Don't ever forget that talent alone won't allow you to identify as well as he does. He's a student of the craft and has worked his but off to learn what he knows.
@@lbunjes Of course he put in a lot of work to get his certification. Though it's safe to say he's someone who "found his calling" and that his pallet is clearly high up near the tippity top of the MW recipient totem pole. I would add that I see no form of bias based on preference, which can be said about many "critics" who score wine who I'll refrain from naming.
Another great and entertaining review. Agree with your view of some of the traditional “big is beautiful “ Aussie Shiraz out of the “ traditional” heartland of South Australia[not all] but there are a lot of cooler climate versions from Victoria such as the Grampians, Beechworth and Geelong. There is also some exciting “Shiraz” from the Canberra district [Clonakilla]and Frankland River in southern Western Australia that do the cooler style, sometimes with whole bunch, that are worthy of attention. The clue to finding them is often the label says “Syrah”!
Nice tasting. I’ve been looking forward to a Syrah blind review. I was hoping that a Washington state Syrah would have been in the line up. Maybe next time..
I enjoy watching you do these tastings. You're never really far off the mark, where as I can't even get any of your " What's In My Glass" right but I keep guessing because, well, its FUN!!! :) Thanks and keep it up!!
I'm lucky to have wine no. 4 from the 2016 vintage... I tasted it two years ago but I won't open the bottle in the cellar before 2031... happy to see it got recognition!
I would love to see you do a video on all the popular wines, from the top regions. I know it would take awhile, but it would still be great to see. Love your videos, keep them coming!
another great video from Konstantin. Because the relation between the quality and the price is relevant here, it would be interesting to get the information about the price of each wine.
Cote Rotie just screams from the bottle and you knew it @Konstantin! I still wonder how you missed the #2, at least your description was pointing to down under. Great job again!
Another great blind-tasting! To my knowledge I have never had a Syrah but from your various descriptions I would have to imagine that I would definitely enjoy a 'good' version of it. I will keep my eyes open for one.
I'm traveling to Lyon during my Easter holiday and will definitely visit the Cote-Rotie and Condrieu region. Can't wait to try them there!! Unfortunately my cellar is too warm for the long term storage of wines 😬
My favorite Syrah is Domaine Levet - Maestria. I got some bottles of the 2019 vintage for 69,12€ recently, and would say it punches above its class. about 70% of the fuit comes from la Landonne! And levet mostly has quite old vines (and the younger ones they have go mostly into their Amethyste). Before that i never had a wine as meaty with an as strong bacon flavour. However, obviously it is still waaaay too young. On day 1 it was nearly undrinkable, and on day 3 it became actually fun to drink.
For wines meant for aging, I think heavy glass bottles are a better bet; heavy glass has more thermal mass, so the bottle and the wine will change temperature more slowly if storage conditions are sub-par. Just my thought.
The smoothing this effect has is relatively mild. Just having more bottles is far more effective if you think about it, putting the bottle even in a sock or case and reducing the heat transfer even more effective if you consider single bottles.
Yeah, the Two Hands wine might be an export release. I couldn't find it on the James Halliday website. 2017 was a cool year in South Australia, so they might have left the grapes hanging a little longer than usual to gain ripeness, hence, it might be a little exaggerated. You might have a bias for European styles, too. I might like it being from South Australia. But congratulations for putting yourself on the line like that. You have my admiration.
These videos are so good. A nice combination of how to blind taste and walk through a quality pyramid and just enjoying tasting some wines. I’ve not had that one from Roussillon but that is a favorite French region for me. Thank you
Great video! I love syrah and the very best I´ve tasted are: Jim Barry The Armagh 2014 and E. Guigal Chateau dÁmpuis 2012 which are just sensational wines. At the more affordaböe level Barry also makes The Forger which is excellent value and I also love Lumeo and the Kevin Arnold Shiraz are brilliant wines for the money.
Armagh is very good - I like the 09, with 09 Runrig and Rockford basket press as heavy Oz Shiraz and not too expensive. Two hands have 4 levels and yacca tier 2 at ~$100
Very fun! My favorites are Pax Hillsides Syrah and Penfolds Kalimna Shiraz. Both at opposite ends of the style spectrum, but each really show what Syrah can do!
I really like your numbered black bags for the blind tasting. Where did you get them from? I'm looking for blind tasting bags for a while, but a lot are from really bad quality.
