WINE CELLAR TOUR - 1000+ Bottles of Wine Nerd NIRVANA!!! 

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💛💛💛💛💛 very very nice wishing your cellar much flourishment and further growth!

Thank you so much for showing us your cellar, wonderful stuff.

wow, cellar is like a memory stick of your wine journey, Verona, IT is a fantastic city. Thanks for sharing.

Nice change of pace video, you always do great work.

Oh Matt, you really are a nerdy collector and I know because it takes one to know one. As well as my wine collection I also have a nice collection of sherry. I also have a serious spirit collection, consisting mainly of rum and whisky but other stuff too. I work in the world of books and I would say I have a fine library in my modestly sized house. The largest collection I have is my music collection which is 95% classical. I'm actually very proud of it. Like all collectors our houses are like the Tardis in Dr Who and defy physics; There's always a bit of space. My wife is an angel for putting up with it. The one part of the video which really highlighted your collector habit was your moving tribute to Ivanovic. We all have wine in our collections that mean more than just what's in the bottle. The bottle itself takes on its own meaning and life which involves all of its history and our association. I have bottles in my collections which I cannot fathom the appropriate occasion to open. I'm even frightened to open them because I don't want to say goodbye to them. It's completely ridiculous because it's a drink and it's purpose in life is to be drunk - and enjoyed. I recently connected to Tom (WineMoney&Song) and we both agreed that you can't leave it forever. He's started dipping into his amazing collection because he's aware that he has so much that he's running out of time and he's kept it so long there's a danger of it going downhill. My strategy, these days, is to diversify my range and experiment with a greater range of countries and producers. For every four bottles of those I'm taking an old, memorable, one out of the cellar and opening it. Cellar is a loose term as it's actually an old, darkened, kitchen cupboard which (Tardis like) racks a lot of stuff. Like you, I don't buy first growth French stuff (and I don't buy much French at all) but I sniff around for good price/quality wine. Many of the great Spanish wines in my collection cost me less than 20 euros not long ago but they are now highly regarded at 40 euros. Tom told me, correctly, to make yourself a special guest and open these bottles. You reach a stage in your life when you realise the fortune you've spent on bottles has to be drunk or sold. I can't be arsed to sell it so I have to drink it because we can't take it with us to the great decanter in the sky. Great collection Matt. Very personal and that's what I love about collections. We invest of time and love and it's what non-enthusiasts can never understand. I just re-racked my collection and the kitchen was awash with love and memories during the process. My wife thought it was just a mess. WT

Thanks for sharing this! I love to see what different people that I have some kind of insight to actually has in their own cellar. Cellar tours of restaurants and 'random' people I don't have an impression of as a person doesn't speak to me quite as much as something like this :) I can definitely relate to what you consider your proudest possessions. For me those bottles are also from winemakers that I have either met in person or visited. That gives me a much deeper connection with those wines, as opposed to really fantastic bottles that i 'just' bought. When you drink them it's like you can sense the place and terroir as well as the people who made the wine, in a 'fuller' experience. Love it! :D

Thanks so much for sharing your cellar gems with us! God that d'ampuis will be special in a bit, I'm also excited to have some. Need to get some Coronica Gran Teran and Malavasia to cellar, they're just excellent. Thanks for the reminder it's not worth spending big on BDX! Wine is an experience and the personal connection matters just as much as anything, cheers!

Damn! Wittmann being generous. Happy for you and I'm looking forward to the video where you'll include one of the bottles.

We share the same love for Italian wines and Riesling. I live near Frankfurt, so all the Riesling areas are just 1-2h drive away, just last Sunday went to Rheingau and literally tasted myself through all of Schloss Johannisbergs current lineup, interestingly the entry level Gutswein was my favorite not the GG, hence I agree go for an entry level wine from a quality winemaker and you won’t be disappointed

Riesling is indeed a fantastic grape, if I was forced to pick only one white wine grape it would definitely be Riesling......and they age brilliantly

So cool!! Thanks for sharing

I love that you are into wines from regions I never heard before. It really helps me learns about new wines to check out.

Loved it. Thank you! A lot!!

Nice diverse collection Matthew! I assume you drink most wines young as a lot of bottles are upright. Not a surprise Italy plays a big role in your cellar. I share your love for Italian wines (and GSM). Perhaps I should investigate Eastern Europe a bit more. I have limited experience with wines from Croatia or Serbia. And yes, my Rieslings sadly never get (very) old too.

Your cellar is about the same size as mine (400-500 bottles). Mine was flooded twice, and usually humidity is north of 80% but if you're into wine for the passion of it (as opposed to investment) that's no issue at all. Love the fact that you cover more obscure regions (some will disagree) and the sincerity or "it is what it is' attitude in your tastings. Welll done!

I've been looking forward to this one!

d'Issan is one my favorite! You can get current releases usually around $80 where I'm at in Maryland.

Great video, I really liked learning about your collection!

love drinking with monks...i had some wine at montserrat with a monk. lol.....great cellar

This is such a beautiful secret space! thanks for sharing! I'd like to try some of the same wine you have, especially Vino nobile wine 😊

The water boots! ahaha! That's awesome.

