I OPENED a $3,000 WINE. Was it worth it?
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I have used this glass in this Video: RIEDEL Performance Cabernet Sauvignon, RIEDEL Sommelier Cabernet Sauvignon
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
2004 Petrus:
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The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 - 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 - 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 - 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 - 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.
First of all, it is one of the best wines coming out of Bordeaux with a great track record to prove its ability to produce outstanding wine. It has produced more than 10 wines that received a perfect score from Robert Parker and is the favorite wine of presidents, kings, and billionaires
I visited Petrus twice and the winery is fairly small and unassuming. It is not one of those amazing Chateaux that you see in Bordeaux left bank but it has a long history.
It was for a long time considered to be a very good estate but it was not that famous initially. The region of Pomerol on the right bank is more rural and the quality of its terroir was overlooked.
Petrus began to break through after the 1945 vintage. This was also the time when the Moueix family started to sell their wines. They made the winery famous in Europe and the US and even took over control of the estate in the middle of the 20th century.
The vineyard is 11.4 hectares in size - way smaller than the vineyards of the first growths in the Medoc. Lafite for instance has more than 100 hectares of vineyards. It is located on a small plateau - not a steep vineyard but only a slightly elevated area.
The soil is composed of clay and it is different from most other surrounding vineyards.
Christian Moueix introduced green harvesting to the estate to reduce the crop level and Petrus is only based on 100 % Merlot since 2010, even though they used to have a little bit of Cabernet Franc on the estate.
They do not produce a second wine so all of the base wines that do not satisfy their standards are sold off as nameless Pomerol or Bordeaux rouge.
Quality is only one factor when it comes to the price though. I mean you can find wines that receive great scores and are a lot cheaper.
The famous critic Robert Parker was sometimes a bit critical of the estate and in his Bordeaux book he wrote that other Pomerols re on the same level or even better. But Petrus represents more than the best Pomerol can ever offer- it is more like a Myth than a wine.
That is certainly true I remember well the special moments when I was a young sommelier, and someone ordered a bottle of Petrus. Pulling that cork was an honor and the guest who purchased it was our favorite guest of the night …
The wine production is also fairly limited compared to Latour, Lafite, Margaux, and Co. and as demand is high and supply is low the prices shoot up into the stratosphere…
The price is however crazy and I don’t think that there is any relationship between price and quality when it comes to these wines. I also have to say: The Haut Brion that was in second place in the survey would have been a lot cheaper …
The 2004 Haut Brion cost around 700 Dollars a bottle which now sounds like a bargain … It is crazy how flexible our relationship to money is.
The wine that I discovered is from the 2004 vintage which is a solid year but not a great one. This is one of the reasons that the wine was less expensive… still very expensive but less expensive.
Robert Parker wrote this about the wine:
The dark plum/ruby-tinged 2004 Petrus possesses high acidity as well as copious amounts of sweet cherries and black currants intermixed with hints of cola, earth, and truffles. Deep, medium-bodied, concentrated, ripe flavors are excruciatingly firm and tannic. This backward, structured, muscular Pomerol requires a decade of cellaring, but it possesses the potential to be the longest-lived wine of the vintage, lasting 30-40 years. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2035.
I have a crazy story with a Petrus 1974. I was having dinner with my girlfriend in a small restaurant in Mulhouse when I noticed a couple next to us was drinking this bottle. Seriously, they had just a few glasses and left the rest of the wine there. I couldn’t resist and asked the sommelier for a glass to taste. He said ok and was very generous to us. As you say, Konstantin, this experience you will never forget.
That's the smart way to taste an expensive wine.
i wonder what restaurant in Mulhouse serves Petrus....
Nevertheless, the '74 Petrus is not a great wine in this poor vintage and still a never forget experiance?....in a dissapointment or good surprise for that year?
Not sure that petrus make wine in poor vintage.
@@jeantours9641 Indeed, I tried to look for the restaurant and could not find it anymore. I found however a picture on my old phone and the date was the 8 December 2012.
