Is rarity a good or a bad thing? In your ranking it counts upon the result, so the rarer the better. On the other hand rarity drives up the price which is bad for price/quality ratio.
I think rarity is a good thing, as when you buy a bottle, you'd better know it's something a little special that you can't find on bottom shelves in every supermarket right? Although, yes, fair point that scarcity brings up prices, hard to have it all. Some appellations though, like let's say Gigondas, or St Joseph, or Sancerre, are still quite affordable but very consistently good, wouldn't you say? So my rating tries to reflect consistent appellations that do a good job of sorting out the bad wines, even if they're not the very best of the best. Hope that makes sense. Tx for stopping by and sharing 👍😊🍷 Cheers!
Thanks for these videos. Really enjoy them. Interesting to hear about the most expensive wine but would be even better to get a few (maybe personal given the large amount of options) recommendations for more affordable ones. Good you give a price range for quality bottles though.
@@bonnerprivatewines ... there are plenty of very good Saint Emilion wines in the range 20-40€ and to me they are best value for money in Bordeaux. At this price point it is difficult to have a big choice from Saint Julien, Pauillac, Margaux or Saint Estephe (there are some good ones but not many at this price range on the left bank). Not to mention that you have to wait longer for the wines from the left bank to develop😢.
Great video and I would like the little extra please. I really wish I knew Bordeaux wine better than I do. I just find it irritating that I have to spend so much for a good bottle. £20 - £30 will buy you a fantastic Spanish wine and a very good Italian.
@@UA-camJulien Julien, can I let you into a little secret? My real name is the anglicized version of your name. It's unknown to others outside our circle but I always enjoy our brethren. Somehow our name connects all of us. I just heard a radio report about the discovery of a massive wine fraud business, mainly based in Italy. The prices are so ridiculous for certain wine, particularly French, that the forgers are in full swing. Not long ago I read of a shocking fraud discovery in the U.S.A from a well established supplier. Most of this garbage is finding its way to new money in Asia, particularly China. I even know that certain French businesses buy Spanish bulk wine and stick a French label on it for the same purpose. I think I've previously mentioned that expensive French wine is not selling as predicted and backing up causing a wine lake. People like me used to be able to enjoy these great French wines but not any more and that's a great shame because I'm fairly sure I can tell the difference of excellent wine and a shoddy fake. Cheers.
I agree with your ranking of St. Emilion. The soils give a wide diversity of wines so one doesn't quite know what they are getting by the region alone. I've had nice wines and some I did not care for - all within the same price range. You alluded to the soil differences from the 'top of the hill' to the plains and more on that topic would be useful.
One of my favorite wines is an inexpensive wine that I discovered at a Monoprix in Paris when I lived there for a year 40 years ago. It was a Montagne St. Emilion. It had a very distinct flavor that I love to this day, and I’m always seeking out Montagne St. Emilions which all share this flavor profile that I like. What can you tell me about this appellation and what is its relation to St. Emilion?
Hi Denise, ok, I'll try to talk more about Montagne and the other 'satellites' of ST Emilion, since you're the second one here to mention them. Tx for sharing your thoughts :)
Thanks, Julien. I would like to know more about the St Emilion satellite appellations, please. Your fellow UA-camr, Bob Paulinski recently did a video on two wines from these areas. I would like to learn more. Thanks.
Good video as usual, but i think You could have mentioned the classification system, different from many others. And if I was the owner of Chateau Figeac I probably would feel offended...😉
Yes, fair enough. The St Emilion classification system is a whole other can of worms which I couldn't fit in a video trying to be concise, but yes, would deserve another dedicated vid. Cheers and tx for taking the time to leave your thoughts 🙏🙏😊😊🍷🍷
Is rarity a good or a bad thing? In your ranking it counts upon the result, so the rarer the better. On the other hand rarity drives up the price which is bad for price/quality ratio.
I think rarity is a good thing, as when you buy a bottle, you'd better know it's something a little special that you can't find on bottom shelves in every supermarket right?
