I would love to see some cheap powerful bordeaux (le grand rossignol, for example) and some "entry" grand crus de borgougne, to show if its a good idea to buy the cheaper producers of expensive appelations, like a Corton-Charlemagne from Delarche domaine.
35€ is still a lot of money for a white wine from Slovenia...of course if it compares well to more expensive wines from elsewhere All is good. But who would take the risk?
Bullet proof viewer wine recommendations, quite commendable!. I recall when as a cellar rat for a Northern California winery , I was in SF for a trade tasting when I visited a large grocery chain for a glimpse of their wine SKU’s. They had ‘85 Guigal Cote-Roti on the shelf, but listed as C-d-R for 4.99 US$. My dilemma was to ask all the floor wine guys if this was the price to pay for THIS bottle? All confirmed the retail price and blessings were given for me to buy. I’m such a value hunter if I bought twelve, I’d receive an extra 10% discount, or .49$ cents per bottle. With little more than that in my bank account, I rationalized a nice holiday gift to parties especially the dinner I was invited to that evening. Overall, it was a success!
This was a wonderful episode - I don't remember recommending any but the Barbaresco is one of my "go to" wines. Nice to know it's 92. It just means my palate is more discriminatory than I thought. i.e. I'm not an idiot.
Hi Konstantin, i’m new to wine and one that I have enjoyed very much is El Enemigo Cabernet Franc. It is around 20 usd. Greetings from Peru, i am learning a lot with your content.
very interesting tasting, Konstantin! I've tasted/enjoyed several bottles of the Vina Ardanza Reserva and thoroughly enjoyed them! The Weingut Knewitz Holzfass chardonnay and Barbaresco are the next most intriguing of the lot for me. Love your channel.
i would really love to see your opinion about munjebel rosso from Frank Cornelissen from sicily italy... i think etna wines will be the next burgundy in terms of elegance and finesse of aromas and flavors. if you ever going to drink i recommend you to caraff it or to aerate it well in the glass since it needs a little bit of oxigen to express itself right :)
very nice...i would go for the Chardonnay from knewitz, i already have one in my cellar.....what do you think will be the best drinking window Konstantin?
Konstantin you say that at that price point there are more interesting cote du rhone wines, can you suggest me one or two? I have tasted guigal and I would want to taste something new.
True! Slovenia and Croatia. I had spent a couple of weeks in that region last summer, coming straight from Italy and discovered some amazing wines! This Slovenian Ribola is the best white in that region that I've tasted. Farther south in Croatia, in Istria I discovered a great red called Terran and then even farther down south, in Dalmatia I tried some of the best reds ever, namely Babich by Bibich - black label from 2017. Also certain versions of Plavac Mali, like Dingac from Madirazza winery, 2015. vintage. I still have a few bottles. Second best white from the area, after Slovenian Rebola is Croatian Posip! 👍
Would love to see a video about Greek wines. I visited a winery in Naousa on my last trip to Greece and was surprised by the quality and deliciousness of the wine. I also tasted a 1998 Kir-Yianni Yianakohori that was surprisingly robust and fruity even after over 20 years of aging. I feel like Greece is a somewhat forgotten region even though they have a long history of making wine, so it would be awesome to see a video educating people, including me, on Greek wine!
Nice little lineup, some well known wines (Ardanza is one of my all time favorites for QPR) and some gems. Good call on Edi Simčič's Fojana, although I prefer the Fojana Sauvignon... He's a fantastic producer (all barrel fermented whites) and his style really reminds me of the same style as the legendary producer Miani (In FVG, Italy). You are right KB about the oldest domesticated vine, it's in Maribor and is 400 years old (as you can see here) ru-vid.comqVQfOhrwhCg?feature=share
Really sad that there was no wine from Portugal..Adega Fitapreta Paulistas o Chão dos Eremitas 2019 is an incredible wine and I can't believe that its known by only a few people..The wine is amazing and received a 97 RP rating..
Oh yeah, the pink label one. That winemaker is a genius. Got featured on the cover of a winemagazine while they push him into an open batrel of wine. 😂
@@BelgianGurista It's not the bottle with the pink label, I think you're talking about "Tinto Vulcânico". Both are produced by António Maçanita, one of the most known and respected winemakers in Portugal despite his young age. He produces wines in multiple regions of Portugal (Douro, Açores, Alentejo) but for me "Os Paulistas" that he produced in Adega Fitapreta is just incredible. The wine has some beautiful aromas of red fruits, on the palate it's elegant, rich, has silky tannins but also has also got acidity and a very long fininsh. It amazes me every time!
I really enjoy your channel, and your reviews seem spot on. But really, if you and your audience consider 25/50 bucks a bottle affordable, then you are either not drinking much wine or are way out of my league. In vino veritas!
Great video. I would love to hear your opinion on Rossese Di Dolceacqua from Liguria, Italy. In particular crus from Maccario Dringenberg are my favourites.
Yesterday I opened a bottle of the 2018 Haras de Pirque Albis. Great red from Chile and definitely a recommendation since it may become one of my favorites.
So funny that 5 of these bottles are ones that I drink regularly, since they are classic expressions, well made and accessible. Guigal Cote du Rhone is the one always recommend for friends who are starting in the world of wine. Great video!