I think the biggest reason this channel has grown and continues to grow is Constantine's ability to relate to his audience and vice versa . I love the way he takes you through the buying process and the buyers dilemma (how does one get a descent bottle at a certain price point). My favourite part is when he rates the wine 93 points but the experience a 100%. If anything starting the channel was worth it just to be able to drink that bottle of Petrus . Bravo Konstantine keep it up but on a regular basis keep tasting the stuff I can afford and buy - my wine education benefits from this
Hello Konstantine, i just discovered your chanel and I’m loving it. The most precious wines I probably ever tasted were Chateau Yquem, Chateau Mouton Rothschild and Opus one (cannot remember the millésimes but they were outstanding). Greetings from Valais, the wine state of Switzerland. Santé! Et bonnes fêtes!
@@stanvanillo9831 ok. I was almost right. I added an “e” at the end. I’ll remove it 😉
My best wine memory is from back in 1984. I was just starting to learn to appreciate wine and the grocery store in our very small rural Oregon town had a small but nice selection of wines. I purchased a bottle of Barton & Guestier Saint-Emilion. I thought the wine was heavenly. I know now it's not a great wine but to me at the time it was part of my wine awakening and it was perfect. Thank you for your great content and causing me to remember this very dear memory.
congrats on a great year and THANK YOU for sharing this lovely experience with us!
I am a camera operator mostly for reality tv. I am a big fan of wine but have to keep my selection within my price range (there are of course plenty of amazing wines well under $30). Long story short, I am filming with an actor internationally and in scene he decides to order a 2001 vintage of Petrus in attempt to add spectacle to the otherwise uneventful meal. Scene ends and all seated at the table leave to head to their next location while me and the other camera guy stay behind to pack up equipment. Its maybe a short time into wrapping out that we realize that the bottle is still sitting on the table 2/3 full! No one left at the restaurant seemed to be interested in the fate of this discarded prop.... except me and my colleague.
I was relatively early in my wine journey then, but there was no doubt that this was the best wine i had ever tasted, until then i had not experienced the full potential of what wine could be; I think it was a major experience that led me to start tasting wines from all over the world. I will never forget the memory loading cases into a van while sipping Bordeaux on some back street of Paris, it was perfect.
Thank you for being honest, Konstantin! Not giving it top score only because it's Petrus. Really appreciate your honesty!
When we were newlyweds, my husband purchased a 1974 bottle of Chateau Neuf du Pape from a corner beverage store for about 6 dollars. This was in 1980, 1981. They didn’t know what they had. He bought it because he liked the label! It was amazing. Needless to say he went back and bought every bottle they had!
You are 100% correct..I was the manager for one of the finest wine stores in NYC back then..I sold a Chateauneuf du pape for $15.99 and was the best wine i ever had...and i went to the yearly tasting for all the first growth French wines before they were released and never tasted one that was as good as the du pape...even a Romanee conti did not come close..
The most special wines I had were Chateau Latour 2000 and Yquem 2011. Not necessarily my favourite styles/regions of wine but they both added an entirely different dimension to my perspective. Invaluable experiences. Great video, thanks Konstantin
When you said "I hope it's not corked" I started to get nervous as well, haha! I really respect that you're not afraid to experiment with wine, no matter of its status. I'm probably never going to taste Petrus (or maybe I'll get lucky someday, who knows) so it's nice to have a genuine description of what the wine tastes and feels like. Thanks, Konstantin!
The Petrus estate is using the best quality corck from French corckoaks, and the possibility to have a corcked Petrus is almost absolutely nihil. The controll during the making process of the corcks is highly accurate.
@@gerylsteve3079 Sorry to coment this. France dont have cork trees. 80% of world corks are produced in Portugal, i can bet that the opened cork is from a Portuguese producer. And you are correct, the process of production of this type of corks is very accurated and controled, the "cork taste" is more and more controled. Some times the wine producers dont want to pay the fair price to the cork stopper, is why several corks with "taste" still exist on the market.
@@ruisilva2375 Agree, I heard from Michel Rolland himself that Portugese oak is used for corks.
Heard that Ch Margaux paid 2 euro PER CORK at some point, just to make sure it was the best of the best - because in the past there had been a few years where they had been skimping on corks and it had never been a good idea, so they went the other way and got the best you can find.
Don’t know much about wine but why was he cautious about it not being corked?
@@ChillestSkeleton As Constantin mentioned in the video, this wine is really expensive. "Corked wine" is when a chemicals that comes from cleaning the cork material get into the wine and they completly destroy the aromas and taste. It's a (usually small) risk you have take while buying wine bottle with cork.
