Exploring the BOLD Red Wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

[@MsJavaWolf]

I like longer videos. Wine is a hobby and there is no reason to be as efficient as possible with my hobbies. I like to watch a video while I take a tea break, or when I have a glass of wine after work, so for me there is no reason to keep those videos under 10 minutes or whatever.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching as always

[@changfachou]

Bravo. Watched the entire video from beginning to finish. Keep these longer videos coming please 🙏

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks for watching!

[@Cuyt24]

I am enjoying these longer travel videos.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you!

[@timpete6361]

Perfect timing that i found this video. Just bought my first bottle of chateauneuf du pape, since i heard so many good things about it.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Enjoy!

[@CreativeFabien]

This brings back a lot of memories! So many nice wines we had the chance to taste there... nice video to learn more about CDP and get nice wine recommendations ! 😀

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It was a great trip!

[@Ruirspirul]

yes! a long video! a fantastic one at that! love these traveling videos 🙏

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you. Long videos still come out once per week

[@VladVexler]

Matthew great work, lovely to be catching up on this now. I’ve probably had white CdPs more often than reds in recent years. Appreciate how much it takes to put out an excellent video like this.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks Vlad. I’m a big fan of CdP Blanc too. Thanks for stopping by. I think there might be a few videos like this that you may have to catch up on. Have a great weekend

[@VladVexler]

@@drmatthewhorkey look forward to catching up on them - have a good rest of the weekend!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I aooreciate hearing from you as always

[@ttjwoon]

22:45 Ah man the scenes, beautiful!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks T Beeaarrrr

[@derekcontreras7494]

Great video Matthew I really enjoy the longer videos and The collaboration with creative Fabian. hope one day to visit Châteauneuf-du-Pape one day

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I hope you make it there too. Its a great place

[@matze4612]

Great work, I really enjoyed the style of the Video. I've never stumbled across such a story telling production of a wine channel. I got to know your channel from Konstantin Baum, who recently mentioned you in one of his Videos alongside Jay from Wineking. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this, best regards from Germany!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Danke!!! Hope you are well. There is an episode coming out on Germany. (I LOOOVVVE German wines). There are other videos like this on the channel as well

[@matze4612]

Thank you, I'm excited. Have you been to Durbach in Baden Württemberg Germany? They've got some really great german producers.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I’ve been to nearly all of Germany’s wine regions but unfortunately havent been to Baden (although I enjoy the producers there). Also, Konstantin lives there.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

For you: kzbin.info/aero/PLFOBi7-hwwSuFN54rvExEvZr4Wk7JfaaP

[@matze4612]

I hope you get to Baden someday! I'm actually from the Saar region. Thank you, I'm excited to see the videos. :)

[@zoltannemeti9192]

Another great video, thanks!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Köszi!

[@M45T3R_B8ER]

Just a few years ago, i got to try my first CDP. Domaine la Mereuille CDP 1999. At the time i drank it for the first time, it was already 20 years old and it was beautiful. It was love at first taste. Now, I have an absolute obsession with CDP regardless of the maker. I hope to go to the region one day and taste some of the best ones available.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I hope you do make it there. There are so many high quality producers there

[@FleshertonGallery]

Glad to see at least one producer still using traditional methods to make their wine. Wine is becoming homogeneous with every one wanting to make more money to please everyday wine drinkers. I long for the days when wine from different regions all tasted unique.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

There are still unique wines out there to be had!

[@oxvaldus]

Fantastic!!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you sir

[@HimanshuJeetah]

Love CDP.. I like Clos de L’oratoire as a regularly go to.. looking to trying Copia from Paso Robles to see if their style is coming closer to CDP

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ahhhh nice. I do love Cali and Aussie GSMs but still haven't found them to have the same character as CDP.

[@omars7796]

Amazing!!!! 🍷

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@oltch.]

Ufos??

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I’ll let another wine geek here answer that one… Let’s just say there’s a very interesting story with CdP and UFOs

[@BigBobDookie]

Yep. It's illegal in Chateauneuf Du Pape to land a UFO in a vineyard. Le Cigare Volant.

[@oltch.]

