Went to the Antinori wine bar in Florence mid-90s, it was brilliant. They had aged (10-15 yr old) bottles of Tig by the glass! Older bottles available to buy, drink in the bar with food menu. Heaven.
I totally agree. Brunello is brilliant. Fortunately I have some bottles from 2015 and 2016 in my cellar, and I''m really looking forward to drinking them during the next years/decades. My favourite right now: Altesino.
@@DaMueff omg, altesino is the best! Not many people know the brand. I came across a basic brunello from altesino 2007 and they sell less then 100USD. I think it was a mistake
@@DaMueff BruneIIo ages very weII, that's both a strength and a weakeness, young it doesn't give its best but with 4-5+ years of aging reaIIy shines; I bought 6 bottIes of Banfi 2017 a coupIe of years ago, can't wait to open one
Had a bottle of Sassicaia for my 50th birthday: it's good, but perhaps I'm not enough of an expert to fully appreciate it. I think I'll stick with Brunello, Barolo and above all Amarone 🙂
Sunday is fast becoming my favourite day because of new Konstantin videos! I have loved Bolgheri wines since visiting last year but I’m a little over ‘international grape’ wines. There are so many Italian varieties to try and you won’t find them anywhere else!
I have enjoyed your videos and especially this one. I recognized your elegant carafe as one of my old research lab friends, the one liter narrow necked Erlenmeyer flask.
Tignanello is actually one of my absolute favorite of all times. I'm very passionate about this specific wine. It checks all the boxes for me, so inexpensively... I had the chance to taste every vintages at least twice since the 1989. Never ever been disappointed, except for the 2014. The only problem with this wine is that since the 2015 vintage it has become extremely hard to put my hands on a couple of cases, I have to pay a big premium to get them now, sometimes through a broker, in fact every year when they arrive it's even worse than iPhones in Apple stores circa 2009. Obviously my Tiganello collection alone went from 11K to 24K in just 3 years only because people have been waking up seriously about Tignanello it seems. Ten years ago (or so) I was able to buy a Tignanello just before putting a Wagyu Tajima on the grill, now I have a 20 minute window at midnight every year to buy as much as I can when it gets released to the market where I live (Canada). This wine is obviously absolutely beautiful, but I don't understand the madness around it since 2015... it quadrupled in price since the 2015 vintage, it's not an accessible gem anymore sadly. It's still the best wine to have with a beautiful bistecca alla Fiorentina at sunset though. Every year we are gifting ourselves with a tasting of Flacianello, Tignanello & Sassicaia with great steaks before preparing our cases to lay dow for aging, and it's always one of the best evening of the year. It's gonna be the 15th year that we do this and we have been so excited about this evening every year that we are adding a 5 consecutive years vertical tasting of Yquem after the meal this year. We are going to be fucking drunk and emotional on this evening let me tell you!
@@waynesorensen7071 The worst of them all mate, QC, where too much people turned lobotomized rocks and are voting for the ahole Crime Minister we are metastasized with since 2015... I wish I lived in Alberta where my values are much more aligned with Danielle Smith, but, as a French guy living in one of the most diseased and woke place on earth, at least I have the biggest wine importer on the planet to help me forget about how disgusting our country has become thanks to all those diseased leftists parasites.
The longer i follow you the more I enjoy your content. I love your passion.These and Nebbiolo wines are without a doubt my favorite styles of red. It brings me back to the time I spent in Italy. If only I could figure out how to stay there, just for the wine haha.
First Sassicaia I had was the 1982, which I bought in Rome in ~early 2000’s. I went into a wine shop and asked the proprietor “What wine should I buy!” This is what he suggested. US$20. I opened it in 1995 with a 1982 Mouton. This wine was the winner!
I bought a 2009 Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco on a whim and kept it for a few years before opening it in 2018. Great bottle of wine! 🍷After that I have started adding a few more bottles of super Tuscans to the cellar.
We had a magnum of Tignanello 2015 with some friends a couple of weeks ago. It tasted delicous with some Hereford côte à l'os, the more so that the bottle was a gift and we didn't have to pay for it!
Love your content! I've had Tig several times, Barolo as well, along with countless bottles of various producers of sangiovese all while touring Italy. I've enjoyed them all (to varying degrees) but by far my HEART BELONGS TO Brunello di Montalchino! Now, Sassicaia might be better but that $270.00. (U.S.) price tag per bottle keeps me from finding out -:) ....if only I could win a lottery
I didn‘t know Luce, and will certainly look for it. It had quite a few Tignanellos, always a delight, and I had quite a few Ornellaias from the 80ties at that time. I‘ve never tasted Solaia, however, which also belongs to the club.