Fabulous episode. Very deserved experience for a stellar year on your channel.
Really enjoyed your tasting notes and adding the truffles to the steak for the authentic experience. Cheers 🥂
Thanks for sharing this experience with us! I got genuinely happy when you tasted the pairing. Well deserved, keep up the good work!
Glad you enjoyed it Konstantin! Thanks for the content this year, this video included. Have a great 2023 and enjoy the holiday season.
Oh man. This is amazing. Thank you so much for this - I was one of your subscribers who shouted “PETRUS” but didn’t expect this to happen. I don’t think I have ever enjoyed watching another man drinking anything more than this video… thoroughly loved your insights and candid experiences. 93! I will just go back to that dido bottle i still have.
what I love about your review of this 2004 Petrus is that you didn't give in to the reputation - you kept it real. once again, well done!
First video of yours I've watched, really enjoyed it. Your description of the experience was great!
The quality of your videos keeps getting better. So much fun to watch, thanks for this special video!
Wow, what an amazing treat Konstantin. I hope you, your family and friends enjoyed it to the max. I sure did watching you!
Storytelling, structure, and edits equal up to your best video yet.
Most expensive wine where I had the whole bottle to experience, not just a taste - Liber Pater 2009 (around 5k at the time). I have a video coming up on it. Most special?? A caraffe of €5 house red from Tuscany. It turned me onto wine.
Thanks for sharing the experience and joy. Great Clip 🙂
This was quite an extraordinary video and indeed while it was a decedent experience it was a joy to watch and listen to. The best thing about this video was just feeling happy for you that you got to have such a wonderful experience 👏👏 Classy as always
Tried in my time in London Petrus 1945, 1947 vandermeulen bottling, 1972,1976,1978,1983 and 1985. They are great if you fancy merlot and pomerol style wine. It's a perfect quality wine every time you drink it, but price wise I would always go for the Fleur de Petrus.
The most spectacular and special wine I ever enjoyed was the 1999 Penfolds Grange. I opened it for my 50th birthday in 2019 and paired it with a grilled tomahawk steak. It could not have been a better dinner.
oh yeah.
I drank a 1985 grange (my birth year) it was good and sentimental but I think a bottle that cost much less could have been just as good
Love your passion in this video! Your excitement was palpable 👌🏽
Thank you for sharing your experience!!
The wine that blew my mind more than any other was Guigal, Cote Rotie, La Turque 2003. A revered wine from a classically hot vintage. I'm not one to score wines but from my first sip i said that this must be a 100 point wine, it was truly spectacular. Even straight from the bottle it was mind-blowing and exactly what you hope Northern Rhone Syrah will be.
Earlier this week I opened a bottle of faustino 1 Gran Reserva from 1964 and I was surprised how good it tasted. It was an amazing experience to drink a wine that aged for so long. Still some nice flavors of fruit, a lot of nuts, chocolate, tobacco and a lot more.
A great video, and I really appreciate your approach to a bottle like Petrus. It’s always going to be a special event, even if the wine isn’t 100 points. Some of my favorite wine dinners have involved lesser vintages from top producers.
Thanks for all of the great content this year, and I look forward to 2023.
It was a pleasure to see a man who loves wine enjoy this bottle and share his thoughts with us. Liked & subscribed.
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My first experience of Perry’s was when I was given a case of wine that I enjoyed with my evening “Lean Cuisine” dinner from the freezer ..!!
It was many years later when I was looking at the wine list in a restaurant and saw the same wine and was surprised at the price ..!!
It was still enjoyable after an 18 hours day and at the time I knew very little about wine, so we live and learn …!!
Traveling around the world on expenses and trying to find something that you have not tried before, was an education …!!
Enjoyed the video ..!!
Chapeau
Anthony
I'm a chef by profession and we hosted the Commanderie de Bordeaux club 10 times a year for several years. As the name suggests, they are a Bordeaux club who had an arrangement with the hotel. They stored their wines in our hotel and we would host their dinners. We wrote custom menus to their specifications, for example an all foie Gras menus on one occasion. Their wines were very carefully handled and I was lucky enough to taste a few of them.
Great video! Thanks for sharing the experience. Well done. Bon appetit!
