Reacting & Tasting WINE SPECTATOR Top 10 Wines of 2023

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In this video I react and TASTE the top 10 wines from Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list of 2023. Surprisingly, just a few hours after the reveal, some of the Top 10 wines were no longer available in wine shops. To my knowledge, no other wine publication has the ability to clear shelves so quickly with their gold and platinum medals. So I was really curious to taste these wines myself.
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**THE 10 POINT SCALE EXPLAIND:
10 - Exceptional wine (98 - 100 points equivalent)
9 - Excellent wine (90 - 97 points equivalent)
8 - Great wine (85 - 90 points equivalent)
7 - Good wine (81 - 84 points equivalent)
6 - Fairly good wine (77 - 80 points equivalent)
5 - Wine of no character or appeal (71 - 76 points equivalent)
Below 5 - Bad or faulty wine (50-70 equivalent)
**CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO:
0:00 Introduction
1:42 Wine 10
4:27 Wine 9
5:45 Wine 8
8:42 Wine 7
11:24 Wine 6
12:18 Wine 5
13:26 Wine 4
14:19 Wine 3
16:36 Wine 2
19:02 Wine 1
21:56 My final thoughts
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@chrisgilbert8024 7 месяцев назад

Personally, glad to see my top 2 (by a mile) wine RU-vidrs look at same topic (you, and a certain German). Great insightful comments as ever - thank you.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Hahah, I don’t even know how that happened, but we ended up doing the same topic with less than an hour difference. 😳😳😳

@robdielemans9189 7 месяцев назад

You can add Matthew Horkey to the list, he today ventured into the other 90 wines mentioned in WS and had great recommendations.

@dimi437 7 месяцев назад

Discoverd your channel just today and already have seen bunch of your videos , loved it , subscribed , exellent presentation , keep doing it, only one question , why only 15k subscribers , it should be at least ten times more . By the way, you are very beautiful .❤

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! Very sweet of You! 🙏🏻 hopefully I will catch up with the subscribers You say I should have! ✨ Cheers! 🥂

@riomabbayad6796 7 месяцев назад

i LOVE your hair! 😊❤

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@ddg15205860 7 месяцев назад

Among your absolute best videos. The honest and genuine evaluations of both extraordinary wines and some that are less so inspire confidence. Thank you!

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! 🙏🏻 it is so important for me to read Your comment. Because I was slightly worried how this video will make people react. Thank You! 🥂

@judistench2167 7 месяцев назад

Another great presentation! The WineSpectator Top 100 always produces several mysterious and controversial rankings. It is very helpful to have a highly knowledgeable and experienced wine authority such as yourself parse through these choices with critical approach and honest assessment. I for one greatly appreciate the analysis you have provided in this and your previous video - especially with regard to WineSpectator’s more suspect choices. 👍🍷🥂

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Thank You soooo much, You are flattering me. 🙏🏻 I was quite afraid to release this video because I was aware my opinions might not be in line with what others have said. 🤷‍♀️

@judistench2167 7 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment LOL Don’t ever be afraid to share your insights! You have fantastic breadth and depth of knowledge and a keen palate - your opinions and assessments are the product of great experience and good judgment and are very valuable. There are far too many OTHER commentators who too readily share their opinions without adequate knowledge or background. BTW Really loved your comment: ‘Eat Me…Alive!’ 😂😂😂🤭 Keep up the great work! 👍🍷🥂

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

@judistench2167 thank You! Your comment and support made my face smile! 🥰

@konstantingro6227 7 месяцев назад

I just watch yours, K Baums and Dr Horkey WINE SPECTATORs videos back to back. Loved to compare your notes. So I don't mind at all, your video ist "late" 😆

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Cheers! I hope You enjoyed all of those videos! 🥂

@konstantingro6227 7 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment Haha, yeah. But unfortunately the one (Bages) where you and KBaum seemed to have a real different opinion is quite expensive. Would have been real interesting to taste for myself (a wine everybody likes would be too easy 😆)

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

@konstantingro6227 even though it is a young vintage, we did not taste the very same wine. A lot can affect the wine, including the temperature during the shipping. Also.. even during wine judging, there can be wast differences between judges! 🫣🫣🫣

@drmatthewhorkey 7 месяцев назад

Ahhhh thanks!

