Here are some of the best wines I tasted in 2024, not in any particular order: 1999 Comte George de Vogue Bonnes Mares; 1996 Chateau Margaux; 1998 Chateau Haut-Brion; 2014 Domaine Dujac Echezeau; 1989 Chateau Lynch Bages; 2005 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. George Les St. Georges; 2009 Chateau Pavie; 2010 Domaine Dujac Vosne Romanee Aux Malconsorts; 2009 Chateau Ponte Canet; 2009 Domaine George Roumier Moret St. Denis Clos de la Bussiere. Love your list, and agree Cuvée Louise is a great hidden gem.
As always, I really enjoy your post. I agree with so many of your tasting notes and accolades. Perhaps, the title should have been “the bucket list French Top 25 if you are willing to mortgage your house”. 😝😝
@@cryptopjoking6643 Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Some pricey wines for sure (thanks to the tasting group) and turned out to be French centric so far.
Last year 1998 La Turque was a top 5. This year 2000 Trotanoy is slightly ahead as my WOTY. Edging 92 Dominus and a 98 VCC. I had a case of 09 PC, a monumental bottle. I crack one every 3 years or so... thanks for the great reviews....
Hola John !!! Hey, when are you coming to Monterrey to have a wine with my group ? just 1.15 hours from DFW ! I really dont have such a list like you do since I dont drink that much wine, maybe 70-80 bottles a year. Definitely in my short list the wines that I drank this year, my top 5 are : Chateau Leoville Poyferre 18, Domaine De Chevallier 2018, Petrolo Galatrona 2011, Maybach Materium 2019, and The Bard 2018. Yes, most of the wines are very very young, but I wanted to try them to see what was going on with them. My bday is next month and I plan to do a tasting that will include extremely unique wines that are almost imposible to buy or find ( for example the wine from the country Iran ). Have a great Christmas !
@@wren460 Hello my friend! Definitely hope to visit at some point! I would enjoy that! Thanks for sharing your favorites! Some outstanding wines for sure! Merry Christmas!
When you say that during the harvest the growers picked only the best fruit, could you perhaps elaborate more about what the best fruit is. I’m trying to deepen my understanding.
Great question. Typically there is a severe selection in Bordeaux now. Only 1/3 to 1/2 of the harvest goes into the top wine. Fruit from young vines and that which is not in the best vineyard plots or which produces wine not suitable for the top wine after tasting tests goes into the second or third wines or is sold off. So the top wines are now better quality and produced in lower volumes. Often half of what was produced 20-30 years ago.
They have to be much more precise these days, especially for the bottles sent to the US. In fact, many producers wait to label the bottles sent to the US until they get the labels approved to make sure they don't have any issues.
I despise dry french wines Camus Camus Camus especially Meiomi Pinot & Cab Sauv, Conundrum, Bonanza, (Silver Sage Winery Bc) White Gerverts, Belle Gloss Pinot...the Wagner family in my view makes some of the best wines ever tasted. But to each their own
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. The only good wine is the wine you like. Tastes vary wildly from person to person. The wines you mention are certainly big sellers and popular with many consumers.
In my wine goals video, I mention how tasting groups can allow people to taste a large number of wines they couldn’t afford themselves. If you get 6-8 people together and each contribute one wine or pay a pro rata share, that makes it much easier to try them. That is how I taste most of these wines.
Here are some of the best wines I tasted in 2024, not in any particular order: 1999 Comte George de Vogue Bonnes Mares; 1996 Chateau Margaux; 1998 Chateau Haut-Brion; 2014 Domaine Dujac Echezeau; 1989 Chateau Lynch Bages; 2005 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. George Les St. Georges; 2009 Chateau Pavie; 2010 Domaine Dujac Vosne Romanee Aux Malconsorts; 2009 Chateau Ponte Canet; 2009 Domaine George Roumier Moret St. Denis Clos de la Bussiere. Love your list, and agree Cuvée Louise is a great hidden gem.
Thank you for sharing! A fabulous year of exceptional wines for you! Glad you concur re Louise. 👍🍾
Great list. Glad to see Pontet-Canet. I hope some Italian/Spanish make it to the top 10
@@albertosparrows.6065 Thank you! Appreciate the kind feedback! Cheers!
As always, I really enjoy your post. I agree with so many of your tasting notes and accolades. Perhaps, the title should have been “the bucket list French Top 25 if you are willing to mortgage your house”. 😝😝
@@cryptopjoking6643 Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Some pricey wines for sure (thanks to the tasting group) and turned out to be French centric so far.
Last year 1998 La Turque was a top 5. This year 2000 Trotanoy is slightly ahead as my WOTY. Edging 92 Dominus and a 98 VCC. I had a case of 09 PC, a monumental bottle. I crack one every 3 years or so... thanks for the great reviews....
@@matthewzimmer8960 Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. And a very nice list! Some phenomenal wines!👍🍷
I have a few of these wines. Excellent recommendations 🍷
@@NatashaRaisorGlam Thank you! Appreciate the kind feedback! Cheers!
Great video
Thank you kindly! Cheers!
Hola John !!! Hey, when are you coming to Monterrey to have a wine with my group ? just 1.15 hours from DFW ! I really dont have such a list like you do since I dont drink that much wine, maybe 70-80 bottles a year. Definitely in my short list the wines that I drank this year, my top 5 are : Chateau Leoville Poyferre 18, Domaine De Chevallier 2018, Petrolo Galatrona 2011, Maybach Materium 2019, and The Bard 2018. Yes, most of the wines are very very young, but I wanted to try them to see what was going on with them. My bday is next month and I plan to do a tasting that will include extremely unique wines that are almost imposible to buy or find ( for example the wine from the country Iran ). Have a great Christmas !
@@wren460 Hello my friend! Definitely hope to visit at some point! I would enjoy that! Thanks for sharing your favorites! Some outstanding wines for sure! Merry Christmas!
When you say that during the harvest the growers picked only the best fruit, could you perhaps elaborate more about what the best fruit is. I’m trying to deepen my understanding.
Great question. Typically there is a severe selection in Bordeaux now. Only 1/3 to 1/2 of the harvest goes into the top wine. Fruit from young vines and that which is not in the best vineyard plots or which produces wine not suitable for the top wine after tasting tests goes into the second or third wines or is sold off. So the top wines are now better quality and produced in lower volumes. Often half of what was produced 20-30 years ago.
@ so, it’s more about the maturity of the vines or the preferred section of the vineyard, as opposed to the shape and form of the fruit??
@ Yes, that is probably fair. Often the best fruit is very small and concentrated.
Exceptions list so far
Thank you kindly! Cheers!
I meant to say exceptional haha
@ Thank you! I knew what you meant. 👍🍷
I love that on the Margaux they state the alcohol content as "11-14%"! They really couldn't care less...
They have to be much more precise these days, especially for the bottles sent to the US. In fact, many producers wait to label the bottles sent to the US until they get the labels approved to make sure they don't have any issues.
I despise dry french wines Camus Camus Camus especially Meiomi Pinot & Cab Sauv, Conundrum, Bonanza, (Silver Sage Winery Bc) White Gerverts, Belle Gloss Pinot...the Wagner family in my view makes some of the best wines ever tasted. But to each their own
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. The only good wine is the wine you like. Tastes vary wildly from person to person. The wines you mention are certainly big sellers and popular with many consumers.
All sound great but the cost is way out of most budgets
In my wine goals video, I mention how tasting groups can allow people to taste a large number of wines they couldn’t afford themselves. If you get 6-8 people together and each contribute one wine or pay a pro rata share, that makes it much easier to try them. That is how I taste most of these wines.