Looks like an awesome experience. Thanks for sharing!
Konstantin, you always amaze me at just how real you keep things. Showing the confidence and guts to buy and review this wine and not give it a near 100 points shows that you are the real deal when it comes to wine reviewing. If you ever come to Florida, I would love to meet you and taste some wines that I have in my cellar.
I hope he takes you up on that offer.
A cellar in Florida? Did you have your floor dug up to make a wine cellar?
I'll never be able to afford Petrus but I lived it out vicariously as you experienced he bottle. It's a funny world, the world of wine: as it's steeped in mythology and mystique. However, wine should be made to drink and enjoy - and you clearly enjoyed this special bottle.
thanks
Tony
it is funny that people think that a $3000 bottle will taste better that a $50 bottle of wine , it's like saying a rib eye steak worth $3000 is much better than a $50 rib eye steak. the difference is purely cosmetics
@@darillus1 You're in the wrong place dude
@@PierreDybman how's that? even Konstantin himself has explained that when you compare quality to price on a graph that the quality stops going up at a certain price.
@@PierreDybman price has got more to do with supply and demand, when a demand for a certain produce far exceeds the supply , so does the price
@@darillus1 You’re right. I buy 96-97 pt Bordeaux’s for $100-$150 all the time and they’re amazing. They’re usually 2nd-3rd growth wines. Trick is to decant them at least two hours. Some need 5-6 hrs.
This was amazing! Thank you for sharing 😁👍👍
Amazing ❤! So glad you enjoyed it ! Well deserved 😊
I drank a bottle of Petrus 1983 with my dad after he won the chance to buy the bottle at an auction. It was his dream wine.. we opened that bottle in 1998. Th funny part is after the bottle was drank we looked at each other and I said to my father: to be honest , I’m not impressed…he started laughing…😂
As a sommelier, I have certainly opened some special wines (including a 1945 Petrus) but the most special wine I have ever enjoyed was a 1983 Mouton-Rothschild. It was enjoyed with great food, great company, great ambience and that made the experience 100 points.
How was the cork in your Mouton?
Agreed, sometimes the memory is what’s important not the dollars spent.
I have had Mouton a few times - I did not find it as impressive as Haut Brion.
It’s the ‘83 Margaux that is the real stunner.
@@markmcmahan5045 smell it?
love your channel man! So glad I found you!
Was ein wundervolles Video. Trotz der vermeintlichen Dekadenz vermitteltest du unheimlich viel Bodenständigkeit, Leidenschaft und Wertschätzung. Das ist wirklich Herz erwärmend.
Working in the industry, we had once executives from a very famous US vinery who brought all 1st growers (except Petrus) plus a bottle of Sassicaia, Vega Sicilia and Penfolds Grange. They were kind enough to leave 1/5 of each for us to try...This is the most memorable wine tasting I ever had in my life. Love your channel, keep posting!
I moved to the northeast of England in the early 80s, beer was the go2 drink with huge frothy heads above the glass. A friend introduced me to 🍷 and I bought Hugh Johnson yearly handbook. A local small off licence started to stock wine that had not been selling in the area, as I quickly recognised the chateau's names I asked how many cases and subsequently purchased all of them (5 cases).
Chateau Talbot 1979 £5 a bottle
Chateau Gruaurd Larose 1979 £5 a bottle
Chateau Pichon Longueville 1976 £6 a bottle
I slowly took my time opening them over the years in appreciation of an amazing find.
Wow what a tasting. Grange is a very special experience, I was lucky enough to have a glass once. Fortunately the Bin 389 is about 1/8 the price and still very impressive.
Brooklyn Beckham's lunchtime quaff...😅
One memorable wine for me was a 2003 Aldo Conterno "Il Favot" which I believe at the time was basically a declassified Barolo, as the fruit had all come from the Bussia vineyard. The bottle had been sitting on a rack in the wine merchant I worked at, being sadly ignored for several years, retailing for around £50 (a tough sell). One day I decided to take a punt on it, expecting it it be over the hill. It was in fact an absolutely wonderful, mature, brick red, hauntingly aromatic Nebbiolo that sparked a deep appreciation for the grape and desire to explore other "proper" Barolos.
