Did I WASTE a FORTUNE on one bottle of WINE?!

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I have used this glass in this Video: Nude Stem Zero Elegant Red Wine
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
2019 Domaine A. & P. de Villaine Les Champs Cloux, Rully Premier Cru, France
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2013 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache Grand Cru Monopole, Cote de Nuits, France
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The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 - 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 - 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 - 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 - 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.
Some wines play in a different league: The Premier Grand Crus from Bordeaux, The Cult Cabernets from Napa, and Super Tuscan from Italy for instance. Above all of them hovers one winery though that represents the pinnacle of quality and fetches the highest prices anyone would be prepared to pay for a bottle of wine.
Wine lovers only need three letters to understand which winery I am talking about DRC, or more precisely: Domaine de la Romanee Conti. One Bottle from the Domaine shattered the record for 0.75 liters of fermented grape juice when the 1945 DRC Romanee Conti sold for 558.000 Dollars or 744 Dollars per Milliliter.
You have asked me many times and I have wanted to make a video about tasting a wine from DRC for a while, I have tried, but these wines are hard to get and extremely expensive. So when the good people from Idealwine reached out, asking me to collaborate with them I told them Yes, but only if I get to spend all of the money I make on this collaboration on one bottle of wine … a bottle of DRC to be more precise. So let's see whether I will get a bottle filled with the Drops of God and then check whether I have wasted a fortune … Shall we?
DRC is located in Burgundy right in the Côte D’Or in a little Village called Vosne Romanée. The village is pretty but looks like many other villages in Burgundy. Behind the village are the vineyards and they are meticulously tended - I have rarely seen tidier vineyards - but apart from that they do not have anything special about them.
However, this part of the golden Slope has been highly-priced for a long time. In 1760, the La Romanee vineyard was purchased by Louis François I de Bourbon, the Prince of Conti for 8,000 livres, which was a lot of money at the time. But the price had been driven up by other bidders, including the king’s mistress, Madame Pompadour.
He did not sell the wine - no - he kept it to himself and poured it at his parties to his rich and famous friends thus establishing the winery's reputation amongst the elites. He also changed the name to Romanee Conti. Over the centuries the estate changed hands a few times. The de Villaine family bought half of the estate’s shares in 1869; the other half has been owned by the Leroy family since 1942.
Today the vineyards of DRC are still a place of pilgrimage for winos from all corners of the world. And this wine nerd has visited the site many times over the years.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

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[@CiaoBello21]

You are literally the ONLY person to open a bottle of DRC on KZbin and it’s 2024. Thank you for sacrificing your finance for us to watch you 😂

[@MrKowalsky58]

Completely echo this, thank you for not just keeping it on a shelf and looking at it. Wine like this is made to be drunk. Cheers!

[@rnjbond]

Trophy Wine Hunter has one!

[@lucifernos]

@@rnjbond Trophy Wine Hunter is another one that is crazy, 😂😂 but you have very good reviews.

[@JakobKiellandYT]

This might be my favorite video of yours yet. Seeing you seemingly get a bit emotional while talking about being able to taste this wine because of the KZbin channel was very special. Thank you for sharing this with us

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you

[@kristofergirhammar4457]

My best wine moment was alone with a piece of aged parmesan and a bottle of very rich amarone ❤

[@dianechayer7336]

After sacrificing yourself tasting Aldi and Lidl wines, you certainly deserve this one! 😃

[@BelgianGurista]

German tax inspection: "Mr. Baum, how much tax returns for 2024 are you putting in?" K. Baum: "yes."

[@nigeljolliffe398]

Konstantin I was lucky enough in 98 to visit the chateau, I met Monsieur de Villaine, I got an invite via Clive Coates I used to own a bistro we sold a bit of DRC to the famous people and they allowed me to visit it was an amazing experience I went to the Chais and the cellar master ( I cannot recall his name) spoke no English we tasted all the wines, every drop left in the beautiful Riedel glasses was poured back into the casks it was an unreal moment but I have to tell you that day La Tache from the barrel was the best wine, plumper, he then opened 2 old bottles for me to taste they were so kind to me I will never forget that morning, walking through those red gates where nobody else gets a chance.........drink well keep the videos coming

[@KlausValk]

Amazing! No spittoon needed :) I like that Jancis Robinson has her mid 90s wine programs on YT so there she interviews Lalou and talks with renowned importers about DRC's prestige in the mid 90s saying that "some of these bottles cost hundreds per bottle". Little would they expect that it would be tens of thousands in the future :)

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

True!

