Bargain Bordeaux vs. Grand Cru Classé Blind Tasting

[@jeffschecter4543]

Glad to know Leon is still with you

[@schferleon]

Much appreciated

[@b286guy]

My concern about holding on to wine too long is that I could be dead in the future and will no longer be able to drink it.

[@QualeQualeson]

Don't worry about that. I guarantee you won't mind if it happens.

[@hoostineFL]

I actually think the idea of my children drinking my wine and being able to stay a part of their life in a small way is a pleasant thought.

[@QualeQualeson]

@@hoostineFL It's a pleasant thought that you can enjoy while you're still alive, so that's valid.

[@gchomuk]

Agreed. I'm 65. Not investing in Bordeaux wines that I'll never fully appreciate. Heck, I already have hundreds of bottles in my cellar that I'm starting to drink more frequently. Cellar is mostly California and Oregon wines these days. Dominated by Carlisle winery, but I'm on the 2016s and 2017s now.

[@ronmcmartin4513]

@b286--With proper storage, Bordeaux drinks well, earlier now. $18-$25 at 5-7 years(not 7-10), $40-$65 at 10-18 years(not 15-25). I also like my wines a little younger. I buy 375ml, & keep empty ones. For this example, I'll choose $40-$65 bottles. 375ml start drinking a bit later than 1/2 time(7-9 years, Not 5-9), but have a smaller drinking window(7-9 years, not 6-11). When the 375ml tastes right, Start opening the 750s. Or, I'd open a 750 at 8 years, use an Empty 375ml, to pour half of the 750 immediately, close to the top, then use the 750 cork(so I know what's in the 375ml), up to 6 weeks later. Decant the 2nd half to drink, & calculate a new drinking window for the rest of the bottles.

[@evalio4476]

I was blown away seeing Le Puy in your video. Its never really mentioned and flies under the radar. Its a wine that is near and dear to me and Ive enjoyed every bottle Ive had. I have been collecting a case every year since the vintage of 2015 where I fell in love. I wrote you a msg about Le Puy a year or so ago and you commented back how much you liked it too. We luckily get it here in Ontario for around $33CAN. Thank you and Great video ! -Evan

[@michaeldavid6284]

It also flies under the radar.

[@jamesallison4875]

In 1969 I was in school at Chapel Hill and fell in love with what we affectionately called grocery store Bordeaux. We thought we were very sophisticated! Hahaha.

[@artslayer1001]

Chateau Capbern is very well-made, with the same owner and team as Calon-Segur. The quality can easily match many fifth growths. Another bargain Bordeaux, especially from Saint-Estephe, to recommend is Chateau Meyney. It has excellent quality, well-made and good value.

[@ulrichkogerler8495]

Another great estate from Saint Estephe is Chateau Tronquoy with the same owner and team as Ch. Montrose.

[@angusmcmillan8981]

Great vid, thanks. I regularly attend dinners where we drink several bottles through an evening. Our experience is that many wines change as the evening progresses and our favourite at the start often slips in the rankings as other wines start to flourish. Your assessments are all snapshots, wonder if you would rate wines differently if you spent longer with them? Worth doing a vid on this?

[@sirclemeni1]

In other videos he often retastes wines at the end of the video. also i think he spends quite some time with the wines, but due to post production magic it shows just the pour and first sniff. if a wine just keeps evolving he definitely will add this to the video, as he already did in his champagne video.

[@daneaucker247]

Hi Konstantin! As always a great video. Couple questions or maybe a video idea. As I’ve gotten into wine more and more, I’ve been doing more and more blind tastings….I thought “this can’t be great for mouth health” long term. So my question is, besides general good dental hygiene, is there anything you do specifically to keep your mouth and palate healthy? Also, is there a chance we ever get a cellar tour video? 🥂!

[@glennjohnson4919]

Love these tastings. We do many blind tastings with the goal of verifying whether price and expert ratings apply for our tastes. Always fun, although my selections are never as wide and comprehensive as yours!

[@staffansvensson1958]

Finally Bordeaux! Some of my favourite value Bordeaux (depending on what can count as value) are: - Chateau Tronquoy, St Estephe - Chateau Plantey, Pauillac - Clos de bigos, Margaux - Chateau Dalem, Fronsac - L'esprit de chevalier, Graves - Chateau Martet reserve de famille, sainte-foy All very good wines!

