6 UNDERRATED Wines I'm Buying NOW (Wine Collecting)

[@AttorneySomm]

For more underrated wines, please check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnbOg5JolJ53faM

[@fvrs3411]

Huet is exceptional, made me fall in love with chenin. So much wine there at that price.

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you! Agreed.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Good list, I’m a huge fan of Raul Perez. Ironically, two weeks ago I was in Vouvray with the onwer of Huet and they were nice enough to open a 03’ Clos du Bourg and a 93’ Le Haut-Lieu both sweet Moelleux styles. Stunning stuff…

[@AttorneySomm]

Very nice! Sounds like a terrific visit! Thanks for weighing in!

[@definingwine]

Great job explaining why these wines are underrated and why they could be a good investment. I appreciate that you mentioned some are made from grape varieties that are not as popular as some of the more well-known varieties, making them less expensive than some of the more popular wines, but also meaning they have the potential to appreciate in value as more people become interested in them. Thanks for sharing!

[@AttorneySomm]

My pleasure! Very glad you enjoyed it! Thanks very much! Appreciate the kind feedback!

[@margauxml]

This is such a great video! Once again, you did the research for us. Your extent of expertise and depth of experience both shine through in this video, once more. I love buying underrated wines, and I’ve discovered quite a lot during my travels. Thank you for these excellent additions to my shopping list, John. You’re the best! Santé!

[@AttorneySomm]

Merci beaucoup Margaux! Everyone seems to enjoy these underrated videos. Some very impressive wines here! Hope you can try some! Santé!

[@joe-zp7ge]

drinking the mencia wine you recommended right now in real time! i think of sour cherry ,crushed gravel and strawberry. the wine mimics the pinot without the floral tones and doesnt have a long finish but its very different than anything ive tried. excellent value as you say....all your recommendations have been spot on ! (dont like wasting an evening with mediocrity)

[@AttorneySomm]

Thanks very much for letting me know! Very glad you are enjoying this wine and other selections! I'm not a fan of mediocrity either. 😃

[@lucaferraro100]

I never tasted wines from Bierzo before. Just bought a case of la Vitoriana. Great price too here in Switzerland. Thanx for the video, always good stuff 🙏

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you! Very glad to hear it! Hope you enjoy it! 👍🍷

[@carlcadregari7768]

Love Huet. Have multiple wines including sparkling petillant brut. Found them about a year ago. Great video

[@AttorneySomm]

Thanks very much! Such an excellent producer! I’m a huge fan too. 👍🍷

[@acidDrop2000]

great video as always. Just enjoyed one of your other recommended wines last night, the 2015 San Giorgio Ugolforte Brunello. lovely. happy to have 2 more bottles to enjoy down the line

[@AttorneySomm]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the video and the Brunello! That’s an excellent choice! 👍🍷

[@Smiding]

Thank you very much for the video! I always take note of your recommendations and see if I can find it here in Stockholm! I bought some Raul perez mencia not too long ago. Recently we opened a "Ultreia" bottle and I have to say I didn't like it very much. It was my first time experienceing mencia so maybe my expectations was another. The mencia grape is very different though and I can see why some people like it a lot. I'm going to give it another chance in the future when the rest of the bottles have some age.

[@AttorneySomm]

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoy the selections. Yes it an excellent example of mencia, but it is possible that is not your thing (at least when young). Always good to try though. You never know! Cheers!

[@dennisrosa1551]

Nice selections, will try to find a few of these, happy travels and tasting!

[@AttorneySomm]

Thanks very much! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

[@baileyklink1416]

You’re the goat. Please do a video telling us more about yourself and ur journey with wine / life !!

[@AttorneySomm]

Thanks very much for the kind words and support! I was a guest on JCB live a couple years ago. This is a little dated, but does have much of what you are looking for! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJald4OPh8areqc

[@numanuma20]

I got the Domaine Huet 'Le Mont' Moelleux Vouvray 2020 for $19.97 at a local wine shop.

[@AttorneySomm]

Phenomenal buy! Well done!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Dammmnnnnnn

[@numanuma20]

@@drmatthewhorkey I was shocked when I saw it on the website and at the price.

[@numanuma20]

@@AttorneySomm Thank you. I bought it for our family’s feast of seven fishes. It worked well with a spicy seafood dish we made.

[@gogreenmsu03]

Wow, where was that?

[@50somethinglawyer]

Yes, I've recently been buying Grattamacco (and Le Pupille's Saffredi) as the prices of the likes of Sassicaia, Ornellaia and, for that matter, Flaccianello have gone statospheric. On another topic, with Bordeaux en primeur 2022 upon us, have you come across Ch. De Fieuzal? It was an unknown to me prior to this vintage but seems highly rated this time.