[@robertthrossell4321]

Jancis Robinson is a wine god 🍷😁

[@karlinggard]

Wow, can't imagine the feeling making this video gave you. Thanks for sharing the experience!

[@nietzsche1985]

This was one of my favorite videos ever. I felt actually ur happiness there. My "wow moment" was last summer in north of Portugal when my uncle opened his refrigerator and asked me what I want to have. There were 3 bottles: one opened and 2 unopened. One was from douro, other from alentejo and the 3rd that my uncle had opened the day before, given by his brother in law and he didn't liked it, was a Jean Grivot Vosne-romanee 1997, I imediatly said that one, I spend the rest of a warm august day, helping my uncle finishing it under a ficus tree. Also, as we didn't have proper Pinot glasses, I improvised with gin tonic glasses😂.It was trully unexpected.

[@2zRescue]

My “WoW” wine was a 05’ Anne Gros Echezeaux Grand Cru. A wine shop owner poured it for me and started my wine obsession. My wife and I honeymooned in France and got to meet Anne Gros and barrel tasted her Richebourg. We have 2015 in our cellar we plan on opening on our 10th anniversary in 2026. We will be a bit nervous opening it as well. The wine is currently valued around the $2000 range, and crazy to think we’re just going to drink it. When I tried DRC La Tache, the purity stood out, near flawless Not the best wine ever, but extremely memorable.

[@danfarmer5613]

Oh my, I have trouble spending $75 on a bottle of wine, I can't imagine spending $4000. Konstantin, you looked like a child on Christmas morning, so happy. Thank you for sharing this wine with us.

[@markevans506]

I have trouble spending over $10 😂

[@donaldcook3112]

@@markevans506. . . Here’s a very simple fact about wine for you , Mark. A ‘$10 wine’ has about , wait for it … $1’s of wine content. A ‘$20’ bottle will deliver about ‘$10’s worth of wine in approximate terms; perhaps more depending on ‘overheads’ and ‘taxation’ in your home country. So, for ‘only’ paying about double - you will gain about ‘X10’-!?!.. the value. “ Buy less - but buy better “.

[@A1steak]

You are just too poor.

[@A1steak]

4000 is pretty reasonable for a good Burgundy

[@lukaswint7067]

​@@A1steak😂 its a rip off. And you couldn't afford it.

[@freddyfedora8544]

I’ve had the opportunity to taste many a great wine over the years. Most of those came through the courtesy of wine distributors, or through the generosity of oenophiles with much deeper pockets and extensive cellars than I could imagine or ever realize. It was a 1966 DRC La Tâche at 28 years old that a customer brought in to have with a special meal that he had arranged in advance to have the head chef prepare for him. It was Fettucine Alfredo. Simple enough for him to prepare, but what made it special was the shaved white truffle that the patron brought along with him to top the dish. I was the only food server with some knowledge and appreciation of wine, and so he poured a taste for me. It was ethereal. The finish lasted five minutes, and I could think of little else for days.

[@ghettobougieahjoomab8663]

My arm tingled and almost dropped my cup of coffee at 7:32! Wow.. your hard work is paying off. You can put it in the books! Hope you enjoyed the rest of it with loved ones.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

I did. Thank you!

[@byron19800]

There is no perfection, but moments like these are damn close. My first moment like this? When I first tasted a 2001 Montrachet Grand Cru, from Bouchard. I was in front of true greatness. The second one? When I popped the cork of a 1973 Montrachet (yes, again!), from Auguste Morey-Genelot. It was like being struck by lightning. I never encountered such precision and focus for a white wine more than 40 yrs old. But the chance of sharing that wine with some of my friends made the moment "more" perfect.