[@philippedemecheleer2381]

Yet another great tasting video! Château Les Gravières is one of the value wines I discovered. Other ones are: - Clos Lunelles, Côtes de Castillon, from the same owner as Château Pavie - Saint-Emilion and just a few km between both châteaux - Château Mangot Saint-Emilion - is converting the last years to bio - Château Les Trois Croix - Fronsac

[@gordonyoul9515]

Please, please, please. If you are doing single region tastings, please do a tasting of white Rioja. You can buy very old, very well made wines for very little money (on a price to quality basis) and they are just such incredible wines. Don’t make me beg…

[@TheAsaphone]

I up this. Old white rioja is where the heat is!

[@MyWillbot]

I agree. Do white rioja

[@jacklausen1155]

Yes and please add in the tasting also the White Tempranillo

[@LiiKent]

And rias baixas albariño 😊

[@ClementGreen]

White rioja is horrible, and a complete waste of terroir. It's too oaked, too expensive, and there are much better Spanish white wines

[@peteT269]

Had the Capbern and Marjosse recently. I fully agree, both are excellent bargains.

[@longmuskox4194]

They sell them both at my local Total Wine & More chain store. Same vintage.

[@alexm7310]

Iron / bloody /meaty / funky... these so expand my wine verb repertoire - love it! 😊

[@dtonpbac]

Hello sir, I'm aware that variety-specific glassware is pseudo-science (in the sense that you don't need all these different glasses for each variety), but I remember you used a Performance Bordeaux/Cabernet glass in your Napa Valley wine video. Both NV and Bordeaux wines are heavy, full-bodied wines, but you used Performance Riesling glasses in this video. Would this be just a simple change in preference or would this change make any meaningful difference in terms of the tasting experience?

[@psychotropicalresearch5653]

If you are tasting without food, then you would expect the tannins to become more pronounced when you drink more. This is because the protein in your saliva binds irreversibly to the proteins , which initially makes tannic wines, taste softer, but the more you drink the lower is the amount of protein that is in your saliva, so the more Tanic the wine tastes

[@ThreeFiddy1701]

Interesting comments about tannins there. I tend to persist drinking reds without any food to really determine if I really like the wine or not. IME, cheaper bottles of Italian reds go really well with savoury food. I leave the pricey Pomerol's, Barolo's and Burgundian Pinot Noirs to pure drinking only.

[@psychotropicalresearch5653]

I failed to notice a mistake in my previous message, which should have said the protein in your saliva binds irreversibly to the tannins. Also, when siliver flow is increased the amount of protein in it tends to decrease. This is why you have citrus fruits at half time in sports, not cold black tea

[@andrejjorg8650]

Boy, you are the best! Always looking forward for the next premium Abo delivery. Would be great if there would be a premium*** Abo with all your tastings!

[@kentpiano2600]

Absolute love! ❤ more of these please - Chateau Capbern is the tops!! Great watch thanks!! 🍷🎯 ♥️

[@Duh6666666]

I'm a wine and food pairing specialist and we sell a lot of the Marjosse and Le Puy Émilien, we also have les Carmes and the Rauzan- Ségla on hand, but wines 5 and 6 I have never seen before. Bordeaux are offering incredible bang for the buck these days, as almost every vintage is good. Thanks for the reviews Konstantin and thanks for the nice lineup, Leon.

[@Yeoldelole]

Love it when you feature Bordeaux. Especially blind.

[@danielschmoldt7204]

Château Lilian Ladouys, St. Estèphe consistently overdelivers for the modest price, as do many wines from the right bank regions of Castillon and Fronsac.

[@abcdefghijkl5408]

Generally agree, though recent vintages have been a bit thin compared to prior examples. Definitely a key wine in my rotation.🍷🍷🍷

[@abcdefghijkl5408]

Generally agree, though recent vintages have been a bit thin compared to prior examples. Definitely a key wine in my rotation.🍷🍷🍷

[@abcdefghijkl5408]

Generally agree, though recent vintages have been a bit thin compared to prior examples. Definitely a key wine in my rotation.🍷🍷🍷

[@abcdefghijkl5408]

Generally agree, though recent vintages have been a bit thin compared to prior examples. Definitely a key wine in my rotation.🍷🍷🍷

[@NeutralMjolkHotel]

I knew wine 5 was Le Puy from your description. Lovely style.