Thanks for sharing. The most special wine I have tasted was a 2007 Domaine Dauvissat-Camus "La Forest" Chablis. It was shared with me and my coworkers by Ray of Lethbridge Wine here in SW Victoria, Australia, who were having their Christmas party lunch at our restaurant. I remember being so astounded by how present the flavour of seafood/abalone/nice shellfish was. Thanks Ray!
Well done Konstantin.. great video
My most memorable wine was a 1967 Yquem. Don't remember exactly when. I used some to deglaze a dish of sauteed shrimp. Besides being a great wine, I remember it because I had bought it for $20 from a wine shop that was going out of business!
Wow. Thanks for sharing! I hope you have some friends coming over to share with you over a nice meal. The most special wine I've had was a 2008 Penfolds Grange. It was excellent!
Wow! Another amazing presentation.
Thank you, Petrus is one of the truly great wines that I've never had the privilege of tasting (along with any DRC offering), great fun watching you enjoy your 'bargain' bottle and your accompanying 'snack'. Love the channel, keep up the great content Konstantin. Best regards....
Great segment! Thank you for sharing this amazing and informative experience. My best wine experience was what I call my wine epiphany. Barely into wine at the time, I had a 1989 Lynch-Bages, and oh my, I knew right then what great wine was supposed to be about. From that moment to this day, my wine bar has been set by that beauty.
Back in the mid 1990s’, a local wine store was having a fire sale on their accumulated stock of mostly Bordeaux wines. They let me peruse the shelves in the basement where wooden boxes were sometimes just stacked on top of each other with no organization. 1989 Lynch Bages was a case buy at $36 per bottle. 1989 Palmer was $50. 1989 Angélus was $75 for a magnum. Boggles the mind at what they go for now.
Thank you for your inspired video where you had fun with a Petrus 2004. I enjoyed it. You then asked which experience has made the most impression in terms of a wine tasting. I think it was in the mid 90's, I was with a business associate and we were having dinner and celebrating our partnership. We ordered an Opus One (Napa Valley). It didn't stop at 1 bottle. i will never forget this experience. The taste of the French grapes, the story behind it and the most delicious combination with the steak!
Maybe I'll drink a Petrus one day and if not, I enjoy your story.
Thats a great wine too.
i used to live in CA and would visit Napa a lot. i've had Opus One in the past visited the winery too. out of curiosity what restaurant was it at?
Love your content! Thank you.
Ein ganz tolles Video, Konstantin. Danke für deine Ehrlichkeit in der Bewertung des Weins. Die Kombination aus Wein und Trüffel-Steak sah fantastisch aus, ich kann deine Begeisterung und Rührung sehr nachvollziehen. Solche Momente sind unbezahlbar. Mach weiter so, schöner Kanal! Grüße aus Hamburg
I was not a wine drinker. My friends father had a dinner at a French restaurant in Perth and passed around a bottle. I have no idea what it was. It was all truffles and fungus and blue vein cheese and red meat. I thought there was something wrong with it, but there was no suggestion of it being spoiled or tainted. Everything was clear and defined. I was so ignorant that I never asked what it was. I hold that as the pinnacle, right at the start of my wine appreciation. I am now a vigneron. I have never found another wine like it.
Great video and it looks like a great experience. Personally I'm still a bit sceptical about those ultra expensive wines though. I mean, as good as the overall experience was, you have rated far cheaper wines much higher and those wines could also be paired with great food.
For that price, I could have 30 or more absolutely mind blowing Premier Cru Burgundys, some things are just not worth it for me, especially if the wine itself didn't even score crazy high.
Thank you konstantin 😊 that was vicarious pleasure
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Konstantin what a fun video! Living the wine experience vicariously through your detailed selection, opening, tasting and food pairing experience. Salut to you and take care all the best, Eugene
Thanks Eugene!
