Nice match up, the biggest surprise for me was the $4 Lindemann, the fact that you said good start, even though by the end after going through the rest it was apparent it wasn't high end , still it sounds like worth trying.
Enjoyed your wine tasting and good to see a South African Pinot Noir coming out on top. You should try and taste the Pinot Noir from Bouchard Finlayson and Newton Johnson which are next door to Hamilton Russell. That area has some great Chardonnay as well.
I've finally worked up the nerve to try some actual Burgundy here lately - not terribly expensive ones though - and I'm impressed with the complexity. I also like the lightness compared to most Rhone wines. Can't wait to try some of your recommendations!
Baden! Von der Mark. In the south west corner of Germany. That is a master of Wine who makes Cote de Nuits style PN in Germany. Absolutely fabulous. Can compete with any reputed Burgundy, and for a decent price.
I really enjoy your videos. But as someone who lives in the Willamette Valley and just a few miles from some of the sub-AVAs you mention, I can’t help but want to respectfully correct your pronunciation of a few words. Willamette is pronounced “will am et” not Willa met and Chehalem is pronounced Shaw hay Lem, not Shay Halem. Love what you do. Thank you!
I am so glad to see some one telling us that good Pinot Noir can cost under thousands of dollars. Because I don’t have that money but I really want to see what that Pinot-hype is all about
For my part, I generally prefer PN from Burgundy and Oregon - and really pretty much just Oregon. The fruit in California PN is just too “bright” for my palette. I don’t know if the region is too hot or what, but I rarely get the earthy notes that I’m looking for. I’ve also tasted in New Zealand, and although they’re very proud of their PN for me they lack the round mouthfeel that separates good PN from the pedestrian. For many NZ producers, I’d be hard pressed to even identify the varietal. It’s just that different down there. Burgundy is obviously the quintessential region for good PN, but they’ve priced me out. It’s very difficult to get a QPR that works in the affordable range. For that reason, Oregon PN is my jam. You have to be selective, particularly in that midrange price point. You can and do get bad PN from Oregon. But, there are a number of producers in the Dundee and Yamhill Carlton AVAs that are making wonderful affordable PN. Especially for me in the Ribbon Ridge AVA. Oh… others have commented on the pronunciation of Willamette so I won’t. But I will say that Chehelem is sha-HAY-lem not SHAY-huh-lem.
Hahahha thanks for the pronunciation. Oregon does the best job IMO in the mid and entry level price points. California for me can be drastically different, Mendocino, Russian River, Carneros, to my personal favorite - Santa Barbara County. NZD there are some excellent ones to be had but the best stuff generally stays in the Oceanic and Asian region.
Coincidentally, I am drinking a Martinborough Te Tera, 2019, PN, this evening - started yesterday. Very good. My favourite is, of course, Burgundy but it's definitely not the best value. I buy it en primeur and am currently drinking the '12 and '13 Villages.
The French did such a perfect job that even cheap, or should I say average price (cheap pinot noir doesn't exist) average price of 11 to 15 dollars absolute minimum... Still tastes good enough. While Red Wine from all countries except France, the cheaper ones, you can taste a HUGE difference! I always buy regular price or slightly expensive red wine because the cheap ones are blackish blue and disgusting. Trust me, you want your wine to be smooth and only a little bitter. Not way too much bitter.
Burgundian Pinot can be a real crapshoot; producer variation and bottle variation from the same producer. FWIW, Pinot I've made at home showed the same kind of bottle variation, so it may be the grape itself.
Sorry man. I'm disappointed with the video. When you mentioned "Expensive" I was expecting a range of 70 to 100+. The most expensive go from 140 to 200+ specifically for rich and wealthy people. My personal expensive one was from Italy sold in Harris Teeter. Original price is 90 dollars but I got it on sale for 75 dollars. From my opinion, it didn't taste any better than red wines that costed from 22 to 30+ wines but it did felt really nice drinking from rich man's bottle.
As a new subscriber, I'm grateful to have found this channel. The quality and production are truly next level. Keep up the great work.
WOW, thank you so much. That means a lot
Nice match up, the biggest surprise for me was the $4 Lindemann, the fact that you said good start, even though by the end after going through the rest it was apparent it wasn't high end , still it sounds like worth trying.
A lot of people will probably be happy w it at that price
Enjoyed your wine tasting and good to see a South African Pinot Noir coming out on top. You should try and taste the Pinot Noir from Bouchard Finlayson and Newton Johnson which are next door to Hamilton Russell. That area has some great Chardonnay as well.
Ohhhh I want to taste them! Hopefully Ill be in the country soon
I've finally worked up the nerve to try some actual Burgundy here lately - not terribly expensive ones though - and I'm impressed with the complexity. I also like the lightness compared to most Rhone wines. Can't wait to try some of your recommendations!
Ohhhh nice, altho there is much better value for money in the Rhone IMO. Keep exploring
French Alsace produces some of the most affordable high quality Pinot Noir. Love the burgundy premier cru too as well but need to age a little.
I do like Alsatian Pinot Noir too!
I do love wines from the Willamette Valley since I feel like you get a sense of good Burgundy without the price tag.