[@elfblood9127]

Another great video!! Love the blind tastings! I know your fine skills at determining wines through a blind tasting have been demonstrated time and time again but I have to ask, 'Do you think it would have been more difficult to pick out the high-end wine if it had been as young as the others?' Just curious.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

I think it would have been as easy/difficult

[@Nemosan01]

Currently we have an intern from Bordeaux..but not the fancy part…. It’s really interesting to hear first hand their struggles in price vs qua and 1855 classification…. I really think it’s time that more sommeliers do a better job in communicating the quality from all of the region and not just a little part… anybody can pay more for a good wine. But we have a responsibility to include, not continue exclusion….. I hope books in the future will be more open as well … cheers and thanks for sharing beautiful wine experiences with us

[@timmy3429]

I am in the wine industry and living in Bordeaux. The quality is not the probelm here. The problem is the En Primeur system that in my opinion is just stupid. I see the benefits for the chateaus with the cash flow but this system make the wine more expensive than they should. Good for end consumers is that Bordeaux are in crisis at the moment en the En Primeur campagin for 2023 is bad. Prices will go down more and more and in the future i hope we will see a change. Still some Bordeaux wine are on the highest level and just gives joy and good moments but the price has to come down.

[@rmelgar9]

Excellent Konstantin ! My favorite Value Bordeaux has been Chateau Lafont Menaut 2018 If possible, I would like to see Mendoza Uco Valley

[@baggrabb]

I agree with you Konstantin-great tasting! Chateau Le Boscq (St. Estephe) is a favorite value Bordeaux red. I note prices have increased recently, though-US$ 45 or so. Loved it at US$ 30…

[@TinFoilHatPipeDude]

I really like for example Seigneurs d'Aiguilhe, Côtes de Castillon. A year or two after release feels like enough ageing. The second wine of the estate, I never had the first wine. Very approachable and quite light and elegant IMO. Very inexpensive. I love Merlot from Bordeaux! Great video as usual. Emil

[@oxvaldus]

Love this video, I'm going to look after the value ones

[@ArnoldToporowski]

I like your spitoon! Does it say “süpfle muesch nit suffe”? (“you don’t have to drink”?)

[@billybob7088]

The recent vintages are great for lower growth wines and some amazing prices and drinking early.

[@_d0ser]

They definitely need to re-do the classification if for no other reason than to bring ALL the appellations into the fold. Also, just the total movement because some have fallen off, some have improved.

[@ruud24k]

I think most of the big guns in bordeaux will disagree 😅

[@DarthJabba504]

Chateau Capbern is made by the same team that makes Calon Segur, also in St. Estephe. Have a bottle and can't wait to try it this week.

[@lcpholman]

Yes - may have been more obvious with the original name of Capbern Gasqueton - I have a few vintages of this - great wine

[@ulrichkogerler8495]

If you like Capbern then I would recommend Chateau Tronquoy, too. This Saint Estephe property is owned and managed by the same team as Chateau Montrose (imho a Chateau of first class quality).

[@MDL-lw9my]

Well done Konstantin 👏👏👏🥂 cheers

[@monsieug]

Le Puy is one of my favorites! Good value and a natural wine.

[@fredericperrin3279]

Great review, thank you so much Konstantin! Bordeaux almost never disappoints. Of all the French wines, it is, mostly due to historical reasons and the early influence from the British and the Dutch traders, the most transparent wine market. Wines are auctioned, scrutinized, there is some snobism about first growth, but by and large you get value for money and good importers are able to get good wines at very good prices. Compare that to Burgundy, where there is no transparency at all, it's all about who you know and generally the reds there are ridiculously overpriced (it's also a simple issue of supply and demand, red Burgundy is ultimately very small production vs red Bordeaux, a factor of 1 to 10).

[@crrizello5157]

Very timely video. I am headed to Bordeaux region next week and hoping to get to know this region better. I am so familiar with Napa Cabernet and Merlot, being from California, so looking forward to broadening my palate.