The video's remain great and I learn a lot! Thanks for all the content. I really think you can double the views if you mention 'the' expensive cultwine in your video title (like sassicaia, mouton, grange, unico) and compare these to the best alternatives in the genre. But never the less, I enjoy them anyways so keep it going!
Wow, I like how the narrative of this blind tasting took a real unexpected personal turn right from Wine One! Shake up the routine a bit--good stuff. I appreciate your consistent derision of heavy bottles. I agree.
Well, you say they are close, but in respect of points given, the Cote Rotie definitely had a much higher score than the others ! And the price differences in this line-up are also pretty different. Nice to see again ! Love your video making style ;-) !
Love this video! Best I've had was a Guigal La Mouline, totally captivating texture. Clape's Reynard vineyard barrel tasting was also incredibly special. In the US Ramey Roger's Creek. Brokenwood Graveyard in AUS. Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels in NZ. Karas Volcanic in Armenia. Papargyriou in Greece. God I love syrah haha
After the disappointing Rostaing Jamet had to deliver! I love it and I see why you went to Cornas it's a full bodied Cote Rotie and from a hot vintage. I've got some 15 and 20 in the cellar it's one of those star producers that I feel comfortable spending a lot on. Thank you for making me discover other Syrah's from the world. I got the Stefano Amerighi Cortona that you tasted a few videos back and I must say It's a bargain for 28 Swiss Francs here in Switzerland! So thank you for this.
I have seen your videos a couple of times and it just make me have more questions all the time lol im imprest with your Education 😉 The question is when is a Wine vintage? And if you come to Denmark we have a place called Frederiksdal Wine and they should make fantastic cherry wine😊 Best regards Thomas
Do you have a favourite wine glass to drink from ie Lead crystal? and if someone gave you wine in a coffee cup would you drink it or turn your nose at it?
Very good review - you really draw us in! I too admire South Africa top notch syrah for its cote rotie notes which you highlighted here with wine number 3!!
@@kentpiano2600 Thanks. I've been buying Porseleinberg in particular on the strength of consistent high 90s reviews from NM vs a reasonable price (bit more than £25 though unfortunately). But it's all EP, so I haven't actually tried any yet. Hence always keen to hear from people whol like those kind of wines.
Thank you for another great tasting video! I've noticed a minor screen glitch in areas of pure white from the recent videos. It appears as random black dots (I'm not sure of the correct technical term). Since I'm seeing this on both my PC and phone, I suspect it may be happening during the upload or encoding process. I wanted to bring this to your attention in case it's something you'd like to address for future videos. Thanks again!
Favourite Syrah that's a lot of bang for the buck? Mullineux (the one that's not soil-specified) from Swartland. It's about 22€/24$ in Sweden and it's often approachable young. After a few years in the cellar though, OMG. It punches many classes above it's weight IMO.
Going with Rust en Vrede Single Vineyard Shiraz - 2018 perpaps. It’s from your tasting nemesis country South Africa Konstantin 😂 I will also highly recommend wines made from Red Head Studio especially if made by Adam Hooper. His “Adam the Red” was a great example of his craft.
With Portuguese I look for very ripe but also a fairly fresh acid that you won't get in Oz. I have not really been sold on their reds, but that doesn't mean they are not well made. Eden Valley, South Oz is a little higher and cooler, so I can see how that one caused confusion. Nice tasting.
Nice format these tastings! The Stefano Amerighi Cortona syrah from one of your recent videos is sensational, also for its price. That was a great suggestion, thanks! I haven’t tasted the wines from this video.
Favourite somewhat affordable syrah I've had was Arnot-Roberts North Coast Syrah. Really great cool-climate new-world winemaking. And I'm usually a francophile.
Crozes-Hermitage is often excellent value. I am drinking a 2015 Perrin example this weekend and it is really enjoyable and at a very reasonable price - I bought mine en primeur but it is easy to find, I would think.
If you open the wine-searcher link for each bottle you will get the price in your local currency. (if they are available in your region). The expensive one is about 200 US, the rest between 25-80.
Would love to hear your opinions on white burgundy and the producers around the world who are making/emulating well-structured, reductive, Chardonnay in the same style.
I'm liking some Shiraz from the Great Southern in Western Australia. Howard Park Scotsdale Shiraz $40 AUD from Mount Barker and Zarepath Shiraz from Porongurup $20-30 AUD.