These 3 are great wines and I am very impressed by the Lucente as it is a great wine for a great price! Drinking Sassicaia though is as close to euphoria as you can get! I am sure God drinks Sassicaia! Super Tuscans are my absolute favorite!
One of the best wines I've tasted so far was the 2009 Solaia. Absolutely delicious! However, when it comes to the price point, there are by far more interesting alternatives out there. Especially Sassicaia, Solaia, Ornellaia are ridicously expensive, not to mention Masseto. So these bottles will be always once-in-a-lifetime experiences for me.
People like to poo poo on Tignanello but I still enjoy it, the wine ages nicely, and it’s impressive how good the wine is with they scale they make it at… I’ve been fooled several times in blind tastings with Sassicaia.
Hey I'd decant all of these but thats my opinion fer all high end wines. Lucky gentleman, I only tried this becuase nice clientele left me half a glass one night. The absolute best way to learn about wine, the clientele!!
My wife and I had our honeymoon in Venice in 1993, and we had Sassicaia and Solaia at restaurants. Unfortunately I did not write down the vintages, but both were great. 😊 I am glad we had them then, because we could not afford them today. 🙁
In 2011, I tasted my first Tignanello-a 2004-and I was a bit underwhelmed, so I have not gravitated towards it. However, just this spring I was presented with a 2019 Tignanello at a tasting, and it was absolutely amazing! I splurged and bought 2 bottles. A high 90’s score for me definitely. Just this weekend I had the 2019 Antinori Chianti Classico Reserva Tenuta Tignanello, and it was also really nice-not quite like THE Tignanello, but a great value for less than 1/3 the price, and a good pick for drinking now while the big brother sleeps for a few years.
Tried Tignanello once, would love to be able to afford them more! You are a lucky man that makes me love my wine journey even more! I'll definitely stay thirsty!
I’d never refuse the offer of a glass of Tig but having done a vertical comparatively recently of ~8, the difference between the years was very marked. Most were classically gorgeous but a couple fell a bit flat; it could have been bottle variation but there were multiple bottles of each vintage from different cellars and they were consistent. Sassicaia I have also found to be somewhat variable.
Here sipping a Cornas 2008 domaine vincent paris grannit 60. Lovely. I think I preferred the older intro btw. Congrats on the YT success and keep goin !
very nice, sir. I recently acquired a bottle of tignanello. It has yet to arrive ^_^ so I am excited ....to put it in my winecooler for a couple of years haha
I really enjoyed the video! I hope you taste another super tuscan wine, Testamatta rosso from Bibi Graetz. In some South Korean wine communities, there has been some controversy about the Testamatta’s quality recently. Some people say it’s overrated by some critics. I haven’t tasted the wine yet and I’m curious about the taste and the quality. I wish you could give some objective opinion about the wine! Thanks! 😊
Have drunk 2 cases of the Lucente 2016! one of my go to Italian wines especially at the price. Also tried the 2016 Tignanello in half bottle...sublime!
There's 100s of blends and styles similar and different. Sangiovese based is common, blend wise these are fun. The IGT Veronese blends are fun too especially with rippasso/appassiamento techniques applied. These vary with each winery, palazzo Della Torre is nice but allegrini has high end types too.
Hmmm - I have a 2010 tignanello in the cellar and will try it with a high end Oz Shiraz tomorrow - I did not know what a supertuscan was…thanks Konstantin🙃
For god's sake please, please decant and allow at least an hour before you plan to drink it. Ideally allow 3-4 hours. Also consider your glass choice. I like the Riedel Vinum Bordeaux with all Tuscan wines but play about to see what works for you. Hope you enjoy a fine vintage of a wonderful wine.
@@sinclairwhitbourne2090 It’s going this evening w a 93’ Rockford Basket press Shiraz…and I suspect they’ll both match w rare eye fillet. As to the glass, riedel but no idea on type; although a jam jar would probably suffice 😀.
I've day-dreamed about drinking a well known Super Tuscan like these, since IGTs are consistently my favorite wines, next to a good Brunello. Maybe do some Brunello comparisons some day? Thanks for sharing!
