My oldest bottle was a 1967 Chateau Margaux, which was given to me by my father on my 30st birthday back in 1998. Last year I drank it with my best friend to celebrate our 50 years of friendship. The wine was still fantastic…
So many thanks to you and the generous subscriber that shared these bottles. For most of us, we’ll never taste a first growth, or anything with 100 years on it, so this was a thrill.
Sietse, what a gift! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to experience these wines vicariously through our main man Konstanttin! I thank both of you so much for both of your efforts in making this video come to fruition. Its amazing to see how any wine, let alone such world renound wine evolved and stands the test of time. Thank you, thank you, thank you, to the both of you, but REALLY to Sietse for making this video a reality! WIthout you, this would have never happened, and we all as a community owe you a huge debt of gratitude. Much love, and stay thirsty!
Dear Konstantin and Sietse, this tasting episode was about wine. But I’m glad that it spoke even more about the two of you. You’ve matched a brilliant idea with some inquisitive tastebuds and it is just all super exciting for me to see. Occasionally I come across an old wine but who I drink it with always matters the most. Thanks!
Thanks to Sietse. The oldest Bordeaux I had the pleasure of drinking was 1977. Friend of mine bought it when he first became a lawyer and we had it one night in 2010.
Thank you Sietse! I love watching this channel, and while I am new to wine tasting I hope I am lucky enough to even try some of the neat stuff shown on this channel!
Wow! This was so much fun! The joy on your face and excitement in your voice is a wonderful thing to share. And seeing the reaction on the state of the Lafite was so raw as I was fully along for the ride at that stage. Magnificent video. Loving your channel!
WOW you lucky sod that's one hell of a gift ! Thank you Sietse for being extremely generous and allowing konstantin to showcase these pieces of history, What a find, i can only dream about finding such things one day, an excellent video as always
Thanks Sietse! And thanks Konstantin! My oldest Bordeaux was a Pichon-Longueville 1986. It was not the best but experience , but still memorable ! Cheers!
Hartelijk dank Sietse! Oldest (non-port) wine I have ever had the pleasure to taste was a Chateau Talbot 1970, a grand wine from my birth year. Great vintage and an excellent experience I must say. I like old wine, wine cellar discoveries, however I have never tasted anything that old as you have in this video.
Absolutely Incredible tasting. Can't imagine what a century in bottle tastes like but definitely curious for the notes on the nose. Beautiful estates from Pauillac.
What a cool video- glad (and envious) that at 2 of the bottles showed well. The one and only time I had a First Growth Bordeaux was 1964 Latour just a few months back. A local shop had found it in their basement and were selling it at a pretty good price, for a Latour at least...Bottle looked like it had been through a war. It was barely drinkable, unfortunately. Most of the wine ended up being used to make a pan sauce. Great work and keep these videos coming!
The Latour seems very impressive - to think that something can be in the bottle for so long and still be so alive. The vineyard is a beautiful setting also- what a lovely place to visit! A fascinating insight. Nice one Konstantin! Cheers! 🍷❤️👍
That cork in the Mouton does look great! There are corks that are 10 years old that don’t look that good. Mouton is usually my least favorite first growth (just personal preference). I wish I was there for that Latour!! Last Autumn while I was shooting in Bordeaux, Latour invited me to come and visit but it was the day I was flying out to Tuscany!!! 😭
amazing to see that colour still left of the Latour! My oldest latour I've drank was I believe a '53, lafite oldest either '90 or something '80 area. Never had a Mouton before! Thanks for the great content as always :D
As the late guru Michael Broadbent would have said: "At this age, expect bottle variation". :-) I've had Latour 1874 (good, but not great) and Margaux 1900 (otherworldly!) and Haut-Brion 1926 (probably the best wine of my life!!!) to mention a few, but old wines remain a chance and thus a risk. Interesting and rewarding to follow your tastings!
The oldest Bordeaux I've ever had - and oldest wine overall - was a 1975 C. Cantemerle in 2010 or '11. Grandpa had bought it en primeur (he's still well and drinking, alas, not buying big-time anymore). It was super-interesting but definitely over its peak. The best, however, came around the same time, a 1990 C. Lagrange. Basically ever since I've been looking to recreate that experience, albeit on a student budget so far.
1975 can be fickle as a vintage, but Cantemerle should have stood up to that, but maybe it was bottle variation that got it. Even on a student budget, isch, you can still find lots of 1981/1983/1985/1986/1988 smaller chateau bottlings that taste very well today! Batalliey, Pontet Canet, Camosac etc
There is a lot going on in your comment. Thanks for sharing. It must be difficult to give up something you loved, then enjoy by proxy the culture that also caused you problems. Good for you to work it all out and congrats on 8 years.
nice presentation of these 3 premier grand cru classe wines. you should try Chateau Cheval Blanc. It was quite exciting to try those vintages 1924, 1936 and 1940. so vivid for 24
Very cool video! I recently had the chance to try a 1.5L of 1959 Chateau Margaux. Definitely past its peak, but so special to drink something produced 15 years before I was even born! Wine is a one-of-a-kind snapshot of culture, history, and place, with something for all the senses to enjoy! Danke schön!