@marianamariana8542 6 месяцев назад

Great review! Thank you !

@andisacrament825 6 месяцев назад

I watch mostly for the rock t-shirts that Agnese is sporting..and comparing her videos from 1-2 years ago with the new ones, what a tremendous change in her accent and smoothness in narrating..still no clue where she is from..keep drinking and rocking!

@NoSediment 6 месяцев назад

I hope the information I am sharing is also important to You, just as the t-shirts! 😉😉😉 and thank You, I am happy that You can see the growth! 🙏🏻

@andisacrament825 6 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment wine info is for my wife who was a sommelier..I try to get her into doing it as a hobby again..cheers

@Den_Jeff 7 месяцев назад

Great video as usual, thank you!

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Thank You, very sweet of You! Cheers! 🥂

@QualeQualeson 7 месяцев назад

I thought we were promoting wine drinking here, not cannibalism. Agnese throwing down the gauntlet. What a moment. I score it 9.8. The moment, not the wine 😅

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

It took a lot of courage to publish this video. Therefore more important is Your support - or at least the fact that You don’t judge me! Thank You! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@buckminsterfullerene2149 6 месяцев назад

Goodness, she is absolutely stunning

@NoSediment 6 месяцев назад

I am blushing! Thank You! 😊☺️

@brianpite0893 7 месяцев назад

Very comprehensive review. Thanks Agnes

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! Happy You enjoyed it! ☺️

@jpdonovan3753 7 месяцев назад

No offense to our other wine RU-vidr friends, but I enjoyed your take on the Top 100 most. I love your honesty, expertise and overall vibe. Don't listen to the haters! Your videos are so good.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

THANK YOU! You cannot imagine how important Your support is for me! Keeps me going forward. Cheers 🥂

@rjo8500 7 месяцев назад

A thumbs up for opening the Pichon Baron and Lynch Bages. I remember in 2007, out of curiosity, opening a 2000 Lynch Bages. It was like drinking black ink! Currently I have 2015 Lynch Bages and 2018 Pichon Baron cruising in the cellar. Great video.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! 🙏🏻 I was slightly saddened that I opened Pichon-Baron because that really seemed like needed a lot more time in a bottle! 😅🍷

@rjo8500 7 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment You’re making a video which I understand why you’re opening those young wines. I’m still sitting on 2005 Montrose and 2010 Giscours. Last year we opened a 1988 Leoville Las Cases and it was an amazing bottle of juice. But I agree Lynch Bages as a 5th growth is overpriced. I bought Durfort-Vivens a, 2nd growth Margaux and a killer wine, at less than half the price as the Lynch. Thing is very few people know or chase the Durfort-Vivens while Lynch Bages is a darling and the price reflects that. Way back 1996 Lynch Bages was actually my first “expensive” bottle of Bordeaux so I fell for the hype too. We learn as we go.

@joecali2442 7 месяцев назад

The Dunn Vineyards Howell Mountain cabernet was one of the three bottles that got me interested in wine almost 15 years ago. Was a hard bottle to get a hold of before (even in California), probably going to almost impossible now😢. Their Napa valley release is also good, but just not the same.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

That explains a lot why I couldn’t get my hands on that wine for this tasting! And I am guessing it will be even harder after this list! 🍷

@netragtsul 7 месяцев назад

Agnes…bravo! Love your videos. And love that you have the greatest collection of rock and roll T’s! How can I purchase a Wine Sediment T?

@NoSediment 6 месяцев назад

Thank You, I am blushing! ☺️☺️☺️ I am still working on No Sediment t-shirt, but hopefully next year! 🙏🏻

@dave7mm083 7 месяцев назад

Another very nice vid, lots of energy, description, and opinion, which we appreciate. Good on you to call out Lynch Bages if you feel it's not so highly rated. Well done!