HA HA !!! Hola pal.... another funny blind review . (for me ) You go from 89/90 to a whopping 97 rating so quick ! (perhaps a re- taste ? ) I am a picky syrah critic and love good ones. 97 ? I would LOVE to try one . MORE hilarious is that you always say "whole bunch" . LOL - we here in Oregon say "whole cluster" ..... (I love both) but with your permission , from now on ...I will say WHOLE BUNCH......laugh...and think of you . CHEERS !!!!
My favourite shiraz is the Clarendon Hills Astralis overall, but value for money it's Torbreck the struie which is around $55 AUD or €34. The Astralis is $500 or €310 for comparison.
I am a sucker for Amon-Ra from Barossa-based winemaker Ben Gleatzer; it’s so intense, deep and powerful but with pinpoint precision, balance and structure. It’s a wine that convinces me, each time I taste it that it’s worth the price and more!
As always an interesting tasting. However the tasting would be even more interesting if you could provide aprox retail price for each and every bottle. Would give a better idea of what you are actually comparing in terms of price/value.
Syrah / Shiraz is my favourite grape (followed by Nebbiolo). For every day drinking, you cannot beat Tim Adams Clare Valley Shiraz. At £10.00, you get so much bang for your buck!
I am not a big fan of Syrah alone, but last week I got to taste a Lebanese red wine, a blend of 60% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, that left me impressed. I had absolutely no idea about Lebanese wines and I highly suggest it: it's called El Ixsir, the year was 2017 I think...
I appreciate the negative comment on thick walled wine bottles. Actually aside from ecological aspects they do have a further pragmatic disadvantage, particularly for those that are not fortunate to have a naturally cool cellar and thus need a wine fridge. Oftentimes, thick walled wine bottles are made a bit higher. Particularly in wine fridges where the bottles are stored in two rows neck to neck, this tends to totally screw up the sorting of the bottles leading to a significantly reduced storage capacity. I had this with a valsotillo vs reserva (the normal reserva had a normal bottle size, the vs one an extra thick walled higher bottle...). Drove me nuts when trying to fit the stuff in my wine fridge (got 2 liebherr ones, which have a front and a back row)
It may be cheating, but Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Ermitage 'Cuvee Cathelin' is my favorite Syrah by far. If you're unfamiliar look this one up. It has quite a story... and price tag.
My favourite is Porseleinberg Syrah from Swartland.......I'll probably be deported from my native Australia for saying so! For an Aussie one, try Savaterre from the cool climate Beechworth Region - cheaper than its near neighbour Giaconda.
I don't think I have ever seen a Beaujolais profiled on this channel. Some of Beaujolais Crus (e.g. Moulin-à-Vent, Morgon, and Fleurie) can be very good at surprisingly affordable prices.
I've never detected a eucalyptus character in Barossa or Eden Valley Shiraz... Maybe in a cooler region. But, in my experience, Australian cabernet tends to exhibit more eucalyptus. Others with more experience might contradict me.
For me, wine has a fixed cost consumers dont understand or appreciate that wine has a fixed cost of production you have to factor that in and add a markup that will cover costs and pay bills and pay employees. A $45 bottle of wine costs us $38 to produce. We literally are only making $7 a bottle at the end of the day. The margins can be very tight. On the topic of wine bottles glass is the best form of wine storage for the environment all the alternatives generate more waste and much more pollution to produce, glass is recyclable. I am tired of people spreading inaccurate information to consumers.
Another great discussion. None of those Syrahs were budget wines, like the Trader Joe’s $7.99 Syrah. It might have been interesting to compare the high-end, mid-end and the low-end.
See my comment on your last video for more but eucalyptus in Aussie wine is more of a fault than an indicator plenty of our wines do not have it in them
I find Konstantin’s no bullshit attitude very refreshing.
Same😎
agree
And he is absolutely hysterical
That’s because his German 🇩🇪
Seriously, KB has the most gifted pallet of anyone on RUclips. His (educated) "guesses" are correct so often is almost mind blowing.
He is excellent at describing the wine in his glass. On the third bottle, I said it sounded like Sicily and I was right.
Don't ever forget that talent alone won't allow you to identify as well as he does. He's a student of the craft and has worked his but off to learn what he knows.
