4 PERFECT Wines - Will I find my 100-Point-Wine?

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100 Parker Point Perfection: Tasting FOUR 100 Point Wines.
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I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Ebony
I have used this glass in this Video: Riedel Performance Riesling
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
2020 Domane Serrig Vogelsang Grosse Lage, Saar, Germany
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2010 E. Guigal Ermitage Ex-Voto Blanc, Rhone, France
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2016 Torbreck Runrig Shiraz - Viognier, Barossa Valley, Australia
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2004 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain
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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.
When Robert Parker developed his point scale the 100 Point Score was only reserved for a few wines. Wines that were better than extraordinary - wines that represented perfection.
During the heyday of Robert Parker's influence, a 100-point score could either bring an unknown producer into the spotlight or raise demand for a well-known wine into the stratosphere.
I read this nice little story by MARK SQUIRES from the beginning of the Parker Erea that highlighted his influence. He wrote: One day in the 1980s I called CALIFORNIAN WINERY Groth to inquire about their 1985 Groth Reserve. It was about 5:30 p.m. EST, and I got very lucky as Dennis Groth himself answered the phone. I said that I really had liked the 1984 Reserve and I had vowed to get some of the '85 when released, and I was wondering when it would be. The somewhat exasperated reply was that it had been just released and was already sold out. Huh? He said, "You haven't heard?" I wondered what it was I was supposed to have heard. Evidently, some guy named Robert Parker had just given it the first 100-point score ever for a California wine. It vanished in an eyeblink, leaving Groth besieged with eager collectors.
When I checked today on robertparker.com the wine is rated 98 points - apparently having been downgraded by a few points. When I worked with fine wine in London, I remember well how prices for the 2008 Lafite almost tripled in a few days after the wine was rated 98-100 points by Parker - the wine had not changed but the score caused demand to sore … but the wine was in the end also rated 98 points.
Robert Parker once said that a 100-point wine is based 90% on the tasting quality of the wine and 10% on pure emotion. So a perfect score is not about an objective measure, instead, it is a subjective decision by the taster.
You keep asking me what my 100 point wines are in the comments but I haven’t rated many wines 100 points. One of the most memorable ones on the channel was the 1863 Burmester Colheita I tasted. But I have 4 wines here that received a perfect 100-point score on Robert Parker.com - So let’s find out whether I also feel pure emotion and give out 100 points to one of these beauties …

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@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 8 күн бұрын

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@Michael-oo5gk 6 күн бұрын

Is this the first 100 point wine of the channel?

@nicomeier8098 6 күн бұрын

6:07 "It sounds a little bit picky of me". No it doesn't. A 100 points wine, in order to earn that absolute score, needs to be absolutely perfect.

@joycekwok 6 күн бұрын

Really appreciate your detailed texts in the description of each video as much as the videos itself. It helps so much to reference & register the facts & wines tasted!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

Glad you like them!

@davidlittle6621 6 күн бұрын

Drinking vicariously through Konstantin!

@tonyturner4602 6 күн бұрын

Was lucky enough to drink a 1954 Tondonia GR about 10 years ago. Amazingly fresh and delicate for a 60 year old wine, beautiful colour in the glass - light red in hue, not quite bricky, bright and crystal clear. A wine that was very much alive, it looked like it could handle another decade or more comfortably without much trouble -96/100 - There’s a few 98 and 99 scores I’ve given, I’ll need to keep looking for the 100 point unicorn 🍷🦄 I’ve got a 2004 Run Rig in the cellar - 99 Parker points 😂 It’ll be a nice drink, but will not be quite as alive and fresh as the 50 years older Rioja.

@juanmanuelmunozhernandez7032 6 күн бұрын

I may have been impressionable back then, but when I was going through my WSET3 I tasted 2019 Domaine Heitz Lochardet Chassagne Montrachet Chenevottes. I remember going crazy over layers and layers of aromas, an acidity that carried through even though I kept the wine in my mouth for longer than usual. I had to leave home so I cleaned up, got ready, left home and was still savouring the wine while in the car. I've tasted nothing like that. That's my 100 points.