@@drmatthewhorkey yeah so i looked into to it. Big ufo guy. And most main strean news articles say it sgarted in the 50s as a "tourism attracter" but it seems actually thats lazy journalism, what happened was a railway worker had an encounter on the tracks where a flying cigar came down over town, and he told the whole town and the mayor made the law. When i was in high school i saw a flying cigar shaped ufo flying just ~ 100 feet off the ground

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I also coulda swore I saw something like that as a kid too

[@gunnarsonesson2570]

Lovely appellation! My first to visit (1992!) and you managed to pick two personal favorites: Beaucastel and Pegau 👏🏼🍷 Would add Vieux Telegraph and - for rare occasions- Bonneau

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Rayas???? 😛

[@gunnarsonesson2570]

Yeah, ok…

[@drmatthewhorkey]

We were actually supposed to be at Rayas for this video but things fell through :(

[@megatrendy1]

I love that video! Good producers!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you!!

[@ifennaukaomah7872]

Very Interesting

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks!

[@BigBobDookie]

Awesome stuff! You guys have any more CdP spots you visited?

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks :) Not on this visit

[@golfinguru11]

Beaucastel is incredible, wish they were more open to visitors. Also, you’ve gotta get to Rayas at some point - The pinnacle of Du Pape.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

We had an appointment for this trip but something came up unfortunately.

[@tomusa1]

love it

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks!

[@coolbepis9301]

Great video, I thought this would just be a tasting vid. Was that Chante Cigale any good btw?

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Chante Cigale is a very good producer IMO and great QPR

[@coolbepis9301]

@@drmatthewhorkey Nice. I have one bottle left of their 2010 that I need to drink soon. The last one had a really strong mesquite bbq note but was a bit hot/imbalanced on the finish unfortunately. When I walk through the rhone aisle at a wine shop now, everything is 15% abv or more lol

[@jicklesjingles8134]

Wow! CdP is one of the appelations I'm very curious about. It's "sad" that prices are so high though... Even the cheap ones cost about 15€.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhh wow, I've never seen a CdP wine at 15 Euros... the wines are excellent but yes they are not cheap

[@jicklesjingles8134]

@@drmatthewhorkey OK, let's say that the cheap ones start at about 15€ 😜 The cheapest CdP I know is from Aldi and costs about 10 or 12€... But I don't think it's comparable to a "real" CdP.

[@janee8396]

Really cool video! I am planning a visit to CdP this summer. I am thinking of visiting Beaucastel (I'll try anyways) and I might go for Beaurenard (they also use all 13 grapes in their CdP) because they are a little bit more budget-friendly and still are well-rated. Do you have any thoughts on their wines?

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Enjoy! Nice wines, it’s really hard to find a bad CdP…

[@nikolajkrarup8750]

My favourite wine region. Unfortunately the prices has got way too much up lately. I used to buy A LOT at very good prices. Every year we drove to southern france where my famaly had a house. Close to Chateauneuf du pape. I fiiled up the car every time. With Pegau. Clos des papes. Janasse. Vieux telegrafh and so on. Extremely hight quality and low prices. Those were the days

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Where was your house??? The prices have gotten aggressive but there are producers, like Bois de Boursan in the video, that still have nice prices.

[@nikolajkrarup8750]

@@drmatthewhorkey It was up in the mountains. A small village called Cornus. About 70 kilometers north of chateauneuf du pape. Yes true. You can still find high quality wines at affotdable prices from Chateaunruf du pape. Not all has wines has rised so much. But it was much easier some years back.

[@gogreenmsu03]

The Rhône was the region that first captivated me, although it was more CdR than CdP at the time. Having visited the region and met a few producers myself, it is still very special to me. This may be your finest video yet. Nice work. Did you also visit Gigondas? Another favorite wine of mine, and a spectacular village.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks a lot… you’ll have to just wait and see if Gigondas is on the channel too 😉

[@gogreenmsu03]

Exciting! Can’t wait to see what upcoming content you have!

[@casebycase_904]

I randomly came across a bottle of okay priced CDP then the rest became a history.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niceee, sounds like you enjoyed it

[@dfgk7857]

I decided to get a pricy CdP ( for my wallet) and considering getting the Clos des Papes. Not sure about the vintage though.. Can order 2015, 2017 or even 2019. I guess best to drink now would be 2015?

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You can’t go wrong with Clos des Papes. It’s the first CdP I ever had! GREAT wine…

[@dfgk7857]

@@drmatthewhorkey Awesome, cheers !