As a Virginian, I was delighted to see RdV in the collection :) One of the most sought after bottles around here if you're a wine lover . Haven't been to the property yet, but hope to go sometime this fall

It’s so much fun seeing Wine Geeks’ cellars, especially when they aren’t all just Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champange! I also have that Austrian Sauvignon Blanc, what a beauty. I have wine racks in my basement, one rack dedicated to sparkling is mostly Doyard Vendémiaire Blanc de Blancs, and then fun Cavas, Cremants, and quirky sparklers like Sparkling Vermentino from Marche and Dry Lambrusco. Would love to get more Friuli wines, everything I’ve had from there has been outstanding. I also have a small wine fridge to keep my best bottles at 55 degrees. A couple of favorite white Bordeauxes, a really nice Egly-Ouriet Champagne, a ton of sweet wines I am still making my way through to try all the different styles, along with a Ben Rye Passito and a Sauternes I love, and some really amazing Spanish wines I had at a tasting dinner and loved from Atalier and Raul Perez!

very cool! thanks!

Thank you for this soulful insightful video. The stories around the bottles, where, when, why, are so meaningful. As a relatively new collector of some bottles, my stories are not as weathered and personal as yours. A lot comes from my ideas of food pairings, as I liove to cook, and always ponder dinner ideas with wine pairings to enjoy with my friends. A few prized specimen might be the two bottles of Roger Sabon, Secret de Sabon 2016 (I drank a 2014, which was unbelievable), maybe the 2017 Drouhin Perrieres, the 2019 Delas Landonne, the 2018 Umathum unter den Terassen, I treasure every bottle. The fact that I am living in a hot NYC apartment with three 18 bottle wine fridges (only), makes chosing always difficult. You asked in a previous video about suggestions for videos. Already I threw this at Konstantin Baum, but food pairings are always what are on my mind. That 2014 Secret de Sabon my wife and I enjoyed with steamed artichokes with homemade aioli. And while many wines might be cgallenging to drink without any food, many also feel that too expressive a dish might taje away from the joy of tasting and taking in the flavor of a special wine. But while I have had the chance to eat at great restaurants, the knowledge of pairing wines seems still a bit nebulous to me.

I'm really happy that you'd shared your collection out of passion. I ran downstairs to look at my 2018 Chateau Ampuis too. My friend helped me bought it ( yes I paid him back). When the store manager brought out the bottle, he told my friend that the bottle will go up in price and boy was he right.

One of your coolest videos. Is your podcast available on Spotify?

Most prized from my cellar: Earlier this year, I assembled a horizontal lineup from Fontodi, vintage 2020: The Chianti Classico, the Vigna del Sorbo, the Terrazzo San Leolino and the Flaccianello. Even better: all 4 were purchased with reward points from the liquor store! (No splurge guilt bonus) Looking forward to whenever between 2030-2040 I'll get to enjoy them with my wife. :)

As long as the temperature is cool the wines should be ok The labels will get moldy and stained however Good video Matthew its always interesting what memories wines bring back people places food

61 Vineyards Pleasant Plains is a good Maryland wine if you ever do a US tour (or at least want to go to a better state than VA ;)

I agree with you about younger generations wanting more diversity, the most bottles I have in my cellar is Suduiraut 2011 (x3 half and x1 full), Prado Enea 2015 from Muga (x3) and Pontet-Canet 2019 (x2).

I envy your collection. My small collection is filled with a few Bordeaux, several Burgundy (brought back from France) and many bottles of Willamette Valley Pinots and then tons of high end reds from Santa Barbara County and Paso Robles. My problems is that all my wine drinking friends have moved and my wife doesn’t drink reds. I’m at a loss for how to enjoy the wines as I can’t drink an entire bottle myself 😢.

I always love looking at other people's wine cellars. It's always interesting to see what they collect and how they organize their collection. I'm absolutely surprised at how random your cellar looks. I hope you have a spreadsheet or database of what wines you have. If you don't organize better, you'll never be able to find the wine you're looking for especially with the number of bottles you have.

Matthew, next time you are in Washington State, close to Seattle hit me up I would gladly open the magnum of the 1998 Ribolla Gialla from Gravner with you...invitation stands and I'll not open it until you hit me up...

Great! few wines need age. Latour! Montfortino Conterno! Now most wines are even more beautiful younger. This is the time to try everything! The greatest wines are old. There is new beautiful development for young wines, so many really great cheap surprises! You are on it!

I wish I could have a space to store wines like you, I live in a tropical zone, 10+ months a year the temperature is above 30°C (86 F), and in summer with spikes UP to 37°C (98 F), so it is hard to store wines, I had to buy a wine fridge, so my current capacity is 24 bottles, which have reached to 21, now I have to start drinking.

I bought 3x lilian ladouys because of you 😊. What are the drinking windows you recommend ? The best for you because you seem to know how this wine aged. You can also give me 3 dates, like 10,15?and 20 years. Thanks

You mean that you are the youngest of "Gen-X"... end of Millennials would be ~1996 babies 😀! RdV Vineyards is awesome! Chateau Montrose did buy them this June... should be exciting!

Great video! I found some Radikon wines at my retailer for 40 bucks each. Would you recommend to buy?

Matthew, maybe you said this already, but how long you can keep a bottle after you “coravin” them?

I almost never buy 6/12 bottles of the same wine. If I do it's more often whites. I like aged whites more than reds....

Why collect Burgundy when you can collect Spätburgunder 🤪

Dude, you need to get those wines out of that cellar ASAP If it's humid or floods or damp in there those wines don't have to be touching water in order to gain mold on the corks and interior. I had a similar kind of space but with items, boxes, books etc, and no flooding, and after a few years there was mold on everything.

I love everything in your cellar, but i have to admit that it makes me sad that you are ignoring all of the spanish wine..