I love super Tuscans. They are a little rare here in Ohio, but I’ve never had a bad one. I’d love to see you taste a selection, if this is even possible, of wines made from grapes the Romans used. I’ve read some contemporary writers discussing wine and even vintages. Does anyone today age in amphora?
Unfortunately, most, if not all, of the grapes used during the Roman period no longer exist. They have since morphed into other varieties that we now see today. Regarding amphora, there are quite a few producers currently using amphora aging vessels all over the world. The most famous use is probably the Kvevri of Georgia, but producers from Josko Gravner in Friuli to Michel Magnien in Burgundy to even Sonoma-Cutrer in California all utilize amphorae.
There’s mamertino that you should try! it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamertino. Unfortunately the Wikipedia page is not available in english. That is supposed to be Julius Caesar favorite wine (mentioned in de bello Gallico). Of course it is impossible to say if it is Made exactly as it was, but I really enjoyed a botte a few months ago.
Great video. Learned some new stuff about super Tuscan wines. These wines used to offer great value, although that has changed dramatically over time 😢 which is inevitable I suppose but nonetheless regrettable for those of us on a budget. I used to see Tig on the menu down the street at the local pizza restaurant- priced within reach.
wow, 2004 and still young (the Sassicaia) 👀. There is a 2003 in a restaurant nearby. I hope it's still there when i'm able to order. thanks for the content
Hi I'm not sure if the info is accurate but I saw Merlot 75 %, Sangiovese 25 % for the Luce Lucente. Never tried it so I'm going to grab a couple bottles this week. Cheers and thank you for those videos you put out.
Super Tuscans are great, it just seems that there's only two categories. The iconic OG ones that cost a lot and on the other hand mass produces plonk with high stores from Luca Moroni. This has been my experience here in Taiwan/Asia. I am guessing that in Europe and other places there's more diversity. Great video, let's see it I can get lucky and getting myself hands on some mid-range Super Tuscan style Bolgheri reds.
Yeah, there's definitely more to them. I tasted a few IGT blends in Tuscany that were delicious and didn't break the bank. In the end I enjoyed them more than the slew of Chianti classicos that I had, which end up quite similar to one another because of how restrictive the DOCG rules are.
I should like the Sangiovese by itself or with a little of its traditional blending grapes...but, when a little Cabernet or Merlot or Syrah is added, I like the wine better. I feel unhappy with myself but your palate knows what it likes.
The only Super Tuscan I have had was the Mazzei Siepi 2021. I guess it was too young to drink? Im a total beginner and bought it out of curiosity and to serve it with 5 other wines as a fun style blind tasting at my birthday. The other "big" wine at the tasting was Torbreck, The Factor 2019 - an absolutely stunning super dense and inky pure Shiraz. My favourite so far.
Just had a Maderia and port wine dinner in Macau last night. 1815, 1850, 1890, 1964, 1972. Epic! You need to try more old wines. Once in a lifetime experience
Some more value super tuscans that i enjoy are monteti's monteti and their caburnio. Also, brancaia ilatraia is another good one....used to buy their il blu but too expensive now (ilatraia is close)
Although I hear they are very pricey for its quality and quite hard to come by. But I would love it if you could do a video on Ningxia in China? I've heard many great (and not so great) things about the up and coming Chinese wine industry. I'm truly fascinated how countries like China, England and Mexico will shape the future of the wine world.
Fantastic videos and I’m a big fan! Just utterly curious - if a superstar like Sassicaia is 95 points, what would a 100-pointer wine be in your opinion?
Congratulations for your explanation, I advise you as a winemaker and as a Tuscan to try some wines from the Maremma area (Grosseto) "Montecucco sangiovese Assolati" (2015) and Chianti Riserva "Villa Paternino" (2016) Pistoia (upper Tuscany)
I saw a comment about the winery Poggio al Tesoro praising their wines and I have to say, my favourite Bolgheri wines for sure! The winery is right in the middle of the Tenuta san Guido, Ornellaia and Guado al Tasso triangle and they also have great heritage (Allegrini in Veneto). Have you tried them Konstantin?
Did you make this video because I commented on your instagram about wanting to see a Super Tuscan tasting? 😂 or did you already plan it? Either way, fantastic video! Super Tuscans are among my favourites!
Over the last five years I've watched new releases of Sassicaia, Ornellaia and Flaccianello fly well over my budget. I suspect it won't be very long before Tignanello goes the same way. Oh well...