@@lbunjes Of course he put in a lot of work to get his certification. Though it's safe to say he's someone who "found his calling" and that his pallet is clearly high up near the tippity top of the MW recipient totem pole. I would add that I see no form of bias based on preference, which can be said about many "critics" who score wine who I'll refrain from naming.
I really enjoy this format with one expensive wine. Thanks for the effort to make them! Cheers
You made my day when I saw the Piedrasissi! I bought their 2021 Syrah a couple weeks ago. Looking forward to tasting it.
Nice take on the Planeta . For me the best value of the bunch . Cote-Rotie was not a surprise ! They are great! Thanks for the content !
Nice tasting! The danjouu-banessy whites are really cool btw :)
Somehow I wished Incognito from Cortes de Cima was one in the bunch. Another great video.
Another great and entertaining review. Agree with your view of some of the traditional “big is beautiful “ Aussie Shiraz out of the
“ traditional” heartland of South Australia[not all] but there are a lot of cooler climate versions from Victoria such as the Grampians, Beechworth and Geelong. There is also some exciting “Shiraz” from the Canberra district [Clonakilla]and Frankland River in southern Western Australia that do the cooler style, sometimes with whole bunch, that are worthy of attention. The clue to finding them is often the label says “Syrah”!
Nice tasting. I’ve been looking forward to a Syrah blind review. I was hoping that a Washington state Syrah would have been in the line up. Maybe next time..
This was a terrific crash course on Syrah styles. I don’t have a particular favorite, but I will seek out some of these.
I enjoy watching you do these tastings. You're never really far off the mark, where as I can't even get any of your " What's In My Glass" right but I keep guessing because, well, its FUN!!! :) Thanks and keep it up!!
I'm lucky to have wine no. 4 from the 2016 vintage... I tasted it two years ago but I won't open the bottle in the cellar before 2031... happy to see it got recognition!
I would love to see you do a video on all the popular wines, from the top regions. I know it would take awhile, but it would still be great to see. Love your videos, keep them coming!
another great video from Konstantin.
Because the relation between the quality and the price is relevant here, it would be interesting to get the information about the price of each wine.
Cote Rotie just screams from the bottle and you knew it @Konstantin! I still wonder how you missed the #2, at least your description was pointing to down under. Great job again!
Another great blind-tasting! To my knowledge I have never had a Syrah but from your various descriptions I would have to imagine that I would definitely enjoy a 'good' version of it. I will keep my eyes open for one.
what happened to the second part of the pinot wine making you did?
I'm traveling to Lyon during my Easter holiday and will definitely visit the Cote-Rotie and Condrieu region. Can't wait to try them there!! Unfortunately my cellar is too warm for the long term storage of wines 😬
Great fan of Mullineux Syrah!
My favorite Syrah is Domaine Levet - Maestria. I got some bottles of the 2019 vintage for 69,12€ recently, and would say it punches above its class. about 70% of the fuit comes from la Landonne! And levet mostly has quite old vines (and the younger ones they have go mostly into their Amethyste). Before that i never had a wine as meaty with an as strong bacon flavour. However, obviously it is still waaaay too young. On day 1 it was nearly undrinkable, and on day 3 it became actually fun to drink.
For wines meant for aging, I think heavy glass bottles are a better bet; heavy glass has more thermal mass, so the bottle and the wine will change temperature more slowly if storage conditions are sub-par. Just my thought.
The smoothing this effect has is relatively mild. Just having more bottles is far more effective if you think about it, putting the bottle even in a sock or case and reducing the heat transfer even more effective if you consider single bottles.
Very nice tasting. I don’t think you suffered too much today! Please tell us with whom you share the opened bottles…
Yes! The Cote Rotie from Jamet is a near flawless wine. I got a stock of the lesser 'Terrasses' 2019 and is also superb.
Yeah, the Two Hands wine might be an export release. I couldn't find it on the James Halliday website. 2017 was a cool year in South Australia, so they might have left the grapes hanging a little longer than usual to gain ripeness, hence, it might be a little exaggerated. You might have a bias for European styles, too. I might like it being from South Australia. But congratulations for putting yourself on the line like that. You have my admiration.
These videos are so good. A nice combination of how to blind taste and walk through a quality pyramid and just enjoying tasting some wines. I’ve not had that one from Roussillon but that is a favorite French region for me. Thank you
Great video! I love syrah and the very best I´ve tasted are: Jim Barry The Armagh 2014 and E. Guigal Chateau dÁmpuis 2012 which are just sensational wines. At the more affordaböe level Barry also makes The Forger which is excellent value and I also love Lumeo and the Kevin Arnold Shiraz are brilliant wines for the money.