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! It took a lot of courage to publish that video! 😟

@jacob9540 7 месяцев назад

I went to a big Bordeaux tasting for the 2020 vintage this year and the Lynch-Bages and Pichon Lalande were the two most memorable for me. The Lynch-Bages was tremendously dense, dark, and rich with a texture that was like cream. The Pichon Lalande was my wine of the night, just incredible and so balanced already in its youth.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

That is exactly what I remember from my tastings Lynch-Bages being dense and rich, and very full bodied. And for me it lacks some elegance. 😢 my specific 2020 bottle was closed. 😓

@rjo8500 7 месяцев назад

@@NoSedimentI know not what you’re trying to demonstrate here, but personally I would’ve decanted that 2020 Lynch Bages for 6-8 hours.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

⁠I made a video about decanting. 🤷‍♀️ I am aware it was very controversial, but I am strong believer that decanting is needed for removing sediment. + that small amount of wine was sitting in a glass for more than an hour already. 🤷‍♀️

@rickwezenaar 7 месяцев назад

Hi there! love your videos and this reaction on the spectator list. 😊 Just wondering why you are not using the 100 point scoring ?

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Thank You! 🙌🙌🙌 Where I do judging we follow 10p system. I think Robert Parker invented the 100p system and I have read how it works and majority of points are just already there. 🤷‍♀️ but I have given 0 or 1 or 2 out of 10. I have never seen anyone give 30 or 40 or 50 out of 100. I guess I am more familiar with 10p! 😪

@baggrabb 6 месяцев назад

I almost didn’t watch this, because the WS 100 just sucks so much oxygen out of the wine world on its own. It doesn’t need your help. I’m new to the channel, though and was curious about your take. I 100% agree that only one white wine in top 10 is kind of inexcusable, and I appreciate you calling it out. I will not watch your take on this old warhorse in future years, though. I am enjoying you channel overall and appreciate your honesty.

@NoSediment 6 месяцев назад

Thank You for Your honesty, and I will keep this in mind. To be honest, I really like how people are starting to also trust their own palate, and question industry professionals and publications. However, there are few out there that I still trust almost blindly. 🙃

@baggrabb 6 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment Thanks, I have my trusted critics, too (plus those I DON’T trust!), but I have those without the “Top ###” lists. Anyway, I enjoy your channel, appreciate the effort you put in to education. 🌺🌺🙏🙏

@craigjones7954 7 месяцев назад

You had me with your Alice Cooper t-shirt!! Interesting you gave the Pichon Baron your highest score by far even though you didn't think it's ready to drink yet. Cheers for West Sonoma Coast Pinot.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

I don’t score down great wine only because it has potential to age. If anything, that should give extra points, because it speaks of it’s quality. 🤷‍♀️ Thank You for Your comment! 🥂

@RCTricking 7 месяцев назад

I have only tried the sub ~40 USD ones, but I loved Greywacke, Antinori, and Resonance

@NoSediment 6 месяцев назад

Great to hear some positive feedback regarding the wines. There has been some negativity referring to affordable prices of the wines on the WS list. Which, in my opinion is great, because there are good and great wines at various price levels! 🙌 not only at the ultra premium category! 😅

@Polargrills 6 месяцев назад

4:54 Great Presentation

@jodyb2036 7 месяцев назад

I would be interested to hear which of the Jadot wines you feel are hits and misses

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Let’s just say that some of their GC were not worth the money or name. 🤷‍♀️ and village wines can sometimes perform quite well. 🤨

@MrFlorinC 7 месяцев назад

Such a weird list. One the one hand side countries like Austria and Germany are shockingly under-represented , and on the otherhand it includes Kaufland / Aldi middle shelf Mionetto prosecco. Sound to me more like an "US importer sales boost TOP 100"

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Agreed about the Germany and Austria! 🥹 those countries produce great wines, and very poorly represented 🥹

@drmatthewhorkey 7 месяцев назад

Better late than never!!!