[@ronmcmartin4513]

Calif. wines are for appetizers; Bordeaux is for Main Courses. St Emilion is the closest to the Napa taste. Merlots taste much fuller than Calif.

[@holymonitor89]

Konstantin, I’m curious, what do you do with the wines you open and test on your channel? Do you drink them with friends, or by yourself? Love your content btw.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Both! And some I just pour away.

[@holymonitor89]

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 🤣

[@kfree21]

Le Puy makes some of the most impressive and memorable Bordeaux wines, absolutely classic styling, but not what we expect Bordeaux to be. High elevation, 2nd highest in the region between St Emilion and Pomerol, always been organic and follows biodynamic farming and winemaking, along with completely open fermentation

[@afreitas1085]

Can u do some second wines from Gran Crus from Medoc and Graves? Like I said in my previous comment, there are so many good value second wines from the great chateaux and will'be very interesting for us to see u and for u to taste some of that second wines for sure!

[@gianmarcodemartino8079]

Hi Konstantin, I love your videos. I found it interesting what you said about Brett, especially im relation to wine 4. I don't like even small concentrations of it in wine, but I understand some people do, and there is nothing wrong with it. My concern is, though, if the wine isn't filtered like the one in the video, how does the winemaker know Brett is going to remain subtle in the wine and not grow and spoil it? Unfortunately, without filtration, this isn't possible, as one can't control what the yeast does in the bottle. You either remove it or you gamble. So wine n4 being good is just a fluke. I am not sure we should reward random winemaking with high scores. This is just my opinion, don't get me wrong. Love your work! 💪

[@NickDumergue]

Chateau Larruau, Margaux - Cru Bourgeois. The vineyards are between Rauzan Segla and Chateau Margaux and it sells for under US$50

[@bentobox238]

Capbern is a great bargain even in Canada, hopefully they keep the quality up and the prices down!

[@Zcissor]

Always wondered, where do you draw the line in Price, when the wines you buy should stored 3-10 years? Does it start at 30 dollars or earlier? Is there a pricerange when 90% of the wines are made for later consumtion?

[@rickwezenaar]

Le Puy ! My favorite !!! The Bartholomey is even better but the Emilien is great aswell ! 😍

[@stroopwafel6141]

An eyeopener this tasting. Thank you! I think Fronsac has still a lot to offer for the price, like Cháteau Dalem and Tour du Moulin. Some Fronsacs got bloody expensive though. I also recommend the Château Puygueraud Bordeaux Côtes de Francs and Château d’Aiguilhe Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux. But many good wines are to be found in the subregions.

[@ronmcmartin4513]

La Prade(from the same as Puygueraud), is similar but more structure(tannin). Both $15-18US

[@gustavomgomes]

May I ask : what happened with your background ? Did you change the video equipment? What’s up ?

[@jamesnordbeck382]

My favorite value Bordeaux wine was the 2020 Chateau Carbonieux Rouge that was available locally to me for $35 a bottle. Four cases sold out in two weeks.

[@Marcel-ib1wp]

I am watching this and drinking my own merlot cab sauv blend. Quite illuminating

[@westgarthwines]

It may not be considered a truly top vintage, but 2017, particularly on the left bank, should go the distance, especially for the price they're available for. It's buried among some really really impressive vintages, so rarely gets a look in, but easily worth the experiment - which is half the fun of this game!

[@ghcdy]

Would be interesting to see this with Sauternes as well. As much as I have been spoiled by only having classified Sauternes, it’s not exactly sustainable to drink it all the time lol.

[@fnherzog]

7:13 I remember a tasting in a rather small wine shop and you couldn't properly rinse your glass or it would've felt rude. So you always had some carry-over from the previous wine. From one particular red to another (you could go in any order you wanted), I got notes of plastic and burnt rubber. Everyone in the shop laughed at me (me being the 20-something year old novice). They tasted the wine I was currently tasting, disagreed and said that I was dead wrong. I convinced them to taste the wine I had before and then the one I currently had. Suddenly they agreed and that it tasted awful, like rubber tires, and I wasn't the novice wine taster anymore xD

[@bosskoala7]

Hahaha I Fxxing knew it. Le Puy wine no4. Absolutely love it

[@Jonnhy99]

Marjosse is such a great QPR wine, and Capbern is always stellar

[@venosepticgaming3864]

Still new to wines, but did buy a I CUSTODI “ÆTNEUS” ETNA ROSSO from SICILIEN from 2008 today, and what an amazing taste! diffently something I have never tasted or tryed before!