Armagh is very good - I like the 09, with 09 Runrig and Rockford basket press as heavy Oz Shiraz and not too expensive. Two hands have 4 levels and yacca tier 2 at ~$100
@@shaunsandow2073 I agree on Two Hands. They really make some great wine at all levels. I don´t know the other wine I´m afraid.
Very fun! My favorites are Pax Hillsides Syrah and Penfolds Kalimna Shiraz. Both at opposite ends of the style spectrum, but each really show what Syrah can do!
I really like your numbered black bags for the blind tasting. Where did you get them from? I'm looking for blind tasting bags for a while, but a lot are from really bad quality.
The video's remain great and I learn a lot! Thanks for all the content.
I really think you can double the views if you mention 'the' expensive cultwine in your video title (like sassicaia, mouton, grange, unico) and compare these to the best alternatives in the genre.
But never the less, I enjoy them anyways so keep it going!
I have had good value out of Aussie Syrah a number of times.. Great format, this. Nice one Konstantin! 🍷🌟👍
Really interesting video, thanks Konstantin!
Very well done! I like Syrahs from the Rhone (Guigal, Alain Voge) but also from California (Kongsgaard, Morlet) and Australia.
Wow, I like how the narrative of this blind tasting took a real unexpected personal turn right from Wine One! Shake up the routine a bit--good stuff. I appreciate your consistent derision of heavy bottles. I agree.
Well, you say they are close, but in respect of points given, the Cote Rotie definitely had a much higher score than the others ! And the price differences in this line-up are also pretty different. Nice to see again ! Love your video making style ;-) !
Love this video! Best I've had was a Guigal La Mouline, totally captivating texture. Clape's Reynard vineyard barrel tasting was also incredibly special. In the US Ramey Roger's Creek. Brokenwood Graveyard in AUS. Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels in NZ. Karas Volcanic in Armenia. Papargyriou in Greece. God I love syrah haha
Awesome Syrah class! Please do one with carafes instead, great to see what changes.
After the disappointing Rostaing Jamet had to deliver! I love it and I see why you went to Cornas it's a full bodied Cote Rotie and from a hot vintage. I've got some 15 and 20 in the cellar it's one of those star producers that I feel comfortable spending a lot on. Thank you for making me discover other Syrah's from the world. I got the Stefano Amerighi Cortona that you tasted a few videos back and I must say It's a bargain for 28 Swiss Francs here in Switzerland! So thank you for this.
Had one of those Jamets. It changed my whole opinion of Cote du Rhone Nord. It's just extremely delicious
love the format!
I have seen your videos a couple of times and it just make me have more questions all the time lol im imprest with your Education 😉
The question is when is a Wine vintage? And if you come to Denmark we have a place called Frederiksdal Wine and they should make fantastic cherry wine😊
Best regards
Thomas
What glass is this? Is it better than Gabriel Glas?
Do you have a favourite wine glass to drink from ie Lead crystal? and if someone gave you wine in a coffee cup would you drink it or turn your nose at it?
Really like the format. I too could believe wine 3 came from south Africa. The Syrah there is wonderful!
Always an interesting watch...............:)
My favourite grape 🍷❤ Thank you, great fun 😊
Very good review - you really draw us in! I too admire South Africa top notch syrah for its cote rotie notes which you highlighted here with wine number 3!!
Which do you think are the best SA syrahs?
I am fond of a wine just syrah called Hommage á B by Duncan Savage, around £25 from Laithwaites (just search onsite)
@@kentpiano2600 Thanks. I've been buying Porseleinberg in particular on the strength of consistent high 90s reviews from NM vs a reasonable price (bit more than £25 though unfortunately). But it's all EP, so I haven't actually tried any yet. Hence always keen to hear from people whol like those kind of wines.
Thank you for another great tasting video! I've noticed a minor screen glitch in areas of pure white from the recent videos. It appears as random black dots (I'm not sure of the correct technical term). Since I'm seeing this on both my PC and phone, I suspect it may be happening during the upload or encoding process. I wanted to bring this to your attention in case it's something you'd like to address for future videos. Thanks again!