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy it too. Haven’t tried De Fierzal yet. I’ll have to change that!

[@whitelightning2291]

Just had the 2020 Huet Le Mont and was stunning, $45 is a steal. Love Bierzo as well. Really curious about the Leighton Gratitude, will check it out

[@AttorneySomm]

Thanks very much for weighing in! Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

[@SergeBeaudry-ls3xr]

Haut-Lieu Vouvray is one of the best whites I have drunk. Soooo good.

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you! Very glad you enjoy it too! Cheers!

[@stevenholt4936]

Thanks, John. Auxey-Duresses and St Aubin are two white Burgundy appellations I drink a lot: currently drinking '13, '14 and '15 vintages. How about Coteaux de Layon for great value Loire stickies? Much better buy than Huet, imho.

[@AttorneySomm]

Thanks very much! Glad to hear it Re Burgundy. This Huet is dry. Agree that Coteaux de Layon offers good value for a sweet wine.

[@stevenholt4936]

@@AttorneySomm Yes, indeed. I always found the sec slightly off-dry and curiously unsatisfying. Many years ago I ran a tasting, supposedly with Huet Moelleux as the star. The tasting was blind in pairs. The theme was Loire valley; so we had Pouilly Fume v Sancerre etc. Anyway the last pairing was a Huet Moelleux v Coteaux de Layon. The first was £42 and the second £6.50 (this was nearly 40 years ago). We weren't told the wines or prices and everyone (including me) went for the Layon. Between us we bought the merchant's entire stock. Nobody bought a single bottle of the Huet. A lesson for me: judge the wine not the label.

[@AttorneySomm]

@@stevenholt4936 A very interesting tasting indeed! Thanks for sharing the results.

[@rmelgar9]

Grattamaco is superb !

[@AttorneySomm]

@@rmelgar9 Thank you! Glad you agree! 👍🍷

[@gogreenmsu03]

Some surprises on your list, for sure. Never tasted a wine from the Amalfi Coast or given them any thought. I’ll have to change that. Big fan of Huet. I am holding several bottles. Curious if you have a favorite age range for them.

[@AttorneySomm]

Thank you! Always trying to discover new gems! Huet is one like Bandol for me. I enjoy it but it’s hard to have the patience to drink it at its peak. But given the price, I don’t mind digging in early for some of them. It will age effortlessly for 15-20 years or more and longer for some with RS.

[@gogreenmsu03]

I’m going to keep buying a few each year, and eventually one or two might get to be that age if I’m lucky!

[@AttorneySomm]

@@gogreenmsu03 A good approach!

[@jimgray59]

Hi John, i watch your videos on youtube on a regular basis. I purchase the wines you feature and enjoy your recs. I know it's a whisper to an outside chance but is your father named Scott?

[@AttorneySomm]

Hi Jim: Thanks for the note. No, my dad’s name is John as well. Cheers!

[@joe-zp7ge]

This mencia is not a grape im familiar with and theirs not much info in hugh johnsons wine book. what would be the closest grape in taste from california or italy?

[@AttorneySomm]

It has red cherry aromas with medium plus acidity, so perhaps a Pinot Noir or light merlot but with more structure and tannins.

[@SomebodysVincent]

Honestly, I'm glad Chenin Blanc gets a spotlight now.

[@AttorneySomm]

It is capable of making such outstanding wines!

[@SomebodysVincent]

@@AttorneySomm It really is.

[@marcchasanoff5787]

Don't forget Alsace

[@AttorneySomm]

Thanks! I don’t! It gets attention here. I included it in my 8 Key Wine Categories video, for example. Cheers!

[@Verdadverdadera737]

grattamacco is better than sassicaia

[@AttorneySomm]

They do a terrific job. Cheers!

[@Verdadverdadera737]

@@AttorneySomm i just bought 2 bottles . .62 dll each .. its in special for the 4th july :) ... i live in baja where the guadalupe valle is.. mexico is still very young in wines. But here we have 3 winerys with very good quality

[@AttorneySomm]

@@Verdadverdadera737 Certainly very good pricing for the top wine! Very well done!

[@Verdadverdadera737]

what is top 3 for less than 30 dll ... have you try the Seggio al tesoro 2018 .. its a tremendus one

[@AttorneySomm]

@@Verdadverdadera737 Yes I enjoy that one as well. Tried it at the Suckling tasting a couple weeks ago.