For some reason, I sadly never quite adored the Lafite, the 3 vintages I tasted from (1972, 1979 and 1995) all had this distinctive vegetal hint to it, almost green olives or even transforming into animal notes like barnyard in the 1972 example. I was probably unlucky with Lafite since many people consider this wine as part of the top they ever tasted. I'm much more into Mouton, which I tasted many vintages, curiously the best of all times for me is the 2000 and 2005, both tasted in 2019 and 2021. Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion, Latour, Cheval Blanc, and not to forget Yquem all are in the very top wines I was blessed to taste in my life. My oldest was a 1959 Mouton 21 years ago and this was an absolute revelation for me. Thank you Konstantin for these incredible tastings!! It's so inspiring and so special to imagine from your description what they taste like!!
What a fantastic tasting absolutely loved it 🍷👍... Oh my oldest wine (bordeau) was 61 calon segur.. Tasted 100 year old Medeira (malmsey) both so fresh..
For me it was Ch. Margaux 1906 (maderated, not good) and Ch. Lafite 1920 (best wine of my life), both tasted in the 70ties. And, as I always say, Latour never disappoints.
What an experience! Thank you Sietse & Konstantin for sharing such a tasting, the humidity in holland must have help two of those corks, high quality, the colour of the Latour amazing For me was Haut Brion 1967 for my 50th birthday average year but the wine was really good And 71 hunter valley chateau Francois Shiraz Pinot , was all earthy, truffle pure delight Thanks again !
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I love your videos. I was wondering if I could open old bottles of wine with an air corkpop?
Definitely a once in a lifetime experience
Well deserved, Leon! Glad you got to get in on these.
Good to see you got in on the action!
Just drank a 1/2 bottle of 1966 Chateau Haut Brion. Was fantastic
My oldest bottle was a 1967 Chateau Margaux, which was given to me by my father on my 30st birthday back in 1998. Last year I drank it with my best friend to celebrate our 50 years of friendship. The wine was still fantastic…
When I was sixteen in 1972 I bought a bottle of 1958 Ch Margaux for £7.60. Christmas Day chambré before central heating was not a good idea.
Huge thanks Seitse !
Thank you Sietse!
Thank you Konstantin!
Much appreciated
So many thanks to you and the generous subscriber that shared these bottles. For most of us, we’ll never taste a first growth, or anything with 100 years on it, so this was a thrill.
you have the best wine channel on RUclips so far. I love your initial reaction on the nose...
Thanks Sietse !!
Thank you Sietse! And a well earned tasting Leon :)
Yes! Thank you, Sietse, for your generosity! That was fun.
Thank you Sietse!
Thank you Konstantin! Had a few superb 61 & 62 First Growth + a 1929 stunning (dark brown but still delicious!) Yquem!
Dankjewel Sietse!!!
Great video. Whoever sent you those bottles is sound!
Thank you Sietse! What an experience to taste wines that belong to another time and world!
Well done Sietse, a truly splendid gift for a Master of Wine.
History in a Glass, it was a different world when those were bottled.
Thank you Sietze! My oldest Bordeaux was 1896 Chateau Margaux.
Thank u Siesta:)
Thank you Sietse! This was excellent
thank you Sietse!!
Thank you Sietse! Phenomenal video crazy to think that those wines could be over 100 years old. Cheers 🥂
Thank you Sietse! This was very interesting to watch
Thank you Sietse! :) It was an experience just watching it, must felt special to taste 3 centuries in one day
Thanks Sietse! I was just thinking I’d like to see a Konstantin video on the first growths hah
Fantastic video! Thank you Sietse! Those generous Dutch.
Sietse, what a gift! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to experience these wines vicariously through our main man Konstanttin! I thank both of you so much for both of your efforts in making this video come to fruition. Its amazing to see how any wine, let alone such world renound wine evolved and stands the test of time. Thank you, thank you, thank you, to the both of you, but REALLY to Sietse for making this video a reality! WIthout you, this would have never happened, and we all as a community owe you a huge debt of gratitude. Much love, and stay thirsty!
Thank you Seitse
I am glad we were able to share this experience with you due to the donation from your generous susbsciber! Well done!
Amazing tasting! Cheers 🥂
Very cool. Very generous person who donated those amazing bottles
Well done sir
DAnkje Sietse! And danke Konstantin for sharing us you're experience!
Thank you Sietse. And thank you Konstantin for sharing these amazing wines with us.