Hi Konstantin, love your videos and the opportunity to get a glimpse of how true professionals taste and experience wine. I was wondering what you do with all the opened bottles on this channels; do you share with others behind the camera, do you have a way of taking care of the wine so you can enjoy it later, or do you have to pour it out/drink it at once, like the rest of us? Keep the videos coming, cheers!
Scooting through the comments, I sometimes wonder if I'm the only subscriber who drinks cheap wines🤔😢.. Maybe so. I have often tried Denomination Controlled wines labeled 'Sangiovese di Toscana' etc and they are a lottery, varying from the elegant if uncomplicated to stuff you wouldn't serve even to an unwelcome guest, let alone sprinkle on your chips🤣, so this breaking free has to be understandable and welcome. I look forward to investigating, or, as we speakers of English say, DRINKING!!! 🍷🍷🍷Cheers Konstantin. 🌟👍
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine I'm glad to hear it! In fact there's a special satisfaction to getting one over on the bigger, greedier retailers. But news travels fast, and these rare bargains often disappear rapidly. I remember an extraordinary generic Hungarian Merlot in 1996 which was on sale at Victoria Wines.. We had a few bottles, then it was given a rave review by Malcolm Gluck, the then Guardian wine correspondent, and of course it all went in the course of A SINGLE Saturday morning.. The art of economy.. Now THERE'S a subject!
Went to the Antinori wine bar in Florence mid-90s, it was brilliant. They had aged (10-15 yr old) bottles of Tig by the glass! Older bottles available to buy, drink in the bar with food menu. Heaven.
Fantastic enoteca pinchiorri❤
Wait, such a paradise exists???
Hi I'm Konstantin Baum, Master of wine and today......why is it that that sentence soothes me so much
I really like both Tignanello (especially) and Sassicaia, but I have to say there is nothing like a good Brunello 😀
Sure ! 10' 15' or 16'
Ahah! I always wonder abt this because SuperT maybe much more expensive but it is not DOCG.
I totally agree. Brunello is brilliant. Fortunately I have some bottles from 2015 and 2016 in my cellar, and I''m really looking forward to drinking them during the next years/decades. My favourite right now: Altesino.
@@DaMueff omg, altesino is the best! Not many people know the brand. I came across a basic brunello from altesino 2007 and they sell less then 100USD. I think it was a mistake
@@DaMueff BruneIIo ages very weII, that's both a strength and a weakeness, young it doesn't give its best but with 4-5+ years of aging reaIIy shines; I bought 6 bottIes of Banfi 2017 a coupIe of years ago, can't wait to open one
Super Tuscans have become one of my favorite wines
good reviews, thanks! my favourite “Super Tuscan” is the Flaccianello from Fontodi, which is actually … 100% Sangiovese! 😀
Had a bottle of Sassicaia for my 50th birthday: it's good, but perhaps I'm not enough of an expert to fully appreciate it.
I think I'll stick with Brunello, Barolo and above all Amarone 🙂
Thanks Konstantin for showcasing my country so greatly !
Sunday is fast becoming my favourite day because of new Konstantin videos!
I have loved Bolgheri wines since visiting last year but I’m a little over ‘international grape’ wines. There are so many Italian varieties to try and you won’t find them anywhere else!
I have all 3 of them in cellar at work, different vintages though. including Luce 2017 and Antinori Guado al Tasso 2013. Super proud of this shelf
I have enjoyed your videos and especially this one. I recognized your elegant carafe as one of my old research lab friends, the one liter narrow necked Erlenmeyer flask.
Yeah, I like supertuscans. Less known goods can rival the bigger ones in my opinion. I also love the cuvées that contain Syrah and/or Petit Verdot.