[@stephandroz7674]

Could you share what glasses you are using? Thanks!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

I always put the Glasses into the description. This was the Riedel Riesling Performance.

[@theoryofadam9146]

My favourite value Bordeaux that I have available to me in Australia has to be the 2017 Chateau Haut Madrac from just outside Pauillac, ranked at a Cru Bourgeois level. Goes for about $35AUD.

[@ThreeFiddy1701]

Château La Croix Taillefer Pomerol sold by Waitrose in the UK for £31 ... lovely floral and fruity parfume, smooth silky tannins, good finish, amazing value 'Thursday evening' fine wine to share with a loved one! And on the left bank: The entry level Rothschild Pauillac sold in M&S at £33 is very good too. The only wines that I prefer a bit more than these at around same price level are some premier cru Burgundies and Josepth Drouhin's Pinot Noir offerings ...

[@QualeQualeson]

Bordeaux wines are price wise much more marked by vintages than I am used to seeing. The 2017 Rauzan-Ségla is considered somewhat poor whereas the 16 and 18 for example are considered good and so both are considerably more expensive and would likely have fetched a higher score, though I obviously cannot fully predict where the Baum bunny hops. On the other hand, Gaia Gaja said that she considered vintages a bit of a myth, but that may just have been her being business savvy. It probably was, she strikes me as very clever. The 2018 Rauzan-Ségla would run me about 144EUR in Norway and would probably age 3+ decades with grace. I want to say that's far from outrageous, but then we are being conditioned as we speak 😅

[@timmy3429]

2017 is a cold vintage and will lack that big complexity and structure as 16 or 18, but 2017 is a vintagr that have it's window for drinking now and are drinking very good. Will not score any high points but it has been better than expected. If i would open a bottle of grand cru classe today i would open vintage 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017

[@QualeQualeson]

@@timmy3429 Very valuable information. Thank you.

[@ronmcmartin4513]

"Gaia Gaja said vintages a bit of a myth"... What's the best wine you've ever made? "The one that we're selling Today!"😄

[@QualeQualeson]

@@ronmcmartin4513 Indeed :) But let's entertain for a moment that she has other motives as well. For example, I noticed that other people who's lives are steeped in wine, that they can tend to develop a certain taste for, let's call it contrarianism. In other words, they're bored. So it might be that part of her actually means it, or at the very least that she thinks that a vintage might not be anywhere near as black and white as the market would have it.

[@ronmcmartin4513]

@@QualeQualeson--I find that in bad vintages, the winemaker has to work so hard to make an 85-point wine into a 91-pointer, that they become overly attached/protective/thrilled with the results.

[@Guido62]

I enjoy the Marjosse and my fave value wine at the moment is Ch. Beaumont

[@yinnnnnnnnnnn]

I've found Chateau Quinault L'Enclos to be an excellent bargain for a classified growth right bank. Owned by the same owners at Cheval Blanc Retails around $50. Chateau Tournefeuille is also another favorite of mine. Even though it's from Lalande-de-Pomerol it neighbors the greats like Petrus. Really good value for around $30.

[@KokkiePiet]

Bordeaux is and has been for years no longer what it was. Up to the 80’s a Bordeaux was a “gassy” wine, that you had to open and leave for a while, or decant. It had to loose its gasses. Opening it, it would smell like a cow shed. After decanting and a bit of waiting it lost the gasses and smell was like summer fruit and flowers. Due to the American and Japanese market they changed the way of producing it, and now you can open a bottle and drink it directly. I started drinking fine wines in the 80’s and had an older (and very much richer) friend who learned me about fine wines

[@abcdefghijkl5408]

So cool to see Les Gravieres on here...that was the first bordeaux that really clicked for me years ago! Since i am a nice guy, here is an amazing value bordeaux tip for your subs: 2020 Chateau Mangot (low $20s).....a tremendous wine for the price.💎💎💎

[@Rudy0stefmeister]

My favourite value Bordeaux is Chateau Marzy Pomerol. Oaky when young, but a nice fresh merlot with a few years on it.