Fab video, Konstantin. Your unabashed ecstasy (yes, that word) eating that piece of meat with that amazing wine made me laugh out loud! Definitely sounded like a 100 point pairing! I was recently at a friend's table where we did a BYOB home-cooked dinner that included a 1990 Petrus, a 1985 Cheval Blanc, a 2005 Araujo Eisele Vineyard, an incredible Meursault (Arnaud Ente 1er cru La Goutte d'Or 2006) and an 1890 Georges Puig vin doux. Let me say that it was one of the best dinners i've ever been fortunate enough to be part of (and i'm in my early 60s). If i die tomorrow, i didn't go with an unsated palate. In that sterling company, the Petrus was not the wine of the night - in my opinion, it was the 1890 vin doux. But for days afterwards, the only bottle anyone was buzzing about was the Petrus, as if we'd kissed the Pope's ring. So even compared to an aged Cheval Blanc, a $1,700 bottle of white burgundy and a 132 year old fortified wine, the mystique of Petrus reigns supreme. Yes, it was a beautiful drink at the time. But as the years go on, i have a feeling that it will be even more yummy!
I really enjoyed this video! Petrus truly has reached ridiculous prices, here I am watching this video while sipping my Guigal Cote Du Rhone. But I guess you’re right, you’re buying a mythical experience and it’s hard to put a price tag on that. A few friends and I recently pooled together some money for a bottle of Petrus and we’ll be sharing it on a special occasion. I just hope it isn’t corked!!!
Petrus is my fantasy Bordeaux wine. I cannot completely express why. The idea of the "mystery" of it is part of that desire to have some one day. Great video as always. Your personality makes your videos so special. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing this experience with us, Konstantin!
The most special wine I ever had is a 1850 Verdelho Madeira wine which my wife and I bought while on the island for our honeymoon and opened for our anniversary. Not only was the experience of drinking the wine amazing, bringing back wonderful memories of a particular time and place, but the wine itself was the best I have ever tasted. After over 150 years in oak, the trademark nutty flavors you often taste in Madeira were transformed and concentrated into the most rich and delicious espresso you've ever had!
Interestingly, despite the wine in that bottle pre-dating the invention of the automobile and the publication of On the Origin of the Species, it cost only half of what your 2004 Petrus goes for. Proof, I suppose, that the biggest factor that determines price is what someone is willing to pay!
Im a poor person so for me the most special wine i ever tasted was Sassicaia. I actually cried when i tasted it. Such amazing experience after saving money for long time and giving myself a bottle as graduation present. I wish i could have more 😅
Just had a 2001 tonight. The best wine I've ever had.
Yes.
IT🇮🇹 Best red wine FR 🇫🇷 best white wine
you cried when you tasted wine?
After seeing it mentioned in Sideways I really wanted to try a Sassicaia. I got a 2012 and had it with a perfect meal… here is what I wrote on the bottle > DONT GET THE HYPE, WAS IT BAD??? NO BUT ID SAY SAY $40-60 *** DEFINITELY NOT WORTH $200 !!! ( Medium body,cherry ,earth).
I actually enjoyed another wine from that film way more > the Sea Smoke Pinot ( 2014 Bottella ). That was good 👍🏻
I like watching you describe and enjoy each of your experiences. While each of them is special, some are remembered more than others! It mostly depends on the context and the energy in the room, not just on the juice inside the bottle. My biggest wine experience this year was with a Savagnin (ouillé) by FRANÇOIS ROUSSET-MARTIN. The energy in the juice was absolutely fantastic. That's what I'm now looking for: the energy in the wine and also outside the bottle. Food pairing is definitely important in my opinion, you should talk about it more! Great wines sublime the cuisine and make it an unforgettable memory. To me, the best wines are just like an outstanding service staff in a 3* restaurant: at first you don't notice it, then you can't live without it. EDIT: 2 years later I'd say the biggest wines I've ever had were made by ALLANTE & BOULANGER. JURA JURA JURA.
“Yeah… baby.” - I love it! Happy to live vicariously through your adventures.
Great video, thank you! I really enjoyed watching it and I even identified with you when you said “life is good” while drinking this great wine with such a beautiful steak with truffles, because these words come to my mind when I have remarkable experiences. In business dinners I had the opportunity to drink great wines, even some very expensive ones from Bordeaux, but never a Petrus. The great advantage, however, is that I didn’t have to pay for them. Keep up the good work!
I love and collect Bourgogne and a few years ago had a spectacular dinner in Copenhagen featuring DRC. The 2004 Montrachet was very good but I think other producers (Lafon) do a better job for considerably less money. The 1996 RC however, was otherworldly. The intense, complex flavors were almost overwhelming, but difficult to separate. A small sip would silkily coat your mouth and produce a zen-like satisfaction, alive and fecund. The finish lasted two days.