Great video Master Konstantin
Thanks Sietse 🙏🙏 Really enjoyed the video. One of the best👍
Thank you so much Sietse! ❤
Thank you, Sietse!
Thank you Sietse! Its nice to see that not all of the old wine its good and that the older the better its not longer somenthin that i will use.
Dear Konstantin and Sietse, this tasting episode was about wine. But I’m glad that it spoke even more about the two of you. You’ve matched a brilliant idea with some inquisitive tastebuds and it is just all super exciting for me to see. Occasionally I come across an old wine but who I drink it with always matters the most. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome review once again!
Merci du Québec Sietse !
Thanks to Sietse. The oldest Bordeaux I had the pleasure of drinking was 1977. Friend of mine bought it when he first became a lawyer and we had it one night in 2010.
Thank you Sietse! I love watching this channel, and while I am new to wine tasting I hope I am lucky enough to even try some of the neat stuff shown on this channel!
Thank you to Sietse for this experience, amazing to see such a thing in the wine world.
Wow! This was so much fun! The joy on your face and excitement in your voice is a wonderful thing to share. And seeing the reaction on the state of the Lafite was so raw as I was fully along for the ride at that stage. Magnificent video. Loving your channel!
WOW you lucky sod that's one hell of a gift ! Thank you Sietse for being extremely generous and allowing konstantin to showcase these pieces of history, What a find, i can only dream about finding such things one day, an excellent video as always
Thanks Sietse! And thanks Konstantin! My oldest Bordeaux was a Pichon-Longueville 1986. It was not the best but experience , but still memorable ! Cheers!
the look on your face after smelling and tasting first 2 said it all. Pure joy
Fantastic experience !! Thanks for sharing !!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome!! Thank you sietse!
Love the suspense and the intrigue with these mysterious relics. Oh and Welcome back to the camera Leon!! We missed you!
Thanks! And I missed the grand stage
Thank you Sietse! I wish I could have been there trying these, but it was wonderful watching such a wonderful tasting.
Thank you Sietse and Konstantin. Love your videos
Thank you Sietse! Just being able to see these bottles opened and tasted is amazing. And those corks!
love your little smile when you open a winner... great stuff.... wish i was there...
Hartelijk dank Sietse!
Oldest (non-port) wine I have ever had the pleasure to taste was a Chateau Talbot 1970, a grand wine from my birth year. Great vintage and an excellent experience I must say. I like old wine, wine cellar discoveries, however I have never tasted anything that old as you have in this video.
Sietse is a freakin legend! Keep up the great work!
Sweet video! I had a 1982 Rioja, I forget the name but it was a great bottle.
Thank you Sister! ❤️
Great experience so thank you! BTW - bring Leon on more often! He's always fun and has an edge that I appreciate.
Thanks, much appreciated!
Very cool! Awesome to see your community donating to your channel. Would love to see a top shelf red Burgundy tasting.
Thank you Sietse! :)
Not much Bordeaux experience on my side, all vintages I've had were after 2000'. None were 1st growths.
Great video!
Dank je wel Sietse!
I'll probably never get to taste wines of this class and/or age, but watching this was a real pleasure in itself.
Leuk dat zoveel mensen er plezier van hebben!
Absolutely Incredible tasting. Can't imagine what a century in bottle tastes like but definitely curious for the notes on the nose. Beautiful estates from Pauillac.
Just gotta say I love your videos man, I don’t even like drinking wine but despite that I can’t stop watching your content 😂😂
What a cool video- glad (and envious) that at 2 of the bottles showed well. The one and only time I had a First Growth Bordeaux was 1964 Latour just a few months back. A local shop had found it in their basement and were selling it at a pretty good price, for a Latour at least...Bottle looked like it had been through a war. It was barely drinkable, unfortunately. Most of the wine ended up being used to make a pan sauce. Great work and keep these videos coming!
what a shame. I had Brane Cantenac 64 and it was great... I suppose the storing has been bad.
Yep Latour for longevity, always been known as a stayer. Needless to say I'm envious as all heck, cheers Konstantin.
"I wish you could be here" you make me smile when you do theses! Love it!
Thank you Sietse 🐐 🍷 🙏
Thank you Sietse!
nice video, like always!
Thank you Sietse 🍷🇩🇰
I don't even like wine, but I love your content. Your passion and knowledge make it interesting regardless
The Latour seems very impressive - to think that something can be in the bottle for so long and still be so alive. The vineyard is a beautiful setting also- what a lovely place to visit! A fascinating insight. Nice one Konstantin! Cheers! 🍷❤️👍
I love your channel. Full of great knowledge of wine without being pretentious. Keep up the great work. 🙌❤️
Thanks Sietse. what an experience!!!
great video as always! Can you do a deep dive on Cheateauneuf du Pape?
