Louis St George omr G does not miss a step outstanding Louis St George now we’re going to go into some Bordeaux uh I’m going to go into a pomarol chatau Osan uh 2001 vintage and 2001 vintage not the greatest vintage but there’s some good wies on the uh right Bank uh this one is very elegant and the the muex family really shoots at a very elegant Style with this wine uh they do also with with laflor petruse also is very very elegant and and and some of the vintages I’ve had this wine have been so elegant uh almost featherlike uh never heavy and never overly tanic uh and and uh there’s very very good Nuance I think this Wine’s ready to drink now uh but the Elegance of it and and and the red fruits are uh delicious and very balanced but uh I would say it’s time to start drinking this now and it’s around1 $125 and the last wine is leahan orrion which at the time was the second wine of obrion and since 2007 the second wine is now called L Clarance de obrion so understand that up until 2007 it was Bahan obrion now anything past that is L Clarence obrion and it’s called L Clarence obrion because the owner of orrion is uh uh C Douglas Dyan the C us for Clarence and he was ambassador to France back in the 60s and he was Secretary of Treasury he used to sign the money all the time I used to see his name but as I said he was ambassador to France he was a Fran ofil love wine and supposedly obrion was his favorite wine so he bought it you know it’s nice to have the Bucks uh and he’s done a great job with obrion under his family’s ownership uh he passed away I’m trying to think I think was 97 I’m not sure if that’s right but uh but he really cuddled obrion and loved o’brion uh so being the second wine this is the 1995 of this wine and most of the 95s are understated very balanced uh this wine is really rich and uh the 95 obrion is very good also so not surprised that the second one is like this and and and it is like a baby sister of the obrion a lot of the second ones are not but this wine is and and this wine it’s a 95 vintage it’s 30 years old almost and and and it’s still can age it’s Rich it’s it’s you know you have that graly uh you have tobacco a little leather in the one uh and and Scorch bricks and it’s it’s it’s a very elegant wine very grav like and and at I think I bought it for $30 a bottle back uh ’98 whatever it was uh but uh nowadays that you know I don’t want ban Pro uh the Clarance goes for 150 or something like that so again buying wines when you know they’re good value they appreciate and you have a great bottle of wine at a great price so that was my cellerate and uh I’ll do that every so often and I will will report back to you about the results thanks