The wine closest to Petrus in prestige that I have had was 1998 Château Lafite Rothschild. It actually was quite good. I managed to score two bottles at a really reasonable price back in the early 2000s.
Thankyou for this special experience 🙏
Pontet Canet 2007. Tasted it at a wedding on 2 Jan 2022. This was the bottle that got me into the wonderful rabbit hole of wine 😁
First time viewer! Thanks for sharing the experience. Right at the very end you said you were going to share the wine with friends and family..Thats awesome! Next time it would be nice to get wine lovers' experiences who are not necessarily MWs. Thanks again!
I've tasted Romanee Conti, La Tache, St Vivant and numerous other "cult wines" when I served wine. But the thing is, the rush of the service, the stress of messing up the wine service in some way (e.g. the breaking of the cork, spilling when pouring on a WHITE table cloth, slippy hands when handling glasswares/ even the bottle, negative reactions of the host/ guests upon tasting when they acted on your advice), the crowded room and noises and all sorts of activities happening...it wasn't an enjoyment at all. lol To be able to sit down and assess and enjoy a dream wine is a totally different thing.
What an experience!!! A few years ago I opened a Petrus 1970. Was it still a brilliant wine? No. Was it an experience i’ll never forget. Yes, for sure.
I was born in 1970 and was thinking into buying a 1970 Petrus but I decided to buy a Taylor 1970 port instead
Great video, finally interesting and not too snobby wine channel!
Amazing video!! You drank it with all of us!
The greatest wines I had until today were Château Cos D’Estournel 2000 and Château Figeac 2000. I was able to enjoy them in a restaurant for a very great price, I guess they bought the bottles en primeur and stored them well in their cellar.
But the greatest wine experience I had was I a small charming wine restaurant. The owner, also a Master of Wine, suggested a bottle of Château Moulin Haut-Laroque 2010. He got the bottle from his cellar. He told us, that we have to wait about 20 minutes and he would prepare the wine. It was such a great experience when he brought the wine just “at the point” best temperature and best airing … the first smell in my noise did give me a big smile in my face and I knew “that will be a great evening” 😁
Great story!
The wine that changed the way I thought about wine was Domaine Heitz-Lochardet La Maltroie Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru 2019.
It stood on my palate for a good five to ten minutes after tasting it, and the aromas were so focused I could distinctly identify more than five flavours of very different kinds. It was in that moment that I realised just how much an outstanding wine can offer; it blew my mind away by bringing down all the limits I thought existed. One day I'll get my hands on a full bottle (it was just a WSET tasting sample) and I will walk into the glass as someone who comes back to an old spiritual place of his past.
Nice flex with the truffle at the end, glad you enjoyed it 💪💪👌👌👌
First time on the channel and I loved the video. I recently shared a bottle of 2009 Biondi-Santi Brunello Riserva with my Sommelier team over some pasta to celebrate. It was absolutely delicious! Can't wait to see more videos.
I dated a guy who’s father was a big wine connoisseur. He was good friends with don zacharia who owns Zachyswines. We drank Petrus regularly. I was young and had no idea about good wine but when I asked the dad why he drinks this kind of wine, his answer was “because it’s the best!” 😂😂
I’m so glad you had friends and family to enjoy it with, I was worried you’d be drinking it by yourself in your wine cellar!
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Drinking it by yourself in the wine cellar sounds like the best idea! 🍷🙂
That "life is good" moment was quite legit! Great video.
I know this wine but have not had a chance to savour it (who has?). What a humble and heartfelt review of this rare wine and the tasting. One often thinks of “wine tasting” as a remote impenetrable art. Well, yes it is but as explained by this winemaster in simple words (and I note he is not English) it sort of brings it all a little nearer to mere mortals. Thank you very much! I’m a follower as of now!
The bottle that blew my mind was 2001 Joh Jos Prum WS Auslese Gold Cap. I am a German wine fan and this vintage was just wonderful.
Next stop: Romanée-Conti 😊
You are my favourite wine you-tuber. I've been very fortunate to try many great wines and visit wonderful producers. Your style captures the essence of love of wine in all it's variations.