Favourite Syrah that's a lot of bang for the buck? Mullineux (the one that's not soil-specified) from Swartland. It's about 22€/24$ in Sweden and it's often approachable young. After a few years in the cellar though, OMG. It punches many classes above it's weight IMO.
we NEED an update on the wine you made
Loving a Yves Cuilleron Cornas Les Cotes 2016 Lovely balance and depth.
I love this kind of content, if you were interested I would love to see you do this for more grape varities!
It would be fun so see a video where you try to find a wine as close to a premium wine as possible in 3 or so different price brackets.
Going with Rust en Vrede Single Vineyard Shiraz - 2018 perpaps.
It’s from your tasting nemesis country South Africa Konstantin 😂
I will also highly recommend wines made from Red Head Studio especially if made by Adam Hooper. His “Adam the Red” was a great example of his craft.
With Portuguese I look for very ripe but also a fairly fresh acid that you won't get in Oz. I have not really been sold on their reds, but that doesn't mean they are not well made. Eden Valley, South Oz is a little higher and cooler, so I can see how that one caused confusion. Nice tasting.
Nice format these tastings! The Stefano Amerighi Cortona syrah from one of your recent videos is sensational, also for its price. That was a great suggestion, thanks!
I haven’t tasted the wines from this video.
YES. 30 € in Europe and fights well above it's weight.
I would love a pricing label- even at euro- to get an idea of the range we were exploring
Favourite somewhat affordable syrah I've had was Arnot-Roberts North Coast Syrah. Really great cool-climate new-world winemaking. And I'm usually a francophile.
THAT is a gorgeous cellar.
Crozes-Hermitage is often excellent value. I am drinking a 2015 Perrin example this weekend and it is really enjoyable and at a very reasonable price - I bought mine en primeur but it is easy to find, I would think.
Well done Konstantin, nailed that one, but to be honest those are all expensive wines for 98 % of all wine consumers I’d reckon
Great tasting. My palate is similar…too much extraction/concentration/ripeness paired with high alcohol is a turn off. Cheers 🥂
Really enjoy your content. What do you consider affordable? I'm in the US, so dollars not euros. Thank you.
If you open the wine-searcher link for each bottle you will get the price in your local currency. (if they are available in your region). The expensive one is about 200 US, the rest between 25-80.
I think this really depends on your buget. I think you get the most bang for your buck in the 10-50 US$ range.
Thank you.@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine
Would love to hear your opinions on white burgundy and the producers around the world who are making/emulating well-structured, reductive, Chardonnay in the same style.
New video suggestion: blind tasted Red vino verde wines from northern Portugal, very underrated wines in my opinion.
I'm liking some Shiraz from the Great Southern in Western Australia. Howard Park Scotsdale Shiraz $40 AUD from Mount Barker and Zarepath Shiraz from Porongurup $20-30 AUD.
HA HA !!! Hola pal.... another funny blind review . (for me ) You go from 89/90 to a whopping 97 rating so quick ! (perhaps a re- taste ? ) I am a picky syrah critic and love good ones. 97 ? I would LOVE to try one . MORE hilarious is that you always say "whole bunch" . LOL - we here in Oregon say "whole cluster" ..... (I love both) but with your permission , from now on ...I will say WHOLE BUNCH......laugh...and think of you . CHEERS !!!!
Thanks. The terms can be used pretty much interchangeably as far as I know.
My favourite shiraz is the Clarendon Hills Astralis overall, but value for money it's Torbreck the struie which is around $55 AUD or €34. The Astralis is $500 or €310 for comparison.
Interesting that Jamet’s ‘regular’ Côte Rôtie was so good, I wonder what you’d have made of the much more expensive Côte Brune?
I am a sucker for Amon-Ra from Barossa-based winemaker Ben Gleatzer; it’s so intense, deep and powerful but with pinpoint precision, balance and structure. It’s a wine that convinces me, each time I taste it that it’s worth the price and more!
I’m a huge fan of Sans Liege Rhône wine including the straight Syrah.
Bien Nacido Estate Syrah. And specifically the X Block version.
In Quebec (Canada), the Two Hands Yacca Block is slightly more expensive than the Côte-Rotie. So two Goliaths in this tasting.
When you identify oak can you delineate between French and American?
Yes usually I can
Domaine de Gouye Saint-Joseph is a favorite of mine.