[@satomitu1]

My favorite value Bordeaux is Fourcas Hostin. Just good.

[@B2024-y4c]

I have some Reserve Comtesse and some Croix Ducru (2019 and 2020) that I am waiting on to mature a bit (taking your advice!). I pulled some Clos Manou 2019 out of bond and that’s pretty nice and quite approachable - but probably needs another 12 months or so to be really good. All good value IMO. Cheers!

[@baumulrich]

in the 19th century, the most successful wine region in France was actually Beaujolais, fetching higher prices than even the now much more expensive Cote d'Or wines. imho Cru Beaujolais is one of the best kept secret, great value and very very good

[@ronmcmartin4513]

I'd rather have an "expensive" Beaujolais($25-40, Anita, Heritiers) than a $50-60 1er Cru Burg.

[@baumulrich]

@@ronmcmartin4513 fully agree. morgon cote du py ones for 25 dollar are as good if not better than some 1er Cru priced at 125.

[@andrewbennett6089]

Just tried Les Cadrans de Lassègue with a steak on Thursday evening. Felt like getting a nicer Bordeaux for this dinner - and it was wonderful. Right Bank which I think I prefer. 93 points and a highly memorable wine for me.

[@schmup53]

That Chateau Marjosse seems to be a huge value!

[@AchillesMajor]

Excellent BDX value in CHÂTEAU LA VIEILLE CURE (Fronsac, mainly Merlot) & CHÂTEAU LILIAN LADOUYS (St Estephe, left bank Medoc), especially tehir 375 ml half bottles which can be sourced for 20-30$ or less!

[@diogotavares5995]

For when a tasting of wine from Portugal? You could choose wines from Douro and Alentejo. Quality price the Portuguese wine is amazing!!! Keep up the good work

[@tomshepherd1905]

Le Puy wines prove that natural wines last. Often do 100 year verticals. Wines consistently taste amazing, have been organic for 100s of years. Love that they got a mention. Would be great to see you do a burgundy version but village or 1er wine Vs regional or haute Cotes nuits or beaunes

[@robdielemans9189]

Your proverbial sentence on your spittoon, is that nord­rhein-west­fä­lisch? Not a native speaker but used to live about 30 meters from Grenze.

[@roell93]

I recently drank a bottle of Chateau Clos Chaumont 2015 and was pleasantly surprised by the P/Q.

[@Mauresi85]

Drops of God was such a great series!

[@olivierboisard5717]

About N6, Saint Estephe is quality wise the most 'homogeneous ' appellation in Medoc and Ch. Capbern well represents the usual quality of Saint Estephe. I remember buying there a Chateau Petit Bocq 2010 for almost nothing and it was a marvel

[@rainerbetz7921]

I used to like Chateau Cissac (Cru Bourgeois) unfortunately they changed the style of the wine after 2016 what made me switch to Chateau la Roque de By (Cru Bourgeois)

[@anni1elisabeth]

My favorite bargain wine up till now is the 2014 la Rose Pauillac

[@czemp85]

Nice pot with a funny text on it. It's swiss german no ? Garaffe muesch nit suffe 😂

[@MattyCTea]

I think it's important to note that there is big difference in wine styles in that Les Carmes Haut Brion uses quite a bit of whole cluster in the winemaking. I'm not sure if that made a difference or not, but it's a little fun fact!

[@ronmcmartin4513]

This was the 2nd label, "C des" Carmes. I'm thinking that made a bigger difference.

[@andrewbrown464]

It makes me (and anyone else training for wine courses) that even you get confused a few wines in.

[@afreitas1085]

I like Chateau Poujeaux (Moulis-en-Medoc), Cambon La Pelouse (Haut-Medoc) more simple wine but delicious, Chateau Meyney (St. Estephe), and some second wines like Haut-Bailly II, Dame de Montrose, L' Esprit de Chevalier and Baron de Brane expecialy in great vintages are also great values as well. Prost aus Deutchland

[@andrzejkaczorowski9203]

Cotes de Bourg 2007, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2017, These are my value picks

[@Gillisdanielj]

I don’t understand your use of the word cuvée, am I missing something?