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

🙌🙌🙌🙌 yes, indeed!

@robertfenti3996 7 месяцев назад

Wine #8 Pichon Baron of course amazing and with a Prime Rib dinner...and triple brie appitizer on baguette

@gmendiburu 7 месяцев назад

Nunca es tarde para dar una opinión sobre top 10 listos!

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Sorry for that, I promise I will stop! 🥲

@charlesthedeadlifter4376 7 месяцев назад

The only wine ive had from Lynch Bages is called Echo. Also a Pauillac. My local Costco was selling it for $30 plus tax. I snagged a bottle and it was amazing.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Yes, it is their second wine! Was this recently? Seems like a very good price! 🙌

@charlesthedeadlifter4376 7 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment it was about 3-4 months ago when I purchased it. Costco here in California sells a lot of Bordeauxs. Chateau Gazin, Lynch Bages, Pichon Baron, Grand Tayac, Chateau Brane-Cantenac, Chateau Smith-Haut Lafitte, etc. All reasonably priced.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

@charlesthedeadlifter4376 EPIC! I wish I was there now! 🥹

@HumbleGnome 7 месяцев назад

I don’t know much about the topic of wine publications, but this year’s top ten makes me feel like some of those wineries sponsored Wine Spectator (especially for the #1 and #9 spots) to get a favorable placement on the top 100. What do you think?

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

I cannot comment about the sponsorship. But not only publications, but also many wine critics want to keep on the good side of many wineries, because they provide accommodations when inviting and sponsoring trips. 🤷‍♀️ but I also don’t think that large companies make worse wines, they are some of the most reliable wines vintage after vintage because they have the recourses! 🤷‍♀️ therefore, it is very hard to comment and and I don’t want to make assumptions. 😅

@Yeoldelole 6 месяцев назад

Love your content. Now consider- a billionaire, megalomaniacal, influential figure from Brazil buys a large winery and wants to prove himself. What better way to pay off an influential wine critic? If you produce 8,000 cases per year, paying a wine critic $10000 for a better score is a HUGELY profitable play.

@michaelgourlay1746 7 месяцев назад

Marlborough is not a valley. It is a flat plain leading from the ocean to the mountains. There are some valleys as the plain approaches the mountains (or hills really) such as the Awatere Valley. Otherwise Marlborough is as much a valley as the Medoc is. - From a fan of yours from New Zealand.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Good point, thank You! I haven’t seen anyone say Valley and I don’t know why I did! I will keep this in mind! 🙌🙌🙌

@shaifulothman7442 7 месяцев назад

Konstantin doesn't really like Greywacke, but you do. I'll get it since it's cheap

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Just yesterday, I was finishing that bottle, and was commenting how good it was. It might be just that it is not a style for everyone. That is normal! 😉

@104qisile9 5 месяцев назад

14:22 Lynch-Bages is not a Italian wine, a little bug in the sub-title.

@NoSediment 5 месяцев назад

Unfortunately sometimes that happens, yes! It is a mistake. 😓

@104qisile9 5 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment You reated so fast! I'm just watching you video about the Top10 of wine Spectator of 2023. Love your videos👍

@robdielemans9189 7 месяцев назад

Definitely should have had more white wines in the top ten. If you think about it: picture 95+ points reds and they will be similar in taste profiles If I were to task anyone to picture 95+ whites you will get a smorgasbord of styles, regions, sweetness, acidity, length and complexity.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Well, I think reds can be as much diverse as white wines! But, I really don’t understand why only white wine? What was the reason?

@VektrumSimulacrum 7 месяцев назад

It's my birthday and Agenes put out a video. I'm counting it as a birthday gift. 🤪🙏♥

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Yes! Happy birthday! 🎂 please count it as a birthday gift! 🙌

@sebszab76 7 месяцев назад

For wine #3 you have written Italy. I don't think the French like to see that, so correct it asap😀

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

Yes, indeed an error from my side! However, I cannot correct that anymore, because video is uploaded. 🤷‍♀️ But I mean, these things happen. 🍷

@Schnazola 7 месяцев назад

Don't you HATE when that happens?!