Clever video as usual showing that sometimes the bottle is as important as wine. My strongest memory is from a 2010 Vega Sicilia Unico. an explosion of flavours and aromas with an endless finish. Too much complexity to be understood with my tiny wine skills. But you can feel the greatness of it. An already very expensive bottle for me and still, you can have 10 Unico for your Petrus bargain 😎 Can't wait for the Romanée Conti video!
I'd love to see a blind taste test amongst people that like wine and also amongst wine experts to see how well they do
Me too.
Been done. The "experts" looked pretty bad.
Wine tasting/evaluation shouldn’t be a contest or parlor game. Yes “it” is often done and sorry but what is “right” or “wrong”?
Most special wine - (Been spoiled by SO many perfect wines, so bear in mind that this is from 24 yrs of wine nerding)
1982 Latour in 2001, or, La Mission 1955 in 2021, both absolutely screaming perfection!
Best young wine - 1999 La Mouline in 2003, best nose ever - 2nd = 2018 Comtesse or Mouton 1996 in 2001
Most insane wine - 1990 Petrus DBMG (not ready, huge!) or 1900 Latour (tasted like perfect mature 1970 wine!)
Fantastic video!! My top three most memorable wines (so far) were Ducru Beaucaillou 1982, Palmer 1999 and Latour 1997 (I know not a great vintage, but it was the first 1st growth wine I ever had)
Thank you for sharing . Steak and red wine perfect match
Thank You, Konstantin! Crazy, but I enjoyed both wine and food just watching. I will never have the chance to taste Petrus, so this is as close i get... Now it would be interesting if You do exactly the same, but with a wine You also rate 93 for $300. What is different, better and so on?
I really enjoyed it too even though I’m vegetarian! Your pleasure is contagious Konstantin
I had a similar experience with a 32 year old Opus One a few years ago. The wine aged perfectly and I had it with nicely done prime steaks. I’ve had more expensive bottles but the age of the wine with exquisite steaks made the experience unforgettable
What a fun adventure. You captured the complexity of the experience of a bottle of wine. I would add the company and the setting along with the food pairing. I recently had a delightful white Croz Hermitage with escargot veloute with my wife and son in a beautiful garden on a perfect fall weekend in Paris. I have had more expensive wine, but none better.
Most special wine to me was a Chateau Maucaillou 1999. It was one of my first experiences with Bordeaux wines. Had an amazing beef stew with it, together with my father. The wine and food complemented each other and when we both think of that moment, we start smiling again. Life is good ❤️
The price of this wine is absolutely crazy, but I can understand what you felt when you had this with the perfect meal. I had a bottle of well aged Chateau Margaux from a good vintage once with beef and a demi-glace and I still remember the special moment when we enjoyed that bottle, a once in a lifetime experience.
The most special wine for me is that wine everyone can drink with special people. The family and friends. This is my philosophy, which is the opposite of the philosophy standing behind that wine. Quality wine is something which I insist but this is not the point. It is all about with who you’re sharing the wine and not the wine itself. A bottle can’t be more special than the people with who you are drinking it.
Spot on.
Had never seen your channel but what a way to kick off! Superb enthusiasm and energy - you are clearly respected by many of your followers. I look forward to checking out your other posts but 1 question. Did you drink the whole bottle on your own and all in one evening? Must’ve been a truly memorable evening. 👏👏
Great video. Thank you.
Just like, subscribe, comment whatever you can do, to help out Konstantin covering him $3,000 :D
I can't shake the feeling that Konstantin just drank the family's Christmas. And yet, I approve.
You're far too kind to not just say you lit $3000 on fire. 93 pt wines are available for $50. I haven't tasted any first growths but I paid $200 for a bottle of 2010 Pontet Canet that was absolutely spectacular. You could have bought a case!
2005 Ciacci La Piccolomini was my absolute best red wine ever. A marvellous meal with my wife at a restaurant by the side of an Italian piazza in Tuscany whilst our kids played football with local kids in the square. The wine was so full of aroma that it blew my mind. And the whole experience stays with me for ever!
😁😁 So schön zu sehen, wie sich jemand auf ein Glas Wein mit leckerem Essen so sehr freut. Fühlt sich so als ob ich gerade selber diese "extraordinaire" Erfahrung machen würde. Channel sofort abboniert!