That cork in the Mouton does look great! There are corks that are 10 years old that don’t look that good. Mouton is usually my least favorite first growth (just personal preference).
I wish I was there for that Latour!! Last Autumn while I was shooting in Bordeaux, Latour invited me to come and visit but it was the day I was flying out to Tuscany!!! 😭
Hard life...
I'd change my flight.
That's a shame - next time!
We are all very happy for you. It is just grapes mate.
@@rada4me you must be really fun at parties 😂
amazing to see that colour still left of the Latour!
My oldest latour I've drank was I believe a '53, lafite oldest either '90 or something '80 area.
Never had a Mouton before! Thanks for the great content as always :D
Thank you Sietse
As the late guru Michael Broadbent would have said: "At this age, expect bottle variation". :-)
I've had Latour 1874 (good, but not great) and Margaux 1900 (otherworldly!) and Haut-Brion 1926 (probably the best wine of my life!!!) to mention a few, but old wines remain a chance and thus a risk.
Interesting and rewarding to follow your tastings!
Dank je Sietse!
Grazie tanto Sietse!! Bravo!!
Love your channel. I've just started making my own wine. Just made 300lt. Love it
The oldest Bordeaux I've ever had - and oldest wine overall - was a 1975 C. Cantemerle in 2010 or '11. Grandpa had bought it en primeur (he's still well and drinking, alas, not buying big-time anymore). It was super-interesting but definitely over its peak.
The best, however, came around the same time, a 1990 C. Lagrange. Basically ever since I've been looking to recreate that experience, albeit on a student budget so far.
1975 can be fickle as a vintage, but Cantemerle should have stood up to that, but maybe it was bottle variation that got it.
Even on a student budget, isch, you can still find lots of 1981/1983/1985/1986/1988 smaller chateau bottlings that taste very well today!
Batalliey, Pontet Canet, Camosac etc
I'm an ex sommelier... celebrating 8 years sober today.
This video has brought me so much joy.
Thank you for the content
There is a lot going on in your comment. Thanks for sharing. It must be difficult to give up something you loved, then enjoy by proxy the culture that also caused you problems. Good for you to work it all out and congrats on 8 years.
nice presentation of these 3 premier grand cru classe wines. you should try Chateau Cheval Blanc. It was quite exciting to try those vintages 1924, 1936 and 1940. so vivid for 24
Thank you seitze
I was watching you smiling and I was so excited like I was going to taste the wines😃!thanks for sharing that experience with us.🤝
Thank you SIetse!!!!!
Very cool video! I recently had the chance to try a 1.5L of 1959 Chateau Margaux. Definitely past its peak, but so special to drink something produced 15 years before I was even born! Wine is a one-of-a-kind snapshot of culture, history, and place, with something for all the senses to enjoy! Danke schön!
For some reason, I sadly never quite adored the Lafite, the 3 vintages I tasted from (1972, 1979 and 1995) all had this distinctive vegetal hint to it, almost green olives or even transforming into animal notes like barnyard in the 1972 example. I was probably unlucky with Lafite since many people consider this wine as part of the top they ever tasted. I'm much more into Mouton, which I tasted many vintages, curiously the best of all times for me is the 2000 and 2005, both tasted in 2019 and 2021. Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion, Latour, Cheval Blanc, and not to forget Yquem all are in the very top wines I was blessed to taste in my life. My oldest was a 1959 Mouton 21 years ago and this was an absolute revelation for me. Thank you Konstantin for these incredible tastings!! It's so inspiring and so special to imagine from your description what they taste like!!
What a fantastic tasting absolutely loved it 🍷👍... Oh my oldest wine (bordeau) was 61 calon segur.. Tasted 100 year old Medeira (malmsey) both so fresh..
This was fascinating. Worth subscribing. Thank you.❤
For me it was Ch. Margaux 1906 (maderated, not good) and Ch. Lafite 1920 (best wine of my life), both tasted in the 70ties. And, as I always say, Latour never disappoints.
How was the price back in the 70s and was it celebrated as it was today?
Amazing tasting, I wish I had the opportunity to try old renown wines like those; you’re lucky my friend!
What an experience! Thank you Sietse & Konstantin for sharing such a tasting, the humidity in holland must have help two of those corks, high quality, the colour of the Latour amazing
For me was Haut Brion 1967 for my 50th birthday average year but the wine was really good
And 71 hunter valley chateau Francois Shiraz Pinot , was all earthy, truffle pure delight
Thanks again !
The humidity in Holland but also, the cellar it self. the wooden planks that they lay on were also rotting :D. To bad about the labels though..
This is nuts!
Oldest Bordeaux vintage I have tasted was 2012. I’m still newer to wine but did love that wine!
OMG, what a lineup, what a crazy treat 🍷🍷🍷 Thank you, Konstantin, for sharing it with us! ❤👍👏