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

@@Schnazolavery much! 😓

@MrRockingRilo 7 месяцев назад

This WS list is really an absolute joke this year. Just look at the top 3 wines. There are so many better Bordeaux than Lynch Bages (even around the price point of $200). As far as Sonoma Coast Pinots, the Occidental wouldn't even make my top 10. And while I love Brunello and am glad to see representation, the Agiano has never risen to the top of any of the many Brunello tastings in which I've participated. It's a mid-level Brunello. There are so many so much better. WS is doing the consumer a diservice by inflating prices of undeserving wines, and in doing so ultimately hurting these regions by misaligning expectations with experience.

@NoSediment 6 месяцев назад

Hahaha, do You think it has been better other years?

@freddieslaughter1107 3 месяца назад

More people drink red wine than white wine

@NoSediment 3 месяца назад

I haven’t seen the statistics, but I know that white wine is increasing significantly currently.

@frossato 7 месяцев назад

Wine Spectator gone woke

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

@hatchegg80 7 месяцев назад

seriously, argiano top wine? can't take this WS thing seriously. yeah i don't get the hype on lynch-bages either

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

I wouldn’t take it too seriously, but yes, I hear many people criticising the choice of their top wine. 🍷

@ianmenzies8435 6 месяцев назад

There is something missing very important to me in your posts your beautiful visla

@NoSediment 6 месяцев назад

OMG, yes! My dog! You cannot imagine, the moment camera starts rolling- he is fighting for the spotlight. It is sometimes very difficult to film with him in the room. He wants to be a star!

@ianmenzies8435 6 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment he is great I love him

@rvp976 7 месяцев назад

I'm also not a fan of Lynch Bages, and found them being mediocre PQR. However, the scoring in this video seems all over the places, and contradicting your own narrative. 9/10 at the top is fully deserved, while its like second lowest scoring on your list?

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

I said at the beginning that I am not scoring the wines against each other. And as with WS (not the highest scored wine was on the top) - the same here. I scored wines and explained their place. I also said that I have had many great Brunello’s but they are failing to be available or failing to provide great value! Maybe this will help You follow my scores! 😉

@Ruirspirul 7 месяцев назад

whole concept of this list seems to be, dare I say, little stupid… making list of top wines and considering how available and how cheap they are is redundant. first of all, prices of all these wines will increase because of this list and secondly, idea of any wine list should be discover and experience something new and amazing, not a wine guide for aldi😅

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

That is true! Majority of these wines will see crazy increase in price! 😓 but that is why I like the Decanter Wine Awards - there is a lot more exciting wines from less discovered wine regions and grape varieties. And they not always see crazy price increase.

@Ruirspirul 7 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment I would be much more interested in the list of top 100 wines out there, regardless of price and availability. that would be more useful and exciting. imagine Biondi Santi beating up Margaux…. now thats fun fun fun instead of some mid shelf, recipe Sauvignon Blank for $15 in top 10.

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

@Ruirspirul that sounds like a fun, fun list! Not the list influential wine magazine should be publishing. I really want for wine to loose that snobbish attitude. There are great wines at more affordable price levels! 🤷‍♀️

@Ruirspirul 7 месяцев назад

@@NoSediment lets be honest, only people wine spectator is influencing are already in wine business. democratization of wine happened on vivino and wine spectator is a sinking ship😄

@MrFredzart 6 месяцев назад

Oh Dear me, what are the poor people doing, sitting around drinking Chateau De Cardboard

@NoSediment 6 месяцев назад

What You mean?

@g.o.3262 7 месяцев назад

Definitely, too much attention to a subjective opinion of a wine magazine. Already the third week in a row each wine youtuber has nothing else to talk about. Why nobody reacts, for example, to Decanter World Wine Awards?

@NoSediment 7 месяцев назад

No problem, I promise my next video will not be about that! And I might actually do the Decanter awards next summer! I think they offer more diversity! 🙌🙌🙌