13 Top WINE CELLAR DEFENDERS of 2024!

[@SuperBaz1985]

I have seeked out alot of these cellar defenders over the past year and I've never been disappointed. Perfect for my budget. Love the Volte and Cubillo but my fav was PSI. I had the 2021 last month and I honestly can't stop thinking bout it. Happy Christmas from Ireland!!

[@AttorneySomm]

@@SuperBaz1985 Thanks very much! Glad to hear it! Almost included Psi in this video! Happy holidays!

[@albertosparrows.6065]

Excellent recommendations as always! Great names there. Thanks again

[@AttorneySomm]

@@albertosparrows.6065 Thank you! Appreciate the kind feedback! Cheers!

[@kid_a6859]

Great variety of wines on this Cellar Defenders! Thank you for all you do for us wine lovers. Cheers to 2025!

[@AttorneySomm]

@@kid_a6859 Thank you! Appreciate the kind feedback! Cheers! Happy holidays!

[@rickwezenaar]

very nice lineup! happy holidays!

[@AttorneySomm]

@@rickwezenaar Thank you kindly! Cheers! Happy holidays!

[@wren460]

Hola John! hope you had a nice holiday. Great video as always. I'll be travelling to Houston next week and definitely will be going to Specs that is in Smith Street and see what bring back with me. Will be going to Vic and Anthonies steakhouse at downtown and enjoy their extraordinary steaks. Take care !

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you! Hope you enjoy Houston! Happy holidays and safe travels!

[@frankb7449]

Chateau Lilian Ladouys has been one of my favorite defenders that u recommended earlier this year. I stocked up on the 2020 and everybody I serve it to likes it.

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Definitely one of my favorites! I would have included it but I’m not as bullish on the 2021 and that one is out now.

[@frankb7449]

@@AttorneySomm agree - the 2020 has sold out by me... guess we'll have to wait for the 2022... cheers!

[@AttorneySomm]

@ Agreed! That one will be another excellent vintage!

[@kbirdx]

I bought a case of 2017 vintage but didn't find it very interesting compared to other Cru Bourgeois wines and decided not to cellar away the bottles but drink instead it down. Bad vintage perhaps....

[@AttorneySomm]

@ 17 is definitely not my favorite vintage. 19-20 are a level up for sure. I’m not recommending 21 either.

[@evashelton3162]

Valuable infirmation

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you kindly! Cheers!

[@eshahn4415]

Great video (as usual) but I have to say that Diatom was hard to drink. Not my preferred style of Chardonnay. It was too floral.

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you! Sorry to didn’t enjoy the Diatom. Compared to the other options in the airport lounge, it was like heaven when I tried it last. 😂. But I definitely enjoyed the 20 and 21 vintages more. They seemed to have more minerality. Perhaps they used a different commercial yeast in 22 that contributed more floral notes that vintage.

[@mickeylee2624]

What a terrific selection of your own selections!😁👏 With my increased interest in Thyme-scented reds with dark-ish fruit flavors, it looks like I'll have to allocate some space for the Coudoulet! Having enjoyed my first Diatom (2022), hearing its origin story was fascinating!👍👍 I definitely agree on Beringer KV as a terrific entry-level CS for the KV/Napa area.🍷 For me, Ardanza Reserva may be more of a "Gateway Wine" (I don't know if there is such a term😅😂) to Rioja as it will be my first quality Tempranillo experience. Pikes (2022) was pretty solid, but I personally preferred its Eden Valley counterpart in Pewsey Vale Dry Riesling (2022) because it felt more complex in terms of minerality and more subtlety while being ~20% less.😘🤌

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you for your thoughtful comment! Glad you enjoyed the wines. Appreciate your insights re the Pike Eden Valley. And gateway wines are very real! Hope you enjoy the Rioja!

[@mickeylee2624]

Happy to share,@@AttorneySomm! Always look forward to your listening to your insights!🙏👏

[@mcrayfourd]

Damn Merc guy figured you would be Redbull man :)

[@AttorneySomm]

Ha! 😂👍🍷

[@BowlinForWine]

A lot of the wines where I’m at cost on avg $10 more then what you had said. No problem with that I was just wondering if they’d still be worth the buy

[@AttorneySomm]

Hmm. Definitely shop around if you can. Have you tried a wine searcher search? B 21 has great prices so you might try them as well. Otherwise I’d say probably it’s ok for the $50 wines but not $25 as that’s a big difference at that price.

[@BowlinForWine]

@ i haven’t shopped online yet just at the local shop here. New area and I can’t find a good wine store like I had back in Denver

[@henriquelyramaia]

What is a cellar defender? A wine to age?

[@HumbleGnome]

A wine that costs less and is ready earlier. Those are wines that you can enjoy while waiting for the pricier and more age-worthy wines to mature in your cellar.

[@AttorneySomm]

Well said! Thank you!

[@AttorneySomm]

HumbleGnome beat me too it!

[@edebube]

Nice video but the sound is in the cellar. You should get a better microphone.

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you for the feedback.