Tignanello is actually one of my absolute favorite of all times. I'm very passionate about this specific wine. It checks all the boxes for me, so inexpensively... I had the chance to taste every vintages at least twice since the 1989. Never ever been disappointed, except for the 2014. The only problem with this wine is that since the 2015 vintage it has become extremely hard to put my hands on a couple of cases, I have to pay a big premium to get them now, sometimes through a broker, in fact every year when they arrive it's even worse than iPhones in Apple stores circa 2009. Obviously my Tiganello collection alone went from 11K to 24K in just 3 years only because people have been waking up seriously about Tignanello it seems. Ten years ago (or so) I was able to buy a Tignanello just before putting a Wagyu Tajima on the grill, now I have a 20 minute window at midnight every year to buy as much as I can when it gets released to the market where I live (Canada). This wine is obviously absolutely beautiful, but I don't understand the madness around it since 2015... it quadrupled in price since the 2015 vintage, it's not an accessible gem anymore sadly. It's still the best wine to have with a beautiful bistecca alla Fiorentina at sunset though. Every year we are gifting ourselves with a tasting of Flacianello, Tignanello & Sassicaia with great steaks before preparing our cases to lay dow for aging, and it's always one of the best evening of the year. It's gonna be the 15th year that we do this and we have been so excited about this evening every year that we are adding a 5 consecutive years vertical tasting of Yquem after the meal this year. We are going to be fucking drunk and emotional on this evening let me tell you!
Holy Cow Dude what province are u in?
@@waynesorensen7071 The worst of them all mate, QC, where too much people turned lobotomized rocks and are voting for the ahole Crime Minister we are metastasized with since 2015... I wish I lived in Alberta where my values are much more aligned with Danielle Smith, but, as a French guy living in one of the most diseased and woke place on earth, at least I have the biggest wine importer on the planet to help me forget about how disgusting our country has become thanks to all those diseased leftists parasites.
San Guido and Ornellaia are two of the best producers world wide imo
Loved the super Tuscan tasting.. Had the Tignallo 2018 recently and could not believe how well it was drinking... Brilliant stuff 👌🍷
The longer i follow you the more I enjoy your content. I love your passion.These and Nebbiolo wines are without a doubt my favorite styles of red. It brings me back to the time I spent in Italy. If only I could figure out how to stay there, just for the wine haha.
Enjoyed the video! Thanks for adding in a value wine with this tasting! At 23.99 I will definitely try the Lucente.
Luce должно быть получше.
First Sassicaia I had was the 1982, which I bought in Rome in ~early 2000’s. I went into a wine shop and asked the proprietor “What wine should I buy!” This is what he suggested. US$20. I opened it in 1995 with a 1982 Mouton. This wine was the winner!
Love these wines! I visited Bolgheri in 2004 so might have said hello to the grapes in that bottle of Sassicaia.
Great selection!
Fermented fruit juice. Amazing how complex and interesting this can be.
I bought a 2009 Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco on a whim and kept it for a few years before opening it in 2018. Great bottle of wine! 🍷After that I have started adding a few more bottles of super Tuscans to the cellar.
We had a magnum of Tignanello 2015 with some friends a couple of weeks ago. It tasted delicous with some Hereford côte à l'os, the more so that the bottle was a gift and we didn't have to pay for it!
Love your content!
I've had Tig several times, Barolo as well, along with countless bottles of various producers of sangiovese all while touring Italy. I've enjoyed them all (to varying degrees) but by far my HEART BELONGS TO Brunello di Montalchino!
Now, Sassicaia might be better but that $270.00. (U.S.) price tag per bottle keeps me from finding out -:)
....if only I could win a lottery
I was offered last week to buy Sassicaia, a tad too expensive to buy as I had never heard of it. Now I will consider your rating 😀
I didn‘t know Luce, and will certainly look for it. It had quite a few Tignanellos, always a delight, and I had quite a few Ornellaias from the 80ties at that time. I‘ve never tasted Solaia, however, which also belongs to the club.
I appreciate the details on decanting and maintaining the decanter!
These 3 are great wines and I am very impressed by the Lucente as it is a great wine for a great price! Drinking Sassicaia though is as close to euphoria as you can get! I am sure God drinks Sassicaia! Super Tuscans are my absolute favorite!
One of the best wines I've tasted so far was the 2009 Solaia. Absolutely delicious! However, when it comes to the price point, there are by far more interesting alternatives out there. Especially Sassicaia, Solaia, Ornellaia are ridicously expensive, not to mention Masseto. So these bottles will be always once-in-a-lifetime experiences for me.
Can you name some of these alternatives?
In Italy: Il Bruciato or Loto, for example. Or try Chilean or Argentinan Bordeaux-Blends. They can offer great value for money.
@@DaMueff thanks, I am going to check them. Bruciato seems like a very good recommendation.
People like to poo poo on Tignanello but I still enjoy it, the wine ages nicely, and it’s impressive how good the wine is with they scale they make it at… I’ve been fooled several times in blind tastings with Sassicaia.