[@DomBarral1]

My very first deep impact wow wine- moment was a Vosne-Romanee Les Genevrieres 1989 Domaine Leroy. I bought it in a wine shop in Tübingen which was owned by the parents of a school friend of mine for 89 DM! In 1994 . I will never forget this vibration and this deep silkiness, at same time the wine was that shy and modest, not loud at all. Aromas of orange, woody earth, oriental spices, pine-needles. You swim in the sea and a barely perceptible current of great force carries you away. Literally power without weight. Thank you for that very nice video.

[@silasrobertshaw8122]

My wow moments have always revolved around more than just the wine. Sipping a Sandemans 40 year tawny looking out over the river in Porto, or doing a premium tasting at St Supery in Napa with thier oldest employee who was a fan of the Dodgers since the Brooklyn days talking baseball while he poured so many tastings of amazing wines, only to be joined by a couple and the guy was a fraternity brother of mine. It's the special moments that a really good wine gets paired with that has set it apart for me. I am sure they aren't as special I hold them in my mind.

[@josephc.1776]

I kept worrying that Konstantine was going to hit over the glass or bottle with his constant hand movement! Lol!

[@mark5ization]

Me too! 😬😵

[@Greatblue56]

Me too. He has had a few close calls.

[@luckyM9963]

lol I thought the same...

[@adismildon3844]

I am happy you got to enjoy such a fantastic moment. Hard work pays off. Your sitzfleisch is taking you places. Thank you for all the great videos. And thank God the La Tache was not corked.

[@Jarlath397]

Made me very happy to watch this, congratulations Konstantin, your content has been amazing for years it’s so lovely to see the reward for years of hard work!

[@eniggli]

Only a few wines are burned into my long-term memory as absolute stand-outs. The first one is indeed a glass of La Tache I had around 1985 (unknown vintage). Another one deep in my memory is a Barolo Falletto 1978 by Bruno Giacosa.

[@CrumpBernard]

What a wonderful video and a well deserved treat. You express your love of wine so clearly that we watch all of your videos with great anticipation. As someone who has only tasted 5cl of DRC from an extortionate cruover which was past its best, I envy you this opportunity, but it couldn’t happen to a nicer KZbinr 😊

[@rp6211]

Absoluter Traum, hast Du dir sehr verdient mit dem Hammer Content ! Enjoy

[@chrisevergreen8435]

Totally agree, as a "epicurean french" ... ✨ All the best Konstantin ✨

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Dankeschön

[@frossato]

Enjoy the moment...and we value them because we know there will be an end. Great video. Happy to see you face of joy and pleasure.

[@tonypark9105]

It was in 1998...I was in a small family restaurant in Rue de Provence called Chez Catherine (it has since moved on to new premises and is run by the children) and the husband of Catherine had an extensive cellar of great wines. To his credit, he never put huge mark-ups on the wines, just a bit of profit on what he paid for them. The place was always packed and I booked the restaurant first...then my business trip. I was with work colleagues and bought a bottle of 1988 Grand Echezeaux from Domaine Leroy for £100. What a steal! I never knew wine could taste like this and was additionally fortunate as all but one of my work colleagues wanted white instead of red. Pure heaven! So I can imagine what your experience must have been like with the La Tache. Good drinking Konstantin!

[@oujoaklandca675]

Great to see you so clearly delighted. A treat to view. a tasting bar opened up a '63 Graham's Port and I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

[@phuoc.tran59]

Congrats Konstantin! I had the privilege to taste 8 vintages with Aubert de Villaine, including La Tâche 2013. My wow moments ? Bâtard-Montrachet 07 at the Domaine, Romanée-Conti 2010 and 2015. I have no words to describe such wines.. .Cheers

[@JossLee]

Beautiful video Konstantin! Thank you for sharing that moment with us.

[@joachimkarottenberg4564]

the way your eyes lit up while having the first taste of the pairing with pate is a sight that is the best gratidude you can see in somebody's eyes while serving them wine! thank you Konstantin for trying those wines and sharing this with us, great video as always!

[@stephanclemens2348]

I really like that you always get something to eat when you open one of those Trophy Wines once you finished your inital tasting. That's what those wines were originally made for and the Sommelier is coming trough there.

[@kurtplummer5591]

Awesome content, really appreciate the emotional response to the pairing for the pate with the wine. I’m an Aussie and my La Tache moment came on a rainy night in a caravan with family when I paired a 1984 Seppelts Show Sparkling Burgundy with goats cheese. Never forget it.