[@forster33]

cuvée is often meaning blend for germans

[@connorwinton4343]

I wonder if Konstantin will ever do Japan. There are two varieties that are interesting, koshu and muscat bailey-A. On top of that there’s plenty of bordeaux and burgundy varieties and there’s a winery in Yamanashi that makes a single variety petit verdot!

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

I have tasted the De Montille Pinot and haven’t I tasted Koshu on the channel before?

[@connorwinton4343]

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Koshu comes from Yamanashi which is the oldest and warmest wine growing region in Japan. It’s a red grape which produces mostly white wines and something I would recommend in a hypothetical Japanese tasting. It’s very unique, that’s all I’ll say.

[@TheTomvanhaverbeke]

this was very very good.

[@bigal7373]

What does the inscriptions on your spittoon say in English?

[@rikardo1070]

BONJOUR MONSIEUR! love your "french" AXccent !!!! HA joking......well done tasting. quite informative ....as I eat my sunday breakfast !!!!! MERCI! from Oregon)

[@jonaseberth5247]

Hey there, did somebody ever try Chateau Clos Manou and can tell if it’s really such a bang for the buck, as Lobenbergs says? Thanks in advance😊

[@JohnAmidon-c6r]

😊 I'll tell you what, I'll give you all my allotment of Bordeaux in exchange for your allotment of German Riesling! 😅

[@mieciomusic]

Le C des Carmes Haut Brion is not a second wine but a property by itself. It was acquired by the Pichet Group, owners of Carmes, and renamed Clos des Carmes then C des Carmes. It is situated in Martillac while Carmes is in Bordeaux next to Haut Brion, 20 km apart. It usually tastes better than in this video. The 2016 is outstanding. Maybe by being in position #1 and due to its tannins, it’s difficult to judge. I met Guillaume Pouthier a couple of weeks ago at les Carmes and he explained all the specificities of the 2 wines he is overlooking as the general manager of the properties.

[@ericostling7410]

I agree wholeheartedly, and was rather sorry Konstantin to see your disappointment with this selection, being a new fan of Pessac-Leognan myself. Maybe the vintage? I recently had the 2019 des Carmes and found it to be quite excellent, being very open and transparent yet with some depth. I was taken with its clean proportions and subtle balance for potential food pairings, versus other left-bank Bordeaux I was trying, including a 2018 Cuvelier Crock St-Estephe (a close 2nd favorite !).

[@ericanderson2258]

Château Lilian Ladouys

[@MattFank]

I guess that depends on how you define "value"? For me, being able to get a Grand Cru Classe En 1855 like Chateau Langoa Barton for around AUD $100 is value for money

[@frederickheard2022]

Leon and his natural wines 😂

[@timpete6361]

Just ordered a case of the Chateau Majosse, for just above 9€ thats a no-brainer

[@alistaircorbishley5881]

My value pick would be most wines from Cotes de Castillion

[@jorgenvandeburgt8670]

Should check out Laroque, high scores for about 30 euro.

[@danigomb]

travelin Italy-France realised exceptional french wine are harder to find... besides they are too expensive. So, i go for italians all the way

[@ronmcmartin4513]

Rauzan was an off-vintage(2017). The only 2017 I've tasted was a Moulin du Cadet(St Emilion), well regarded(Avg 93+ from pro critics: 100% Merlot). I like St Em, but this had a Gigantic hole in the middle--90/91 points for $30. NOT a value. EDIT: I had the 2nd Half of the 750, that I poured into a 375ml, immediately after I opened it, 3 weeks ago. No decant. The middle filled in. Still Medium balance. A better wine. 92 points.

[@anthonybechara86]

For me, Chateau Cantemerle is the best as it holds the sword from its two ends (Quality and Value) 🍷🍷

[@seminky5341]

100%. I have tried this and their second wine. Amazing taste, amazing for the wallet.

[@adamh2957]

Off to get me a bottle of Le Puy then!

[@taka8108]

Well yes I usually look for something for immediate consumption as well, but there are too many wines that I want to try (your fault!), which makes it easier for me to wait for some years to open some of the bottles I have 😂