Who likes to poo poo on it? I have read great stuff
Hey I'd decant all of these but thats my opinion fer all high end wines. Lucky gentleman, I only tried this becuase nice clientele left me half a glass one night. The absolute best way to learn about wine, the clientele!!
So excited to see this video! I’ve been waiting for this one
My wife and I had our honeymoon in Venice in 1993, and we had Sassicaia and Solaia at restaurants. Unfortunately I did not write down the vintages, but both were great. 😊
I am glad we had them then, because we could not afford them today. 🙁
And, Konstantin : oh yes , it was a funny and very okay line-up! Solche Proben machen immer wieder Spass.
In 2011, I tasted my first Tignanello-a 2004-and I was a bit underwhelmed, so I have not gravitated towards it.
However, just this spring I was presented with a 2019 Tignanello at a tasting, and it was absolutely amazing! I splurged and bought 2 bottles. A high 90’s score for me definitely.
Just this weekend I had the 2019 Antinori Chianti Classico Reserva Tenuta Tignanello, and it was also really nice-not quite like THE Tignanello, but a great value for less than 1/3 the price, and a good pick for drinking now while the big brother sleeps for a few years.
love supertuscan
loved the 2004 Sas still have a couple of 2009 highly recommended!!
Aged Luce and Solaia are my favorites! Blending Sangiovese is something I want to taste when it comes to Super Tuscans ;)
Tried Tignanello once, would love to be able to afford them more! You are a lucky man that makes me love my wine journey even more! I'll definitely stay thirsty!
Great Review, utmost appreciated
I have tried reddigaffi, siepi and caia rossa, all great super tuscans!
I’d never refuse the offer of a glass of Tig but having done a vertical comparatively recently of ~8, the difference between the years was very marked. Most were classically gorgeous but a couple fell a bit flat; it could have been bottle variation but there were multiple bottles of each vintage from different cellars and they were consistent. Sassicaia I have also found to be somewhat variable.
Here sipping a Cornas 2008 domaine vincent paris grannit 60. Lovely.
I think I preferred the older intro btw. Congrats on the YT success and keep goin !
Tignanello was a profound experience for me
very nice, sir. I recently acquired a bottle of tignanello. It has yet to arrive ^_^ so I am excited ....to put it in my winecooler for a couple of years haha
Love your video, my friend! Hope to see you tasting some good Brazilian wines! Cheers!
I really enjoyed the video! I hope you taste another super tuscan wine, Testamatta rosso from Bibi Graetz. In some South Korean wine communities, there has been some controversy about the Testamatta’s quality recently. Some people say it’s overrated by some critics. I haven’t tasted the wine yet and I’m curious about the taste and the quality. I wish you could give some objective opinion about the wine! Thanks! 😊
An undersung movement of the wine world! I enjoy cheaper versions of these awesome classics
First. And a long waited video. Really ended up being a big fan of super tuscans :)
Have drunk 2 cases of the Lucente 2016! one of my go to Italian wines especially at the price.
Also tried the 2016 Tignanello in half bottle...sublime!
There's 100s of blends and styles similar and different. Sangiovese based is common, blend wise these are fun. The IGT Veronese blends are fun too especially with rippasso/appassiamento techniques applied. These vary with each winery, palazzo Della Torre is nice but allegrini has high end types too.
Great video! Super Tuscans from Bolgheri are some of my favorite wines. Cheers 🍷
Hmmm - I have a 2010 tignanello in the cellar and will try it with a high end Oz Shiraz tomorrow - I did not know what a supertuscan was…thanks Konstantin🙃
For god's sake please, please decant and allow at least an hour before you plan to drink it. Ideally allow 3-4 hours. Also consider your glass choice. I like the Riedel Vinum Bordeaux with all Tuscan wines but play about to see what works for you. Hope you enjoy a fine vintage of a wonderful wine.
@@sinclairwhitbourne2090 It’s going this evening w a 93’ Rockford Basket press Shiraz…and I suspect they’ll both match w rare eye fillet. As to the glass, riedel but no idea on type; although a jam jar would probably suffice 😀.
I've day-dreamed about drinking a well known Super Tuscan like these, since IGTs are consistently my favorite wines, next to a good Brunello. Maybe do some Brunello comparisons some day? Thanks for sharing!