@DaneZ28 3 күн бұрын

so you were drinking and driving...lol

@juanmanuelmunozhernandez7032 3 күн бұрын

@@DaneZ28 I was in the car!!

@michaelwerfel2863 6 күн бұрын

I think it's awesome how your voice changes with the more tannic wines. Clos du Caillou 2000 reserve is my 100 point wine

@Alex-mi6oi 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for the great content, as always. I am really enjoying to watch this video 😊

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@georgeliapis47 6 күн бұрын

Love your Riedel Performance glass! I know you enjoyed that tasting, I really enjoyed it too!

@Yevgeny123 3 күн бұрын

Another great video, thanks! I also like the white sweater, makes it easy to see the color of the wine :-D

@roelkoster1282 6 күн бұрын

Love the LdH wines. All of them. Truly in a category of their own. Thanks for the excellent video & insights!

@MichaelJazayeriMD 2 күн бұрын

I first tasted a 2004 Heredia Bosconia Reserva at a wine tasting and fell in love. I have tasted both Tondonia and Bosconia Reserva over several vintages. Although special on their own, they really shine when paired with food (isn't this what a great wine supposed to do?!). I love the winery's attitude as well. Given all the technological advances in wine making, they pretty much make wine as it was done 150 years ago! Thank you for reviewing this wine, and I am sure it is well deserved.

@tjakkomartijn 5 күн бұрын

That Tondonia is extraordinary. Lopez de Heredia is one of my favourite producers. The only truly 100 pts wine I have tasted was the Nervi Conterno Gattinara Vigna Valferana 2016. Also opened too young, but it had unbelievable complexity, and a wine that pairs pure elegance, precision and freshness, with concentration and intensity. More finesse, lighter, than any high end barolo i've had, but still very dense and powerful as well. You can tell how incredibly precise the winemaking has been, but at the same time you never notice the hand of the winemaker. Pure perfection

@jpdonovan3753 6 күн бұрын

Haven't had my 100-point wine yet, but when/if I do I have a feeling it will be a confluence of great wine (of course), food and friends.

@duwisatrio 6 күн бұрын

12:09 i thought i heard something else there 😅 Great video as always nonetheless 🍾

@kentpiano2600 17 сағат бұрын

Best video for a while but also love your blind tastings!! Am enjoting Puglia Fiano today, fresh walnut, could be a dry sherry!!

@Docbyday 6 күн бұрын

Loved this tasting! I was wondering if you’d ever dish out a perfect score and Vina Tondonia is certainly a deserving candidate! I’ve had a few vintages of their Reserva and was amazed at how it constantly changed in the glass. Time to find a bottle of this Gran Reserva!

@whitelightning2291 3 күн бұрын

What a video, nothing but net! And some popped corks...ex voto is a dream on my list. So cool seeing you giddy about the LdH Gran Reserva. Must have been true heaven

@greatprovider8198 6 күн бұрын

Nice tasting. I always learn something from your videos.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@kirkgrant8121 6 күн бұрын

This is interesting to watch. I would say that the more I've tasted wines the less I'm inclined to place a score on another person's work, artistry, and a moment in time. Having said that, there are bottles of wine that seem to have been etched into my memory because of their greatness. Some of these wines include: 2005 Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang (It changed my mind about Sauvignon Blanc in 2008) , 1976 Klosterkeller Siegendorf Pinot Blanc Trockenbeerenauslese (in 2010) , 1996 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill (changed my mind about Champagne in 2010) , 2007 Keller G-Max (2012).

@renderwood 6 күн бұрын

So you drank Pur Sang only 3 years old and it was nice? I have one of them, and few Silex but I have feeling they require a lot of cellaring to be opened.

@kirkgrant8121 6 күн бұрын

@@renderwood I would say that it does show it's best with age. I drank the 2005 a couple of times in the 3-6 year range and the last bottle was the best. I would suggest aging them at least 5 years and believe that the wines of Didier are still likely enjoyable, probably still profound at close to 20 years.