Thank you. Very useful tasting. I'm ageing the Taurasi (2016 vintage) and the Barbaresco (2016 as well) at my 8-bottle-cellar, so it's nice to hear tips on when to open them. I had the Guigal last year and thought it was ok, but the prices here in Brazil are crazy. The Guigal sells for roughly 30 euros. The Taurasi, Rioja and the Barbaresco all sell for around 100 euros. But they are all available, wich is cool to see in your channel. Hopefully you do more stuff on south american wines one of these days.
Three of those are in my cellar: the Guigal is an excellent midweek glugger; the Barbaresco and the Ardanza are serious wines, of which I have a couple of vintages of each. Must give the aglianico a try - sounds excellent. I really did enjoy this video.
I recently got to try the entire lineup of Rudolf Fürst wines and was completely gobsmacked by how outstanding the Chardonnays were. Not the cheapest but better than most Burgundy Chardonnays I've tried recently!
The Barberesco would definitely be my goto, but I would like to try out the Taurasi. I'm going to Emilia-Romagna in a few weeks, so any wine recommendation from there, will be greatly appreciated.
You reminded me me I have 2 bottles of 2007 Edi Simčič Rebula in my cellar. I wonder if it has the same aging potential like Vorberg, or if it just went south.
I could r commend all reds - the whites I don‘t know. My recommendations: Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling trocken VDP Beaune 1er cru "Clos des Mouches" rouge Chanson Volnay-Champans 1er cru Marquis d‘Angerville Montlouis Les Bournais François Chidaine Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu sec Huet
I live in the north of spain and love finding good bargain rioja wine here. I usually don't spend more than 5 euros on a bottle so it would be cool to see your opinion on such cheap bottles
Mine smells like "The Noid" ( The mascot for Dominos Pizza.) I wonder if he finishes them all when he opens 5 or 6 at a time. I've never had 2 opened together. I have considered buying a gathering and like seeing how the week went.
So excited to see you reviewing Slovenian wine. Went there in 2019 and discovered its wines for myself and have been trying to source it through merchants ever since with almost no success. Starting to see some uptake more recently so watch this space! Rebula reds are unquestionably left field but definitely ones to bring onboard for discovery. Keep them, all your great content, coming! ❤🎉
Nebbiolo ages like redwood trees -- forever. Great Produttori from the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s -- although certainly not at that price point. But still....
For me the Cotes du Rhone stands out as one I'd like to try; a most informative film, and the high scores show that the viewers and subscribers here really do know a thing or two.. Thanks Konstantin and all contributors! Cheers. 🍷🌟👍
What makes me sad about this video... living in Brazil the price is absurd. Like the Barbaresco 30 euros... or 160 reais. The wine here is like 830 reais or 160 euros. Viña Ardanza the same.... more than 4-5 times the price. 😢
5 times out of 6 ya strain yourself and scowel pull out cork...often the sound is great yet 93,2% of new zealand, 65,9 australia, 17,7 german, 50%canadian and 28% go screwcap and maybe make a program on them i loved and rated same cute wines chosen prosit
Barbaresco any time of the day and year. I was there and in Barolo last year and was stunned by the quality across the board. There was one producer I tasted which does not sell via distributors called Rocche dei Barbari that blew me away... They're in front of Produttori's shop in Barbaresco. Unfortunately they're nowhere to be seen here in the UK nor anywhere else outside their shop.
Norwegians need to stop giving advice on German wine, we're too lucky to be able to get large quantities of it easily and (relatively) cheaplu, so don't advertise. "Please do the Keller G-Max, it is so affordable and easy to find"
Onyl seeing that blue capsule when you took the bottle out of the box I knew that it was Viña Ardanza. Love this wine. Try to grab a 904 Gran Reserva bottle from the same winey, a little bit more expensive, but worths every euro.
Next time you have to try Pálava variety from the Czech republic, for example from producer Sonberk-they produce noble rot, sweet wines-these i really recoment you🤫
I bought some of the rioja alta 2012 after a previous konstantins review. Unfortunately they sent me the 2016 so was going to send back! After seeing this i will keep them and try one tonight- excited.
Can you make a video about Blanc de Noirs? I quite enjoy yet in the summer season Christian Bamberger "Merlot ist Weiss" from the Pfalz region of Germany.
The reason why Italians can make “quality” under 30 € is partially because they spray so much and use so much conventional intensive farming tech. Not all of them of cause, but many to a large extent and to them it has become tradition (rather than the real traditional way of maling wine) and hard to move on from. Given that they are so prone to continue what the past generation did. Especially i Piemonte.
I have tried all.of the reds already. Feel like I know my stuff❤🎉 I'll pick vina ardanza but only cause its the readiest. In 5 yrs time would be a last blood fight between taurasi and barbaresco.
I’m curious to have other people opinion and maybe change mine. I really dislike Guigal and in general big wines corporations for one reason. To me they produce a bit of everything and it becomes more business than love and I feel wine should be more about love and then business.(To be clear they still need and deserve to make money but deep inside i think they loose what makes wine something special and just become generic product without a soul) do you agree?
thanks for this lineup! I love the guigal, the produttori and the ardanza! havent tried the others but I will remember these for the future for sure ^_^
With rich experience you possess in the wine industry, what is your take on fruit wines other than traditional grape wine. Do you see any uptick in the fruit wine market ?
A great tasting and video, Konstantin! For me, it's the Viña Ardanza for the win. Recently had a bottle of the 2012 that blew me away. Garnet in color and so delicious. Have a 2015 in the "cellar" (read: closet). The Rioja Reservas are such an incredible value overall.