[@IHATENOTIFICATIONS]

Loved it! Would be great if you could do a follow up segment, when you've reached the bottom of the bottle. First impressions are great, but hearing your thoughts after a few hours would also be very interesting.

[@thepauljones]

I’ve really enjoyed your channel since the beginning, when I was studying for my WSET 1, now a year or two after getting my level 3 pin I’m still very much a fan. It’s lovely to see this channel grow to provide you with such a special bottle. There isn’t a translation of this to English so I will just say it in Dutch, “Ik gun het je van harte”

[@philipwong454]

Thank you Konstantin, your reaction to the wine and food pairing is quite a sight. I almost felt like I was there, tasting both with you. Thank you for being so humble about your success. You definitely have a fan in me.

[@steveguest1818]

You looked so completely happy doing that! Like a kid in a candy store. You made me go to the kitchen for a glass of wine and a snack. I've been enjoying your videos for some time. Thank you!

[@rgiamboi]

Awesome video! Dream wine! My WOW moment was a 2009 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste. After sitting in the decanter for 3 hours, my wife and I started noticing an intense floral smell that enveloped our living room! Talk about "opening up"!!

[@mkolbu]

Thanks for another lovely video, great content as always! I've never been fortunate enough to try a DRC but it's on the agenda for 2024, hoping for an experience like yours. To your question, my "wow" moment was with a 1989 La Mission Haut-Brion a few years back. An absolute gem, perfect balance between ballerina and heavy weight boxer. Silenced the table, produced some tears and a great memory to be shared for years with family and friends. Cheers!

[@paulgrimmer9846]

It made me happy just to see how happy you were in enjoying that magnificent wine.

[@andretim75]

I met Aubert about 21 years ago and can only say that he is such a modest and honorable person !

[@paullinxwiler6811]

What a terrific video. Your respect for the wine never becomes a gushing review. It’s a serious take on a serious wine. Your food pairing was inspired, and your joy in experiencing the combination was palpable. Well done.

[@bosundborg5895]

Thank You for sharing this moment with us, Konstantin!

[@sanjeevjagtiani9192]

Congrats Konstantin! My wow moment was tasting across all ‘82 First Growths plus some ‘82 Super Seconds (eg, Las Cases, Palmer, etc) and Pomerols 15 years after the vintage in ‘97.

[@A1steak]

Bordeaux is for peasants

[@gabrielamadordelara5064]

Sucha precious video Konstantin. One could feel your thrill and elevation during the tasting. Precious life moments that we could share with you in some way. Quite emotional episode, because it resonates with all of us wine lovers that also feel in heaven with a great bottle and the right food.

[@dangareau3143]

Thank you so much for sharing that experience. Bucket list indeed. One of your best videos yet and that’s saying alot

[@chriselerick4770]

this was a lot of fun! thanks for bringing us with you on the journey. it would be cool to turn the camera on a few different times as you enjoy the wine over the hours to tell us how it evolves. congrats on the experience!

[@doug6723]

I was living vicariously through you. It's always amazing to try a new wine with a good reputation. Sometimes the reputation doesn't measure up. But sometimes I'm blown away by how unique and amazing wine can be. Never underestimate the power of a great food with a great wine.

[@patrickdarisse5360]

Well done what a privilege to watch you experience this, Merci!

[@OnceUponAVine]

Hi Konstantin, I found your KZbin channel a couple of years ago when I was doing my WSET Level 3 and have always enjoyed it. While I have never had the pleasure of a DRC La Tache or Romanee Conti, I was able to have a tasting almost 40 years ago of a 1923 Les Richebourgs and I was actually able to purchase two (yes 2) bottles from the owner who initially purchased several bottles from an auction in the UK. It was truly spectacular, and I still have one of the empty bottles that I keep in my cellar as one of my greatest memories ever. Thanks for always sharing your knowledge and insight - and I really enjoyed watching you in ENVY being able to drink this bottle of La Tache ;-) Cheers !

[@Blue28485]

Wow what a special moment! I am pretty sure that I will never get a chance to taste anything from DRC, but I feel like I just got a sip of this too while watching you describe the experience. So happy for the success of this channel! Hands down the best wine channel on internet.