Dude! That Tignanello was one of the first wines that ever made me go "huh there's more to this". Excellent wine and fun episode!
sassicaia, my dream... amazing videos konstantin, keep up the great work!
Now we need Super Edition Super Supertuscans
Hello hello, it is me, the Czech wine tasting reminder guy.
Excellent tasting Konstantin! Great wines and nice to know how the older vintages are evolving. Cheers 🥂
Love super tuscans! I tend to drink them young, most of them (Sassicaia, Tignanello are exceptions) don't tend to age well.
I love super Tuscans. They are a little rare here in Ohio, but I’ve never had a bad one.
I’d love to see you taste a selection, if this is even possible, of wines made from grapes the Romans used. I’ve read some contemporary writers discussing wine and even vintages. Does anyone today age in amphora?
Unfortunately, most, if not all, of the grapes used during the Roman period no longer exist. They have since morphed into other varieties that we now see today.
Regarding amphora, there are quite a few producers currently using amphora aging vessels all over the world. The most famous use is probably the Kvevri of Georgia, but producers from Josko Gravner in Friuli to Michel Magnien in Burgundy to even Sonoma-Cutrer in California all utilize amphorae.
There’s mamertino that you should try! it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamertino. Unfortunately the Wikipedia page is not available in english. That is supposed to be Julius Caesar favorite wine (mentioned in de bello Gallico). Of course it is impossible to say if it is Made exactly as it was, but I really enjoyed a botte a few months ago.
more supers!! great vid , thank you
Great video. Learned some new stuff about super Tuscan wines. These wines used to offer great value, although that has changed dramatically over time 😢 which is inevitable I suppose but nonetheless regrettable for those of us on a budget. I used to see Tig on the menu down the street at the local pizza restaurant- priced within reach.
wow, 2004 and still young (the Sassicaia) 👀. There is a 2003 in a restaurant nearby. I hope it's still there when i'm able to order.
thanks for the content
Very nice video. Anyway you could do a amarone tasting from Italy ?
I have to say I’m more of a Barolo / Barbersco type but my favorite super tuscan is Solaia for sure.
My preference is Brunello. However when it comes to Super-tuscans there is nothing like the Sassicaia.🍷
I don’t think you can ever go wrong with an Italian wine. Best bargains out there. Almost always very food friendly
Hi I'm not sure if the info is accurate but I saw Merlot 75 %, Sangiovese 25 % for the Luce Lucente. Never tried it so I'm going to grab a couple bottles this week. Cheers and thank you for those videos you put out.
Love the Super Tuscans. Alas, as they are discovered by the world the prices are skyrocketing :(
Super Tuscans are great, it just seems that there's only two categories. The iconic OG ones that cost a lot and on the other hand mass produces plonk with high stores from Luca Moroni.
This has been my experience here in Taiwan/Asia. I am guessing that in Europe and other places there's more diversity.
Great video, let's see it I can get lucky and getting myself hands on some mid-range Super Tuscan style Bolgheri reds.
Yeah, there's definitely more to them. I tasted a few IGT blends in Tuscany that were delicious and didn't break the bank. In the end I enjoyed them more than the slew of Chianti classicos that I had, which end up quite similar to one another because of how restrictive the DOCG rules are.
I love Italiaan wines. I do prefer Solaia and ornellaia.
On Sideways, 88 Sasacaia was the bottle that did UT for Mya
Appreciate the hyper short intro, more time for wine knowledge
2001!!!!! that's my birth year. super jealous.
I should like the Sangiovese by itself or with a little of its traditional blending grapes...but, when a little Cabernet or Merlot or Syrah is added, I like the wine better. I feel unhappy with myself but your palate knows what it likes.
You had in one evening three wines that I might taste in one life 😅. Thanks for sharing anyway, great contents as usual
@@stvo2009 You were wordy aber kind of right. Next Raise I'm going to buy a Sassicaia. Best ;)
The only Super Tuscan I have had was the Mazzei Siepi 2021. I guess it was too young to drink? Im a total beginner and bought it out of curiosity and to serve it with 5 other wines as a fun style blind tasting at my birthday. The other "big" wine at the tasting was Torbreck, The Factor 2019 - an absolutely stunning super dense and inky pure Shiraz. My favourite so far.
There is a reason why Tignanello is the standard wine on board every Vistajet plane. 🙂
Just had a Maderia and port wine dinner in Macau last night. 1815, 1850, 1890, 1964, 1972. Epic! You need to try more old wines. Once in a lifetime experience
I hope it was with some nice cheese….bejeebuz - 1815…strained through an afghans undies?