You’ll like an upcoming video then
I’ve been drinking a lot of Pinot lately mostly Russian River and Willamette Valley Dundee Hills great videos Matthew 👌🥂
Thank you so much
Blind tastings are a lot of fun. Good Pinots coming out of Oregon.
Yes some very soild stuff!
Love Green Valley of Russian River. Up and coming Marin wines are impressing me.
😮😮😮
I am excited to try the South African and more Australian PN!!!I haven't really tried many Chileans either, but will put them on my radar
Ohhh happy hunting, there’s a lot of good stuff.
Baden! Von der Mark. In the south west corner of Germany. That is a master of Wine who makes Cote de Nuits style PN in Germany. Absolutely fabulous. Can compete with any reputed Burgundy, and for a decent price.
I’m a huge fan of many Spatburgunders throughout Germany
Well done! Never had a SA PN so I'll be interested in trying it, if I can find it.
The one in the video is one of the benchmarks!
I love the vid. But in my mind you did not pull that scarve😅 but again, I'm not a fashion expert🤣
hahahahah
I really enjoy your videos. But as someone who lives in the Willamette Valley and just a few miles from some of the sub-AVAs you mention, I can’t help but want to respectfully correct your pronunciation of a few words. Willamette is pronounced “will am et” not Willa met and Chehalem is pronounced Shaw hay Lem, not Shay Halem. Love what you do. Thank you!
Yes you’re not the first to correct hahhaha
I am so glad to see some one telling us that good Pinot Noir can cost under thousands of dollars.
Because I don’t have that money but I really want to see what that Pinot-hype is all about
Pinot Noir is very friendly but finnicky and doesn’t make bug, showy wines. Enjoy your journey!
For my part, I generally prefer PN from Burgundy and Oregon - and really pretty much just Oregon. The fruit in California PN is just too “bright” for my palette. I don’t know if the region is too hot or what, but I rarely get the earthy notes that I’m looking for. I’ve also tasted in New Zealand, and although they’re very proud of their PN for me they lack the round mouthfeel that separates good PN from the pedestrian. For many NZ producers, I’d be hard pressed to even identify the varietal. It’s just that different down there. Burgundy is obviously the quintessential region for good PN, but they’ve priced me out. It’s very difficult to get a QPR that works in the affordable range. For that reason, Oregon PN is my jam. You have to be selective, particularly in that midrange price point. You can and do get bad PN from Oregon. But, there are a number of producers in the Dundee and Yamhill Carlton AVAs that are making wonderful affordable PN. Especially for me in the Ribbon Ridge AVA.
Oh… others have commented on the pronunciation of Willamette so I won’t. But I will say that Chehelem is sha-HAY-lem not SHAY-huh-lem.
Hahahha thanks for the pronunciation. Oregon does the best job IMO in the mid and entry level price points. California for me can be drastically different, Mendocino, Russian River, Carneros, to my personal favorite - Santa Barbara County.
NZD there are some excellent ones to be had but the best stuff generally stays in the Oceanic and Asian region.
Coincidentally, I am drinking a Martinborough Te Tera, 2019, PN, this evening - started yesterday. Very good. My favourite is, of course, Burgundy but it's definitely not the best value. I buy it en primeur and am currently drinking the '12 and '13 Villages.
Ahhhhhhh niceeee. I like that Te Tera too!
The French did such a perfect job that even cheap, or should I say average price (cheap pinot noir doesn't exist) average price of 11 to 15 dollars absolute minimum... Still tastes good enough. While Red Wine from all countries except France, the cheaper ones, you can taste a HUGE difference! I always buy regular price or slightly expensive red wine because the cheap ones are blackish blue and disgusting. Trust me, you want your wine to be smooth and only a little bitter. Not way too much bitter.
Drink what you like :)
Burgundian Pinot can be a real crapshoot; producer variation and bottle variation from the same producer.
FWIW, Pinot I've made at home showed the same kind of bottle variation, so it may be the grape itself.
You made some Pinot at home? Niceee, where did you get the grapes?
@@drmatthewhorkey fruit came from the Columbia Gorge appellation in southern Washington State. The producer was Peter Brehm, excellent quality fruit!
No Pinot from Europe🤔😉
Not this time
Hey just an FYI for Willamette it's pronounced like "wool-am-it"
And it's WillAMette, damn it. ;)
@@Stanvansandt hah that's a good way to remember it. Kind of like Couch st isn't pronounced like the seat ....
Thanks
No No @rebekah ... WILL-AM-IT
@@PeteBoraso you know, I've lived here 22 years and while I know it's will-am-it" old timers sometimes say it more like wool, I swear!
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Thank you sir
Sorry man. I'm disappointed with the video. When you mentioned "Expensive" I was expecting a range of 70 to 100+. The most expensive go from 140 to 200+ specifically for rich and wealthy people. My personal expensive one was from Italy sold in Harris Teeter. Original price is 90 dollars but I got it on sale for 75 dollars. From my opinion, it didn't taste any better than red wines that costed from 22 to 30+ wines but it did felt really nice drinking from rich man's bottle.
As long as you enjoy the wine