[@ronmcmartin4513]

@@dfgk7857--I'm a bit late to the party, but of those 3, the 2019 would be the best($100). If you could find the 2016($125+), it's a better wine & ready to go. Like Dr. Horkey, I like my CdPs younger, 5 to 9 years old.

[@martinsimon2538]

Hard to beat CDP for a world class wine Most regular cuvees are $40 and maybe only one or two off vintages in the last 15 - 20 years

[@drmatthewhorkey]

The consistency of vintages is really key, I agree with you!

[@winejaeger]

No Châteauneuf-du-Pape / rhone without E.Guigal. :P

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Not on this trip but they do make some good wines, esp under their new CdP estate Château de Nalys.

[@sanjaypatelmd4669]

Winemaking facility looks poor compared to Bordeaux …

[@drmatthewhorkey]

The beauty of traditional French cellars

[@sanjaypatelmd4669]

@@drmatthewhorkey Agreed…we went to one winery in Burgundy region and that also looked like this…but their wines were awesome!

[@Soulvinum]

It’s a ok wine but…honestly… with my experience working for the biggest wine merchant in Uk, we can get much value for money in other wines than du pape… it’s more easier sell fine wines than a Du Pape…

[@drmatthewhorkey]

They do tend to get pricey but I love um!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

They do tend to get pricey but I love um!

[@jordanh4034]

I find you to be incredibly annoying but I also like your videos

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks 😬

[@Alexander-dt8sk]

re Bois: it's not "Boy" it's "Bwah" Please.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks

[@Alexander-dt8sk]

@@drmatthewhorkey Doc. I hope I didn't come off as pedantic. Love your channel. Learning loads.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Not at all, my French isn’t great

[@philip5899]

0:03 switched off! Chats neuf 😢? Seriously don’t butcher the language. You don’t deserve to drink the wine if you’re not willing to try at least to pronounce it 👎👎👎👎👎

[@drmatthewhorkey]

👍🏼

[@WineTerroir]

Great job Mathew. This was the best video you have produced to date. Well done 👏👏👏

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you sir…

[@golfinguru11]

The American in flip flops - the French will love you lmfao

[@drmatthewhorkey]

They did actually ;)

[@SimoneBattaglia94]

I will drink CDP red next week for the first time. What a good introduction!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You’re in for a treat!

[@SimoneBattaglia94]

@@drmatthewhorkey Treat confirmed 🥰🥰🥰

[@RCTricking]

Love me some CDP! I snagged one on sale for $25 to share for Christmas Dinner with my family! And just ordered 6 more for the cellar thanks to that Vivino distributor sale

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh which producer?

[@RCTricking]

@@drmatthewhorkey The first one I tried was Paul Jourdan Cuvée Papale Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2018, the half-dozen I got was Château Fargueirol Jean XXII Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019, which has been quite nice, licorice and fruit forward! Tasting right from the vats on a tour seems like a treat.

[@hugosbalder6139]

It's the third time I watch this video, always coming back for new impressions. Funny is, that I already bought wine from Vinadea. They do have a nice online shop and are very trustworthy, best shop for Chateauneuf in the world, even if you are located elsewhere!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It is a great shop indeed!! Feel free to watch away :)

[@alexisversino7209]

Incredible video !

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Many thanks!

[@Harosho]

Excellent video gents

[@drmatthewhorkey]

thank you sir

[@zoltannemeti9192]

Why cannot I like it several times?? Watching again and still love it

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Hahahaha another one on Rhône blends coming up either this week or next!

[@zoltannemeti9192]

@@drmatthewhorkey Cool!

[@andrew8442]

Great video. Time to schedule my next trip!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Nice and enjoy your trip

[@rodrigogouveadossantos6558]

Another great video,excellent guide!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks!

[@TassosT]

Great video Dr. Gotta love the Pope wines!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you sir! Yamas

[@GsusChrist12]

Great video! My wife and I are visiting the rhone in a few weeks. Any tips on how you shipped all your wine back that you bought? thanks!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It’s hard to ship, you have to carry back what you want or but in your home country

[@GsusChrist12]

@@drmatthewhorkey Awesome! We were planning on bringing a spare bag and loading up. Thanks and cheers!