I have a special place in my heart for old ports and Madeira, that sounds like a wonderful tasting. I have never had anything from the 1800s
need a few of these...
Some more value super tuscans that i enjoy are monteti's monteti and their caburnio. Also, brancaia ilatraia is another good one....used to buy their il blu but too expensive now (ilatraia is close)
Although I hear they are very pricey for its quality and quite hard to come by. But I would love it if you could do a video on Ningxia in China? I've heard many great (and not so great) things about the up and coming Chinese wine industry. I'm truly fascinated how countries like China, England and Mexico will shape the future of the wine world.
Fantastic videos and I’m a big fan! Just utterly curious - if a superstar like Sassicaia is 95 points, what would a 100-pointer wine be in your opinion?
Congratulations for your explanation, I advise you as a winemaker and as a Tuscan to try some wines from the Maremma area (Grosseto) "Montecucco sangiovese Assolati" (2015)
and Chianti Riserva "Villa Paternino" (2016) Pistoia (upper Tuscany)
I saw a comment about the winery Poggio al Tesoro praising their wines and I have to say, my favourite Bolgheri wines for sure! The winery is right in the middle of the Tenuta san Guido, Ornellaia and Guado al Tasso triangle and they also have great heritage (Allegrini in Veneto). Have you tried them Konstantin?
Did you make this video because I commented on your instagram about wanting to see a Super Tuscan tasting? 😂 or did you already plan it? Either way, fantastic video! Super Tuscans are among my favourites!
I like supertuscans a lot on their own merits and I'd rate them with perhaps third-growth Bordeaux. Overall, my favorite Italian producer is Gaja.
What glass use for this tasting?
Thank you for this tasting.
Hej Constantion, is there a reason that you have changed glassware? Best regards keep it up
Sassicaia 2016 ~~~ 600 euro top ❤️
Over the last five years I've watched new releases of Sassicaia, Ornellaia and Flaccianello fly well over my budget. I suspect it won't be very long before Tignanello goes the same way. Oh well...
well said
I’ve had a Tignanello last month when I was in Italy. A very pleasure full whine. Liked it much, but not sure it was worth the 130€.
01 Tig rocks!
Question : as you don’t use corivin, what do you do after the production ? Call some friends to a dinner ? That should be lovely ! Cheers !
I share it with staff, friends and family
Hey, everyone-there’s PARTY at Konstantin’s house!😂
@@sc100ott , нет, выпил в одно лицо.
Have you done a video on Veneto yet? I'm curious about what you may think of Producers like Quintarelli, Del Forno and Zyme.
Great timing! We just finished a one week Tuscany Wine trip and had some great wines.
What do you think of the Prima Pietra super tuscan?
I have never tasted it.
How did you find those wines with such age on them? Thanks again for the great video.
Hi Konstantin, love your videos and the opportunity to get a glimpse of how true professionals taste and experience wine. I was wondering what you do with all the opened bottles on this channels; do you share with others behind the camera, do you have a way of taking care of the wine so you can enjoy it later, or do you have to pour it out/drink it at once, like the rest of us? Keep the videos coming, cheers!
I share them with staff, friends and family. If I one to keep them I put a little Argon gas on top and put the cork back in
Scooting through the comments, I sometimes wonder if I'm the only subscriber who drinks cheap wines🤔😢.. Maybe so. I have often tried Denomination Controlled wines labeled 'Sangiovese di Toscana' etc and they are a lottery, varying from the elegant if uncomplicated to stuff you wouldn't serve even to an unwelcome guest, let alone sprinkle on your chips🤣, so this breaking free has to be understandable and welcome. I look forward to investigating, or, as we speakers of English say, DRINKING!!! 🍷🍷🍷Cheers Konstantin. 🌟👍
I also drink cheaper wines - you are not alone
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine I'm glad to hear it! In fact there's a special satisfaction to getting one over on the bigger, greedier retailers. But news travels fast, and these rare bargains often disappear rapidly. I remember an extraordinary generic Hungarian Merlot in 1996 which was on sale at Victoria Wines.. We had a few bottles, then it was given a rave review by Malcolm Gluck, the then Guardian wine correspondent, and of course it all went in the course of A SINGLE Saturday morning.. The art of economy.. Now THERE'S a subject!