Bordeaux Wine Basics - St. Emilion Wine Region

[@jeffsternstein4834]

This is the most straight-forward explanation I'ver heard about St Emillion classification.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

jeff: thank you! Please like, subscribe and keep watching. Cheers!

[@Pseudopimelodidae]

Like some other commenters, I have had bad experiences with St. Emilion Grand Cru's and now thanks to your video, I know that the plain Grand Cru label on a St. Emilion bottle doesn't mean much.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

Henri: at least this helps me justify why some St. Emilion wines taste so bland. Cheers!

[@thewinearchive]

Totally correct! Same view here.

[@doublewides]

Trophy, thanks to your channel I had bought several bottles of the Double Diamond. Now that it’s WS Wine of the Year it will probably become hard to find. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@TrophyWineHunter]

doublewides: did you get 2019? If you did, great but I would really like to know how it is compared to 2018, which I already thought was stunning. Cheers!

[@doublewides]

@@TrophyWineHunter well…. now that I look a little closer I have the 2018. Nevertheless, a fantastic wine and I can’t wait to try the 19 and do a comparison.

[@axelsaul4207]

What do you think of Chateau Mangot? It’s a Saint Emilion Grand Cru I got as a gift. I didn’t taste it yet I think it is too young 2017. It is not a high price wine but I am looking forward to drink it.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

Axel: thank you for viewing my video and your question. I have had Mangot and like lots of Grand Cru, it is OK but not going to be mind blowing. So as long as your expectation is line with the quality of the wine, you should enjoy it. Please like, subscribe and keep watching. Cheers!

[@doublewides]

I’ve had the Petit Figeac but not the big brother, Valandraud, and B. Becot. Cheval Blanc is on my bucket list but price may get in the way with that one. Really enjoy the region and very interesting to hear about the controversy with the ratings

[@TrophyWineHunter]

doublewides: Cheval is one of my favorite wines so I should do a review on a bottle. It is a really large region so very hard to really get to know it unless you focus on the top tier wines. Cheers!

[@doublewides]

@@TrophyWineHunterI wasn’t very aware of Cheval Blanc until I started following this channel. Now it’s a bucket list item. By the way, recalling back to your Super Tuscan video, I had the Flaccianello tonight with dinner. Absolutely love it!

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@doublewides I am saving my Flaccianello. I have to 2015 & 2016 and just waiting for a few more years. What vintage did you have? Cheers!

[@doublewides]

@@TrophyWineHunter I had the 2017. I know it was probably a bit early for it but I wanted to try it so I could decide if it was worth buying a few more for my ‘cellar’ before the price goes up. I decanted it for about a half an hour which helped.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@doublewides I had a bottle of 2016 with the same purpose as you. I thought it was young but quite impressed with the wine. Cheers!

[@kairodumba7924]

Very informative. I am deciding to see if I should pull the plug and get the la gaffeliere 2015

[@TrophyWineHunter]

kairo: depends on the price. If like under CDN$180, exceptional buy. Cheers!

[@kairodumba7924]

@@TrophyWineHunter it’s going for SGD$132 which around CDN$133. Thanks!

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@kairodumba7924 Pretty decent price in my opinion. Cheers!

[@GY_ye]

Thank you for a very informative video trophy. Can you weight in a little bit more on why you think Quintus will elevate in status in the future? (Apart from the ambition of Clarence Dillon Group)

[@TrophyWineHunter]

GY: just talking to the group, it is a desire that they produce a wine on the Right Bank equivalent to growth status. Where there is money and a will, I would think they are not gong to fail. So I don't have any specific details of what changes they are making at the winery level but I can tell you that is the plan. Cheers!

[@GY_ye]

@@TrophyWineHunter Thank you for the information, great video!

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@GY_ye cheers!

[@grigorhaig]

I agree with your opinion about Château Quintus. It will be better and better…

[@TrophyWineHunter]

Cheers!

[@koalabear5286]

What do you think of tour st christophe? Mr Kwok poured in alot of money and the price of their wines are a steal!