[@Dunserful]

One of the most rememorable moments was tasting a zip of the Niepoort 1863 Colheita in Vila Nova de Gaia ...the same wine which is sold in the Lalique Bottle. This wine gave me goosebumps, and I still could taste it on the palate 10 minites later... besides the pure gift of beeing able to try this wine, as you know, its just crazy to drink something harvested such a long time ago....a taste of liquid history.

[@rikardo1070]

DUDE!!!!!! its early morning here in Oregon, and I am DROOLING on my screen! You truly ARE the Master of WIne and you deserve the experience we all can now share. ULTIMATE REVIEW !!!!! THANK YOU !!!!😛

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you!

[@46clemthomas]

Thank you for the video and thank you for the last presentation of california wines at wine Paris ! We can feel the emotion throughout the videos, hope you had a blast drinking it !

[@ChaosCrischen]

In the city i live there is a 2 michelin star restaurant offering a special wine pairing using the coravin system. It isn't cheap but you get to taste some wines otherwise to expensive for a wine pairing. Often they use a DRC wine for the meat course and so I had a glass of DRC st vivant marey monge. I had the fear that it would be underwhelming compared to the expectations you have tasting such a wine, but it was outstanding and really beautiful!

[@chepibe2011]

Thanks to YOU Konstantin. You provide us with the same pleasure with your delightful videos to 25k plus people.every time. Absolutely deserve this treat.

[@paulmassey5938]

Fascinating video . Years ago in a recession I picked up an aged Clos de Tart and on pouring it was almost clear but still had that elegance and beautiful perfume. Seemed to go down too quickly!

[@michaell7097]

You seem so happy and almost giddy as any one of us would be as well. I am so glad that it was not corked or a disappointment. I think this is as close as I will ever get to La Tache! Thanks

[@denismirkovic3173]

Always a great content. Thank you Konstantin !

[@sirclemeni1]

wow thank you for sharing this experience with us and congratulations to all of your success regarding with your channel! i really do appreciate your down to earth review of this legendary wine compared to other countless youtube videos and this really makes me happy, since in the end this is stil just a bottle of fermented grape juice.

[@whitelightning2291]

Just a beautiful moment. Thanks so much for sharing it with us! A unicorn KZbin milestone. Can only imagine how it evolved after several hours

[@ceruleanbandit1692]

Congratulations Konstantin!!

[@elfblood9127]

Another great video. I've never spent more than 30 dollars on a bottle of wine but the wow moment for me was discovering a particular vintage of a Gnarly Head Old Vine Zin from California that tasted as good as I ever thought wine could taste. I bought all that the wine shop had in stock and nearly cried when I ran out of it. The following vintage of the same wine was less than impressive. Thanks for allowing us to experience this very special tasting with you.

[@user-gs6le3sq3w]

Wow! What a excellent experience. Thank you for sharing your opportunity with us.

[@Michael-tz7tj]

Fantastic. I got nervous when you were waving your hands around! What a treat.

[@MDL-lw9my]

Excellent job, Konstantin! I look forward to tasting one of these great DRC wines. Cheers 🥂

[@fernandofreire4062]

Nice one! You should make more videos like this. I dont mean only by the expensive wine, but the pairing, and the relaxing special moment feel. Many videos are technical and theyre great! But this one has a nice relaxed vibe to it that you should explore a few more times. I felt like drinking that with you.

[@FridayFishFacts]

Love your honest reviews

[@keetung6763]

Thank you Mr. Konstantin, you said in the show "you made "this moment perfect"!

[@amber4417]

Loved this episode and reeeeally loved the addition of the pairing.

[@julescg]

Great video. Would love to hear how it evolved over the time you drank it Konstantin! One of my great wine moments was tasting through the '04s (E, GE, RSV, R, and LT) with AdV himself at a pinot noir event here in Australia, I think back in 2006 or 2007. Not the greatest vintage, but I mean...🤷‍♂. The pours were generous enough that I was able to hold onto a little of each until after the tasting and sneak the glasses back to my hotel room to linger over them without distraction. I had only been in the industry for 5 years or so back then, and I couldn't believe this was happening to me. It was as if there was a movie star in my room.