As always an interesting tasting. However the tasting would be even more interesting if you could provide aprox retail price for each and every bottle. Would give a better idea of what you are actually comparing in terms of price/value.
Chateau Baum comeback of the century
Syrah / Shiraz is my favourite grape (followed by Nebbiolo). For every day drinking, you cannot beat Tim Adams Clare Valley Shiraz. At £10.00, you get so much bang for your buck!
I am not a big fan of Syrah alone, but last week I got to taste a Lebanese red wine, a blend of 60% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, that left me impressed. I had absolutely no idea about Lebanese wines and I highly suggest it: it's called El Ixsir, the year was 2017 I think...
Tua Rita Per Sempre and Jim Barry The Armagh are my favorite Syrah and Shiraz, respectively.
I appreciate the negative comment on thick walled wine bottles. Actually aside from ecological aspects they do have a further pragmatic disadvantage, particularly for those that are not fortunate to have a naturally cool cellar and thus need a wine fridge. Oftentimes, thick walled wine bottles are made a bit higher. Particularly in wine fridges where the bottles are stored in two rows neck to neck, this tends to totally screw up the sorting of the bottles leading to a significantly reduced storage capacity. I had this with a valsotillo vs reserva (the normal reserva had a normal bottle size, the vs one an extra thick walled higher bottle...). Drove me nuts when trying to fit the stuff in my wine fridge (got 2 liebherr ones, which have a front and a back row)
Shout-out to Danjou-Banessy (except for their label makers I guess)!
I would like to see a expensive vs. crazy expensive comparison, e.g. 100 USD bottles with 1 x 1000 USD bottle, for example.
Chocolate block to me is one of the best price quality ratio for Syrah. Also, more expensive but Gravas del Maipo is great
It may be cheating, but Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Ermitage 'Cuvee Cathelin' is my favorite Syrah by far. If you're unfamiliar look this one up. It has quite a story... and price tag.
My favourite is Porseleinberg Syrah from Swartland.......I'll probably be deported from my native Australia for saying so! For an Aussie one, try Savaterre from the cool climate Beechworth Region - cheaper than its near neighbour Giaconda.
Dudes questioning why you pay more for wines are eager to show you their $1,000 Jordans ..
I don't think I have ever seen a Beaujolais profiled on this channel. Some of Beaujolais Crus (e.g. Moulin-à-Vent, Morgon, and Fleurie) can be very good at surprisingly affordable prices.
I have tasted Beaujolais before on the channel and I agree!
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWineUm, I just don't recall.
Cuvée Sainte Agathe (Collines Rhodaniennes) from Christine Vernay is outstanding for the price, feels like a delicate Côte-Rôtie.
would have been very funny if leon would have put a original chateau baum in the tasting
It was a Riesling so I definately would not have confused it with the Syrah
I've never detected a eucalyptus character in Barossa or Eden Valley Shiraz... Maybe in a cooler region. But, in my experience, Australian cabernet tends to exhibit more eucalyptus. Others with more experience might contradict me.
For me, wine has a fixed cost consumers dont understand or appreciate that wine has a fixed cost of production you have to factor that in and add a markup that will cover costs and pay bills and pay employees. A $45 bottle of wine costs us $38 to produce. We literally are only making $7 a bottle at the end of the day. The margins can be very tight.
On the topic of wine bottles glass is the best form of wine storage for the environment all the alternatives generate more waste and much more pollution to produce, glass is recyclable.
I am tired of people spreading inaccurate information to consumers.
Another great discussion. None of those Syrahs were budget wines, like the Trader Joe’s $7.99 Syrah. It might have been interesting to compare the high-end, mid-end and the low-end.
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Exploring Greek wines i came across Papargyriou Winery 'Le Roi des Montagnes' Syrah.
"Why am I paying so much for this glass of stupid wine!?!?"
*tastes La Mission Haut Brion 1982/1962*
"Ahh, right, that's why... dammit!"
Nice tasting, just a shame of the poor Australian pick.
Heavier bottle / thicker glass of more expensive wines often gives it away....
See my comment on your last video for more but eucalyptus in Aussie wine is more of a fault than an indicator plenty of our wines do not have it in them
Please start doing proper blind tastings. So much information to be gathered from seeing and handling the bottle.
#1 Jean-Louis Chave, but don't sleep on WA State Syrah. Not the same of course. But with climate change, I believe WA Syrah is the future.
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