I first fell in love with Chateaux Margaux when an excellent vintage was presented to a friend of mine as a gift. We opened our first bistro when we were a mere 20 years old and it quickly became a success. Ourselves and our friends very quickly took to good wine when we were younger but up until that particular point had never enjoyed a true premier vintage. Anyway my partner had helped out in the opening of this new high end place and they thanked him by way of a beautiful vintage Margaux. It came with the advice, drink it now, don't wait. So upon their grand opening after all was said and done we went home and proceeded to drink it. Well, that was 'the' eye opening experience. We had thought our palates were fairly sophisticated by that point, boy, we're we wrong. I don't even recall the exact vintage of that wine except that it was more than 20 years old. It was an incredible experience. 'Oh! So this is what good wine is supposed to taste like!' Between that and the daily plonk you find in wine stores it's was a night and day difference. Velvet smooth with tannins so round they were perfect circles. It was a life-changing experience...mostly for the worst however. Over the intervening years I've had some stellar vintages of this, that, the other thing - Margaux, Pommerol, DRC, et al. - and every time I do it makes it worse that I can't afford to drink that sort of thing on a regular basis and have to drink the virtual equivalent of bathwater instead. To anyone who has even a remote love of wine. Do yourself a favor and drop the bucks on an exceptional vintage even once. You may curse yourself for realizing you'll never be able to find that taste again on a regular, affordable basis - unless you win the lottery - but you'll have known, at least once, what exceptionally good wine is supposed to taste like. And that it's not jive, and it's really worth the money. Margaux was my first love and always will be.

Excellent, thanks much. I will try and include some of that when I know about the winemaking process :-) Thanks for watching, and I look forward to our ongoing exchange here. Cheers

Hey Julien! 🍷😊🇩🇰 Thanks for all the cozy and informative videos. I really enjoy them. My first amazing Bordeaux-experience was a bottle of Prieuré-Lichine 2006 that I drank in 2019 which out of nowhere, when I closed my eyes during dinner, gave me inner pictures of old french aristocrats in front of a huge chateau. Quite a "trip" for a young hippie. I've loved Bordeaux wines ever since and my collection keeps growing. I drink a lot of different wines from all over the world and often when I search for them on KZfaq I come across one of your videos, that educates me and makes my interest in wines grow even more. Always a pleasure. Keep up the good work. Kind Regards, Andreas from Denmark. 😎

Thanks Julien for the special classe about Margaux.

Love the reviews of Bordeaux wines under $100.00 US. Like the musical intros and the aerial tours of the vineyards. Like learning about the regions too. I think you should keep them coming.

Great video, Julien!

Love the video. Keep them coming.

Very nice video Julien. Looking forward for more to come. I would be interested into details on the winemaking process and how it impacts the final product.

you do it all Julien! Great video. Looking forward to seeing more videos!

Hello Julien, I am a new subscriber in USA and I’ve just watched my second of your videos. I truly enjoyed them both, but would like to add a comment regarding smelling the cork. I agree with you completely about smelling the cork, but would like to add that examining the cork is also important. Don’t you agree that examining the cork for any wine leakage is important and also to read the vintage and often vineyard written on the cork. Keep up the good work… And your videos are NOT too long. Wine and the enjoyment of wine is not a quick pleasure.

Merci Julien!

Been following you on Instagram for years finally had time to sit and watch. Love your style

I enjoyed watching this, keep up the good work!Greetings from Sweden, Thomas

Great video! Will follow! Merci from Sweden!

I love your videos. With the framing and sound it's like I'm there. But I am drinking a young 016 stags leap merlot that I opened an hour ago. Great impromptu descriptions. Keep em up.

Julien ! Thanks for your videos, you are the only Wine Expert that I fallow ( I Am a mexican sommelier also I have my own Facebook TV Wine show) usually I dont trust in other Wine lovers, but you have an spécial knowlege !.. Thanks for thé videos. Am gonna go to Bordeaux in july, ir would be awesome to have your autographe !

Fantastic! I am so glad to have found your channel and am now an (almost) instant fan! I just wish I had found you earlier. As for what you covered, the only thing that I would've like to see is the ABV level. Perhaps a bit nerdy of me, but I find it helps me determine the style of the wine and gives me an idea of how it relates with classic vintages. Lengthwise, this video is maybe a bit long, but not too much. I think aiming at 10 minutes is ideal but going to 15 is still reasonable. I first started drinking Bordeaux in the early 1980s and it remains my favorite red wine region. I still have a 1982 bottle of Ch. Margaux in my cellar. I also love Burgundies and stayed in Beaune for a few days though have not been fortunate enough to drink them as extensively. I will be sharing your video with friends both on social media as well as on a Wine Zoom chat I am in the process of putting together in two weeks.

Julien, have you done a video on Rioja? I really enjoy them, but know very little about the various vinyards.

Thanks. Would you cast an episode exclusively to pink Champagne including methods, styles and terroirs? I love your videos!

I would be interesting if you make a comparison of the second labels (second vin) from Premier Grand Cru wines.

Can you review Krug vintage champagne

I cannot drink wine... I like wine but only one cup makes me flirteous ( coquette), sad, real sad to cry 😢 or I start singing or dancing or acting like a fool! Can you tell me what can I do? I tried drinking slow, with a meal, etc etc.

All your videos are beautiful & enjoyable for the wine lover. I buy a lot of Bordeaux. I'd find video on lesser known right bank helpful. Blaye, Fronsac, Lalande, cotes de Bdx. Is there any merit in Entre de Mer? 2 videos! Not all of us can afford top chateaux!

hi thanks for the video. do you have any video or refernce about the way of make wine at home ?

Bonjour Julien ! Super vidéo ! Je m'intéresse au vin depuis peu et je voulais vous demander, ma mère a retrouvé un Château Notton 1997 chez ma tante, pensez-vous qu'il est trop tard pour le boire ? J'ai lu des choses en ligne mais j'aimerais y croire car je n'ai jamais goûté de Margaux (même si ce n'est ici apparemment qu'un 3ème vin). Merci !

Is Don Perignon the most expensive? Once my friend invited me to ear... he ordered Don perignoný⁵ they charged $2000 for it... I thought that was outrageous!

I think you need to get a better camera with a wider aperture for low light and fair close ups when you hold up a bottle to show the label. Can do better.

What is the name of the molecule in merlot? Furanial?

Never heard of such a blend: a French and English accent.

Can you comment more on the flavour compounds in the varietals like you did on the Merlo in this video?

Pinots si vous plait

You have picked up a touch of an Australian accent. I'm from the Barossa Valley, do you have any favourite wines from that area?