[@mahyarabab6164]

Thank you for sharing your expensive experience.😊. love it and good luck.

[@ryanhayes2178]

I love that you shared such a special experience on your channel. The gratitude you have is awesome!! You comment on wanting to do a tasting with the family. I would love to do one with yourself!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Thank you !

[@realfabioalex]

Congrats man!!! Awesome video as always. Regarding a great moment for me was some years ago when I decided to do my own wine for the fist time. My father and mother helped me to select nd crush the grapes (nice time with my parents) And after sometime the wine tasted very nice. Since then every year I do my own wine and it is a great hobby if you don't mind to get your hands stained for a while. I wish you success No matter if you taste cheap or very expensive wines. I like your work, as many other people do.

[@TheFisch68]

thanks for sharing. Really emotional video, above all, and I think that is one of the best parts about enjoying the work and art of winemaking.

[@giuseppinoaloisio5088]

Thanks Konstantin for sharing the video! Actually yesterday we drove through Germany and wanted to pass by Baden Baden to visit you, but couldn't find a physical store. Would have been nice to get a sip of La Tache 😊

[@bertrandguerra7621]

As a French, I am deeply shocked that you ate this pâté without bread 😅

[@jasmusican]

As an American who’s been to France, I deeply share your sentiment. No better day than with a sourdough baguette, a high-quality pate or rillette and a bottle of Bordeaux or burgundy!

[@flatlander6734]

I commented about my premiere win experience on your video of tasting a bottle of Petrus, about 11 months ago. Rather than repeat myself, I direct you to the comment there. A similar DRC experience, not expected to happen, is at the top of my bucket list. Having said that, I never would have dreamed that my Petrus experience could ever happen, but it did.

[@georgeagap]

The only thing nearly as good as experiencing nirvana is watching someone else approach it! Bravo, I applaud you having this opportunity and I hope to have a chance myself at some time in my life. Wine is about creating and sharing good memories ❤

[@pmillz23]

What a great video! Thank you for sharing this on your channel! Hope to be able to try DRC myself one day, but for now this will do!

[@996vtwin2]

Great wine for me is when I was very young, I would buy a bottle of french wine in the grocery on a friday and drink it via candle light. This was in my beloved grandmothers back room. The special moments made the wine tast so beautiful. God bless those moments and my grandmother.

[@jamesb.walker9177]

It would be interesting to come back on the video a few hours after opening the bottle. Pretty sure this wine develops a lot with time.

[@shahyadesfandiary7234]

This one wine I was always curious to try blindly. Thanks for this post.

[@SmartDave60]

Nice video. A rule for wine pairing I heard years ago is .. simple wine w/ complex food, complex wine w/ simple food or simple wine w/ simple food. But never complex wine with complex food because they’ll obscure one another.

[@tomhohum4275]

Thank you for allowing us to vicariously enjoy such a wine so unreachable to almost everyone. Congratulations!!

[@pdxwino]

Loved, loved the video. To hear someone taste such an expensive wine, rate it a 97, and then say it’s not perfect is honesty at its best! It is always the moment, surroundings and accompaniments (which includes the 3 F’s - food, family and friends) that make it perfect. Kudos to you.

[@dbdba]

"I'm making a bargain here!" Words I live by whenever I need to justify a large purchase that is a good deal. 😅

[@zizzie4081]

You are living my dream and it was such a joy to watch. Today I had lunch in Montefalco, guess what I drank. Not a revelatory moment but close. Always love how strong the tannins are, but always balanced. Thank you K. Love your channel.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Sounds great!

[@gregt2]

Wonderful! Congratulations on that terrific experience. Really enjoy your videos. My “high-point” experience was in 1980 or 1981. I was invited to a tasting at the San Francisco Vintners Club of the 1961 first-growth Bordeauxs. (La Tour was fantastic, hands down.) That evening, four of us had a couple of bottles of 1959 Chambertin Clos de Beze with dinner, and finished with a 1962 d’Yquem - the first time I had tasted a sauternes. No, this is not my typical night out with the guys - no hot wings involved here! I’m stil searching for another day like that.

[@Boss90x]

Thank you for sharing this video with us. What a moment!