Although, yes, fair point that scarcity brings up prices, hard to have it all. Some appellations though, like let's say Gigondas, or St Joseph, or Sancerre, are still quite affordable but very consistently good, wouldn't you say? So my rating tries to reflect consistent appellations that do a good job of sorting out the bad wines, even if they're not the very best of the best. Hope that makes sense. Tx for stopping by and sharing 👍😊🍷 Cheers!
Thanks for these videos. Really enjoy them. Interesting to hear about the most expensive wine but would be even better to get a few (maybe personal given the large amount of options) recommendations for more affordable ones. Good you give a price range for quality bottles though.
It's quite likely we'll another video on Saint-Emilion in the future with some more suggestions, so stay tuned!
Just returned from Bordeaux. St Emilion was an amazing experience with beautiful tastings. Would love to hear more in depth episodes
Thank you! Stay tuned...
@@bonnerprivatewines ... there are plenty of very good Saint Emilion wines in the range 20-40€ and to me they are best value for money in Bordeaux. At this price point it is difficult to have a big choice from Saint Julien, Pauillac, Margaux or Saint Estephe (there are some good ones but not many at this price range on the left bank). Not to mention that you have to wait longer for the wines from the left bank to develop😢.
Great video and I would like the little extra please. I really wish I knew Bordeaux wine better than I do. I just find it irritating that I have to spend so much for a good bottle. £20 - £30 will buy you a fantastic Spanish wine and a very good Italian.
Fair point, let's not talk about Burgundy then ;)
@@UA-camJulien Julien, can I let you into a little secret? My real name is the anglicized version of your name. It's unknown to others outside our circle but I always enjoy our brethren. Somehow our name connects all of us.
I just heard a radio report about the discovery of a massive wine fraud business, mainly based in Italy. The prices are so ridiculous for certain wine, particularly French, that the forgers are in full swing. Not long ago I read of a shocking fraud discovery in the U.S.A from a well established supplier. Most of this garbage is finding its way to new money in Asia, particularly China. I even know that certain French businesses buy Spanish bulk wine and stick a French label on it for the same purpose.
I think I've previously mentioned that expensive French wine is not selling as predicted and backing up causing a wine lake. People like me used to be able to enjoy these great French wines but not any more and that's a great shame because I'm fairly sure I can tell the difference of excellent wine and a shoddy fake. Cheers.
A Chateau Ausone 2005 would be nice ☺️
Oh yes :)
I agree with your ranking of St. Emilion. The soils give a wide diversity of wines so one doesn't quite know what they are getting by the region alone. I've had nice wines and some I did not care for - all within the same price range. You alluded to the soil differences from the 'top of the hill' to the plains and more on that topic would be useful.
Excellent :) Tx for your thoughts. I think I will make another vid going a little deeper. Merci 🙏😊🍷
One of my favorite wines is an inexpensive wine that I discovered at a Monoprix in Paris when I lived there for a year 40 years ago. It was a Montagne St. Emilion. It had a very distinct flavor that I love to this day, and I’m always seeking out Montagne St. Emilions which all share this flavor profile that I like. What can you tell me about this appellation and what is its relation to St. Emilion?
Hi Denise, ok, I'll try to talk more about Montagne and the other 'satellites' of ST Emilion, since you're the second one here to mention them. Tx for sharing your thoughts :)
Thanks, Julien. I would like to know more about the St Emilion satellite appellations, please. Your fellow UA-camr, Bob Paulinski recently did a video on two wines from these areas. I would like to learn more. Thanks.
Tx Steven, good to know you care. Merci!
as your ranking is designed I have to agree… but it doesn’t really do justice to the better examples of St. Emilion wines - which I really love
Yes, I agree, I feel the same, as I think I tried to say in the video :) Cheers!
Good video as usual, but i think You could have mentioned the classification system, different from many others. And if I was the owner of Chateau Figeac I probably would feel offended...😉
Yes, fair enough. The St Emilion classification system is a whole other can of worms which I couldn't fit in a video trying to be concise, but yes, would deserve another dedicated vid. Cheers and tx for taking the time to leave your thoughts 🙏🙏😊😊🍷🍷