WINE Enthusiast Best 100 of 2024 REACTION!!!

[@vikramprakash]

Great video Matthew! I also find the Wine Enthusiast Top 100 a breath of fresh air from the Spectator list.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Me too!

[@BrokenBear59]

Glad to see ROCO topped the list, his sparkling had always been outstanding.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I haven’t tasted it yet, glad to know!

[@TheDesertWineGuy]

Love the fade on the hair dude. Thumbs up for your barber. Have a great day man.

[@Matt_Bykowski]

Same here.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you!

[@zoltannemeti9192]

Love that story with your Mom and Lambrusco :)

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Koszi!

[@Kameronkurtz]

Love the oremus

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Me too

[@andiboigner6362]

Great video as always - thanks Matthew! But I'm afraid I have to correct you on the Austrian Sauvignon Blanc #56. Actually Johannes Zillinger (although never been there) is not from Südsteiermark but from the Weinviertel - a region not very famous for Sauvignon Blanc but much more for Grüner Veltliner. It's really interesting that an Austrian Sauvignon is in the list which isn't from Styria. I've been there regularly and like the region very much but for other local varieties like Gelber Muskateller or Morillon (=Chardonnay) ;-)

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Yes I made a mistake! Thank you

[@SmartDave60]

Thanks for the video. And funny you should mention Lambrusco. There’s a winery near me in Central Jersey (Beneduce Vineyards) who make a “Chambrusco”; a lightly fizzy wine made from Chambourcin grapes. I’ve always hated Chambourcin but I gotta be honest I enjoyed this like a Lambrusco; which I do enjoy. Thanks again!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

That sounds so good! I think sparkling reds are underrated

[@crrizello5157]

Thanks for the video. It looks like WE has a good variety. Seems like many are on the expensive side, but hopefully I can find one or two of these to try.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Happy hunting

[@ogrsports9874]

I haven’t had many of these wines. But I like to see Mablec represented well . Thank you for the content as always.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks for watching!

[@timdijkema1743]

Poggio Valente is a great Sangiovese indeed. Had the 2015 last week with my tasting group. Nice video 👍🏻

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Oh that sounds great

[@MichaelH-ck4hg]

I’ve had Chateau de Pommard and it was absolutely amazing. It was about 16 or 17 years old when I had it last year and would like to get more. Number 44 in their top 100 is Chateau La Fleur-Petrus. I’ve bought several bottles in the past few years and really enjoy them, though I didn’t have the 2021 which is listed by Wine Enthusiast.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Oh with age that sounds great

[@andrewkarl5174]

#75 Antigal, recently visited, excellent wine. I think they were wine enthusiasts, new world wine of the year in 2023.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Nice

[@diegogodinhorocha9448]

So, just out of curiosity cos I've been wanting to check out some Portugal varietal wines, why do you prefer TF over TN? Do you recommend any varietal TF wines. Here in Brazil I've seen wines from Quinta do Vale Meão (really expensive), Pacheca and Passadouro available. Each and every TF varietals are kinda expensive. I've had the blends made out of a majority of TN - one was from Altano, the other I guess by Pacheca - and I couldn't really see the a lot of difference from other Douro blends.

[@Paataa10]

Try Luis Seabra´s xisto ilimitado or just any of his wines

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Those wines that you listed are good Wines however I should’ve clarified, when I’m in Portugal and Tasting barrel samples before the winds are blended I am almost always impressed with Touriga Franca, I know there’s not so much of it and it’s difficult in the Vineyard. Vale Meao uses it a lot in their blend

[@solomonmengeu1003]

WE top wines list this year seems more international and diversified compared to WS list. Kudos for a secco traditional method Lambrusco at such a high ranking. Pity you can only find them in Italy. Tokaji Aszus from the top/famous wineries have gotten more expensive, e.g. Oremus, Szespy, Royal Tokaji, Sauska, etc. Some off the up and coming ones offer better QPR, e.g. Pajzos, Gizella, Dereszala, etc. Cheers and great video!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Great suggestions! I like all those producers

[@DanA-bt7dr]

Ey what's that wine on the left with the white wax cap?

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It was in my Thanksgiving Wines video released last week

[@kennethbowers5840]

Great video. Totally agree on Margaret river Chardonnay, haven’t had enough, but love the Leeuwin Estate art series Chardonnay - great stuff. Also totally agree on Macan, have had once and it’s nothing like Rioja, it’s a Bordeaux blend type of tasting wine, and is way overpriced for the $$$, I would only buy if cost was substantially less, and even then it’s a wine that doesn’t move me or stand out from the crowd.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I’m glad I’m not the only one

[@joe-zp7ge]

surprised not one priorat or montserrat in the spectator or enthusiast! wines coming out of this region are always overlooked and under appreciated. great to see the barbaresco's and barolos though

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I love Monstant too!