[@TrophyWineHunter]

Koala Bear: unfortunately, I have never had the wine. I don't think we get it here in BC? Look at it on google and looks like very high ratings. Cheers!

[@sanjaypatelmd4669]

I have visited and tested and bought their wines…I believe this wines are very value wines…

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@sanjaypatelmd4669 thanks for your comment. I will look out for it in my travels. Cheers!

[@sanjaypatelmd4669]

@@TrophyWineHunter Not the prettiest or most elegant winery but good wines and great service. I think the guy who gave us tour was awesome.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@sanjaypatelmd4669 nice!

[@alexliao168]

Tried my friend's Saint-Émilion SGC Grand Cru last week. Super wine, I would say better than Chateau Petrus but I am not a wine connoisseur

[@TrophyWineHunter]

alex: very exclusive wine..I have never had it. Cheers!

[@alexliao168]

@@TrophyWineHunter Love your vlog.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@alexliao168 thanks so much for the kind comment. Please like, subscribe and keep watching. Cheers!

[@willhaowu]

I still prefer the dynamic st. emilion classification despite all the controversies and drama. The fact that we are still referring to an 1855 document for the medoc is a joke...

[@willhaowu]

Angelus's owner was also accused of trying to influence the selection process back in 2012 to get them to premium classe A, I think that was also part of the reason they dropped out.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@willhaowu thanks for viewing my video and your comment. That is a good point about Angelus dropping out. I think you are right that at least they reclassify every 10 years. But you can see with every classification, there is always controversy so perhaps that is why the other regions don't reclassify. I don't know if you have seen my series on the 1855 Classification System but it was never meant to be a classification of quality but rather a ranking of price per bottle. It has held up pretty well and it is still relevant in the auction/investment world. Please like, subscribe and keep watching. Cheers!

[@minka8047]

@ Trophy Wine Hunter,I think Bordeaux is definitely where you come into your own. I like the dynamic classification but it seems to have lost relevance when 3 of your top echelon decide to jump ship. With regards to the 1855 classification, I think the market sort of sets it's own rules Chateau Palmer sells for more that the second growths and Beychevelle is moving up to almost second growth price levels

[@oscarayala3]

Valandraud 2019 is great.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

Oscar: thank you for viewing my channel and your comment. I haven't had it...where did you have it? En primeur or already released where you are? Please like, subscribe and keep watching. Cheers!

[@oscarayala3]

@@TrophyWineHunterI had it at the Union des Grands Crus tasting in SF this July.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@oscarayala3 cheers!

[@thewinearchive]

Indeed, 2019 was good for right bank

[@Jan-Birkner]

My first Bordeaux wine was from St. Emilion. Not a really special wine, still tasty.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

Dividenden: thank you for viewing my video and your comment. Do you remember what wine it was? I am guessing it was a Grand Cru wine so the taste did not meet your expectation. Please like, subscribe and keep watching. Cheers!

[@Jan-Birkner]

@@TrophyWineHunter it was Chateau Rocher Gardat. It was advertised as having some connection to Angelus. Me only knowing big names at that stage in my wine journey I just jumped on that wine.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@Jan-Birkner Yes, a mistake a definitely can relate to! Rocher Gardat is from Montagne-St.Emilion one of the satellite regions of St. Emilion that I did not discuss in this video. That is why so many people are confused/disappointed with St. Emilion. I would encourage you to pick up a bottle of one of the Premier Grand Cru B wines and you will see the step up in quality. Cheers!

[@Jan-Birkner]

@@TrophyWineHunter thats the plan. I am currently exploring the left bank.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

@@Jan-Birkner cheers!

[@scottdunlap8668]

Emilion you pronounce the ‘L’. You’re pronouncing it like it’s a double LL.

[@TrophyWineHunter]

Scott: Yup...something to improve upon in 2024! Please like, subscribe and keep watching. Cheers!

[@hugosbalder6139]

There is no doubt, I am a right bank guy!!!!

[@TrophyWineHunter]

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