@javierel22 6 күн бұрын

Amazing seeing you give 100pt and more amazing is that Tondonia still has time to evolve in the bottle, I was only able to taste some Reserva, but Rioja can make insanely good wines...cheers from Argentina!

@davidperezbernal7427 5 күн бұрын

Perfect, just the video I asked 😂 great video!

@mrtronicable 3 күн бұрын

PLEASE more videos regarding high end wines konstantin 😍😍😍

@billybob7088 6 күн бұрын

1967 D'Yguem is the only close to perfection wine I ever have had, even after tasting many 100 pointers.

@barath4545 6 күн бұрын

Had it in March 2001 and it was likely my first 100 point wine (to me) - INSANE wine.

@dangareau3143 4 күн бұрын

Wow!!!! You actually gave a 100 point score. Now after seeing and following all your videos I have no choice but to seek this one out. Glad to see the Tondonia is actually somewhat well priced. Great video as always. Cheers!!

@carlcadregari7768 6 күн бұрын

Awesome post. I’m a huge white northern Rhône fan! Well, southern Rhône too, but the north is more my favorites. I’ve the Ex Voto, as good as it is straight out of the bottle, I found it even better the next day. Never had that Riesling, will look for it. And the two reds I very very much enjoy too. Cheers and thank you.

@Jowluck 2 күн бұрын

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Love your channel. I learn a lot with it. It’d be great to have a review about Le Nez Du Vin aromas set and compare it with what you actually smell and also with other aromas set brands. That’d be amazing!

@crazy2chee189 6 күн бұрын

It always surprises me how some white wine can be 12 abv and be so concentrated and flavourful

@user-mb1hg4qu9f 6 күн бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻 (Being myself, I'd take the Riesling and be very happy!)

@andythem320guy9 6 күн бұрын

Spain for the win!!!!

@MaiPaulMP 6 күн бұрын

Torbreck RunRig is one wine that I will drink the day I die. Like, if I know it is my one last chance to drink wine, it's definitely going to be RunRig. My friends had similar comment that the wine is too big and kinda in your face, but I just love the power of the wine. It's kinda wine that I'd describe it as 'vivid', almost loud. Everything in RunRig is screaming and I just am a kinda person who prefer to be in a loud environment, lol. I'm so happy to see it feature in this channel.

@gero_k99 6 күн бұрын

I loved the regular reserva from 2004 so much ❤

@stanleovart 2 күн бұрын

Well, Barista Pinotage 2019 is the extraordinary wine, I enjoyed many times, really that year was a masterpiece in South Africa for that winery! 🥂

@LaurenceBrillantPoirier 3 күн бұрын

2009 Côte-Rôtie from Jamet is definitely out there, as well as Bollinger Grande Année 2000! Drinking Caillerets 93 from d'Angerville was also quite special since it is my birth year... very much alive after 30 years!

@fkcoolers2669 6 күн бұрын

A lot of rating systems seem too gimmicky to me for too many reasons to list, but they can be fun to debate similar to the Wine Spectator lists each year. I mainly try to focus on tasting notes and other factors.

@ahoang9069 6 күн бұрын

Agreed ... anyone who starts talking points when conversing about wine ... turn around and walk away from them.

@dave7mm083 6 күн бұрын

I can almost taste these based on your descriptions! What glass are you using for the Tondonia?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

Riedel Performance Riesling

@chemepharmd76 6 күн бұрын

Great video! My personal 100 point wines - the 1994 Taylor's vintage port and the 2018 Gitana Saperavi.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

The 1994 Taylors Vintage was one of my greatest Port Experiences.

@Pellegrino809 4 күн бұрын

This is an excellent video and very helpful. How can one know what are the good years for wine, for example, 2016 for France, Italy, and Spain, and 2017 for Argentina? Thank you

@HalfUnder 4 күн бұрын

Konstantin, we need you to take a trip here to TX to try out some of our wines both from Fredricksburg and there is a lovely place called the Vineyard at Florence up outside of Austin.