[@Burghound56]

My wow moment was tasting the 1980 La Tache and DRC Richebourg in Beverly Hills around 1986. I became obsessed with Pinots.

[@gijns]

I love the narration. Its an experience in itself. Like I was there tasting it too!

[@user-fd4or6tk9u]

The last wow bottle was a white Rioja, Federico Paternina Non-Vintage Gran Reserva Blanco from the 1920s. It's unbelievable how a 100-year-old dry white wine that hasn't been fortified can taste so sensational.

[@darbygreen2857]

Back in 2006 a buddy was working for a high end restaurant known for their extensive wine list. They were having inventory problems and he asked me if I'd be interested in buying some of their "Captain's List" wines at cost so they could move off of these high priced non-sellers. I bought 26 bottles. Hundred Acre, Colgin, Harlan Estate were some of the labels I purchased and two 2002 La Tache. Each La Tache was $800. I held them in my seller for over 10 years. In 2017 I sold one at auction for $3800. I kept and drank the second. What an experience.

[@mikeymonty]

Wonderful video and love your reaction when you paired the La Tache with that simple dish!!

[@Stealthmachin3]

Would love another video discussing your view on diminishing returns in the wine world and where you seem to get best qpr for different price ranges for different categories of wine!

[@MichelRDhave-se8xg]

Thanks Konstantin for sharing this tasting of your bottle of La Tâche. My wow wine experience was tasting a Château d'Yquem 1919, must have been in 2008 or 2009,. What was really amazing was the freshness it still had, the citrus and grapefruit notes. I just had the chance to be at the right place at right moment when staying with my friends who run a very nice hotel and restaurant in Scotland. I had more than once wonderful wine tastings when staying at their place.

[@nicholasschubert9669]

Amazing Video! It’s crazy that by watching your tasting I had a wine taste in my mind and was able to follow your notes. During these small moments time stands still (for you at least) 😁

[@andrewgavin1490]

While I'm a Burg guy first and foremost, DRC isn't my favorite of the high end reds (I definitely prefer Rousseau and many Leroys), but I've had 10-20 bottles a year randomly for the last 3 decades -- including several La Tache verticals. It's my general observation that they always need a lot of time to shine, maybe it's the stems. The last occasion when I had a bunch of La Tache on the same night we enjoyed 78, 90, 99, 05 and something in the teens. Even the 99 was too young but the 90 and 78, oh my. The 78 was the best red I've had in years. I had a 78 Leroy Meursault Charmes in dec -- that was killer too -- she is a genius :-)

[@henrikjohansson3169]

Fantastic video, Thanks for sharing this with us. Heck, even I felt a bit touched, just by watching. :) For me, I have a few moments which were just fantastic. A couple of years ago I tried a bottle of 2013 Shafer One Point Five, absolutly stunning Napa Cab blend. It was magic, and since then I have bought alot of Shafer bottles. ALso, last summer I opened a bottle of Krug vintage 2000, which was absolutly fantastic as well. Now, those two one would probably know in advance were good. The biggest surprise to me was when I opened a bottle of 2004 Dom Perignon Rosé last year, which was near perfection. I did not see that one coming at all, to be so good and well balanced as it was. It sure is a fantastic little hobby we have, that's for sure!

[@ggolub11]

It was the delicious episode, thank you Konstantin. It did elevate the moment.

[@archeofutura_4606]

I’m relatively new to wine (and relatively broke), but i would say a recent wow moment was eating leftovers from christmas dinner (especially a steak and porter pie) paired with a very affordable Georgian Saperavi. The blackberry, redcurrant, black tea, charred cinnamon, and black pepper notes along with the long finish really made the whole meal a beautiful, meditative experience. The view from my window of the temperate rainforests of the PNW made it even more special imo

[@pierrehecker7198]

Love the video! It might not seem rational to spend this much on wine, but it's every wine lover's dream. My unforgettable wine moment was with one of its neighbors, a bottle of Arnoux Lachaux Vosne Romanée 1er Aux Reignot 2017. Shared with just one other person over lunch in Meursault. The aroma was like what I imagine the overly idyllic gardens in Game of Thrones would smell like. Palette was weightless. It really left us thirsty. I was lucky enough to 'only' pay 225 euro. Hoping I get to drink DRC one day as well