[@scottdunlap8668]

Great story about Mom Doc. Btw, did this get her started drinking wine or did she return to Pepsi?

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Back to pepsi LOL

[@andrewkarl5174]

Several Willamette Valley sparkling wines on the list. At those prices, I’ll stick to Champagne, and I live here.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I totally agree with a lot of sparkling wines around the world, I’ll just buy champagne

[@DaGeit]

I love your reviews and reactions and I think you are very, very knowledgeable. One thing that I could give as feedback is the pronunciation of foreign wines feels a bit off sometimes, overly American I suppose. Great video as always tho, cheers!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@josephberg3155]

Correction I meant monstant lol …not Monserrat

[@drmatthewhorkey]

💪🏼👍🏼

[@bgrifaldo1]

Question: With the newer techniques, better equipment, new ideas, and new generation of winemakers. Do you think that maybe or in the near future, wine will still need to be aged for several years. Im your average joe and when I buy a bottle of wine, I want to drink it rigth away or in a couple of days. The average person doenst want to wait or doesnt have a cellar to age wines.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

For many many years now producers around the world have worked to make wines more approachable younger

[@AnarchoKapital]

Agree on the Macan. In Spain it sells for 50€ in restaurants. It wasn’t bad but very inconspicuous - 89 points.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Agree!

[@powdork]

How can they taste wines and not get a picture of the bottles? 43 have no bottle or label.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I found that funny too

[@tgbphotography275]

Matthew, come to brazil, specially in the south part, we have some good producers: Thera, Villa Francione, Luis Argenta, and many others!!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I want to! I have had some lovely Brazilian wines

[@BertLemahieu-u2g]

Is touriga franca more like cabernet franc as touriga nacional is to cabernet sauvignon?

[@pedroguimaraes5054]

Not really.....Touriga Franca is a low acidity variety without the vegetable side you can get in Cabernet Franc. It's still a key variety for vintage port but i dont like it so much for dry red wines.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I do think that franca has some vegital notes at times, esp out of the barrel

[@itsmederek1]

@@pedroguimaraes5054 Touriga Nacional reminds me slightly more of Mourvedre in a GSM than Cabernet to Bdx, but thats just me.

[@pedroguimaraes5054]

@@itsmederek1 Each palate has its own perceptions. My experience with monovarietals of Touriga Franca (all from Portugal) is that they are wines that easily get to the border of overripeness and low on acidity. The best i had was from Quinta do Crasto but its an expensive bottle so i prefer to spend that kind of money in other wines

[@itsmederek1]

@@pedroguimaraes5054 Interesting, honestly I defer to you because my experience with touriga nacional is actually largely from south african blends where they use it in GSMc+ wines. When they included noticeable TN the wines were a bit more gamey and tannic which is how I landed on that conclusion.

[@Ruirspirul]

I never thought I see the day! Georgian Saperavi in the top 100! never heard of that winery and it looks mighty sus😅

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Pretty cool huh?

[@josuavandyk8346]

You should definitely come to South Africa, locally those wines are 30%-50% of the price you see on those lists. I got the 2022 Storm Pinot's for $37 and Mev Kirsten for $56 here locally and those are on the top end of what wine cost here. Best value region in the world when you buy locally, once exported it becomes a lot more expensive.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Yes I’m aware of how inexpensive they are? Still a lot of them are good values even with the high markups in the US

[@sanjaypatelmd4669]

I am planning to take rest buying wine for this year

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I can understand especially with you

[@colonoscopio]

Number 86, Ch. de Pommard. What is the meaning of big Burgundian red wine, Burgundy with full body like a Syrah , heavy in oak , young wine with leather ? Is Robert Parker’s dream. Beaune terroir expression vs winemaker hand . I’m not sure…

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It is a pretty big wine but I usually find that high-end burgundy’s are a lot bigger than what people expect

[@JPMpaulallen]

Epoch wines are fantastic…that’s it…that’s the comment

[@drmatthewhorkey]

💪🏼👏🏼

[@123songbird]

Epoch is great. Love their property and their tasting room is architecturally lovely and the staff is so very welcoming.

[@WarChortle]

Like the haircut 👍Wine Spectator's list seems to be heavily edited... it made no sense. WE has a much more balanced list... at least this time.

[@TheDesertWineGuy]

That's crazy that u commented on the cut, I did as well and was afraid I was being weird :)

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you

[@pintag3369]

How come no value picks? Literally everything you highlighted is out of the question for me due to cost. I mean $180 SA Chenin? $390 Madeira? WTF?

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I think Wine Enthusiast also does the top 100 values list