@blaircalvin5025 6 күн бұрын

99 points for the 2010 Ermitage……it deserves that extra point old boy.

@MakingaStink 4 күн бұрын

I find some oxidation can be confused with age. How do you tell the difference?

@user-il6ee7et5q 3 күн бұрын

I had the woodcutter and the stuie from the same vintage if the runrig is any bigger I agree may be to much for my palate

@henriklindhansen6456 6 күн бұрын

Ok.. that does it.. Tondonia riserva is one of my favorits, when ti comes to value.. Now im getting the 2004 grand riserva.. 😁

@Cdnprairieboy68 5 күн бұрын

I too, am still in search of my 100-pt wine. Have high hopes for a few in my cellar, including a bottle of The Relic (Shiraz/Viognier), but need to wait 5+ years to find out!?! lol

@felixbedard5454 6 күн бұрын

Château Ausone 2010, tasted in a 6 wine comparison with the 2016 & 2000 + Chapel d’Ausone 2016, 2012 & 2010. The Ausone 2010 was so good it literally made my cry.

@clintonbeasley3870 5 күн бұрын

I just bought a 2001 Tondonia Gran Reserva for my recent birthday. It by far was the best wine that I’ve had in the past year! The length went on for days!! I can taste it now while thinking about it.

@thecolorlab7398 6 күн бұрын

Why did you scrape the hard wax after pulling out cork? Debris must have gone into the wine.

@danielschmoldt7204 6 күн бұрын

I have a number of unopened RP 100pt wines in my cellar ('05, '09, '10 Bordeaux), but haven't sampled any yet. Hoping that at least one of those 20 or so bottles hits it out of the park for me. But, like you, I think that it will be hard to say, "this is perfection." Still, the difference in enjoyment between 98 and 100 is more about personal mood and drinking environment than what's in the bottle.

@joeydecarlo2532 4 күн бұрын

A 100-pt Konstantine wine must be special indeed! What do you do with all the wines you have left over from your videos? Especially the really good ones. Do you share them with friends and family that day? Use a vacuvin and drink them yourself for a couple days? Or (gasp) pour them out?

@Didztr 6 күн бұрын

Château Cheval Blanc 1988 was the best wine I’ve ever tasted. Also rated very highly if I remember. I’m really grateful to have had that experience.

@baggrabb 3 күн бұрын

I have many concerns about the 100 point scoring system, most having to do with bias. But…this wonderful vlog touches on one of my concerns: pro reviewers generally rate on release, when most great red wines are too young. I wish some pro did ratings over time, returning to some of the same wines after a few years…and again a few years more. I realize this will never happen. But I wish it would!

@prodaby 2 күн бұрын

How many milliseconds did you let the Runrig breath in the glass?

@kjw1389 6 күн бұрын

Love LdH! Especially the Blanco's and the Rosado's. Have a bottle of the red tondonia gr 2004 in the cellar. Let's hope it peaks before I decline 😅

@williamrobinson7435 6 күн бұрын

A degree of subjectivity of course must come into a situation like this, so in a way it's reassuring how much concensus there is here. I'm not sure but I think my 100pt wine would be some sort of white Burgundy.. A most enjoyable film, thanks Konstantin! 🍷🌟👍

@luisfelipecanever9505 6 күн бұрын

I had a tondonia Gran reserva 2001 with my wife and a couple of friends some time ago. Looking forward to taste the 2004 now...

@Whiskynewspaper 4 күн бұрын

The wine 100 point scale is SO different to the whisky 100 point scale. Just thought I'd share this. For those who are into whisky and wine, im sure you've noticed this too. Regardless, very interesting to see how the other half, so to speak, lives. Subscribed!

@nasos00 6 күн бұрын

I've never tried the Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva but I love their other wines both white and red. Fantastic and I completely agree that they are great value for the quality they deliver

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

Totally agree!

@glennjohnson4919 5 күн бұрын

Very interesting. 100 points is going to be personal, and usually unavailable! Have also heard wine experts lament that the influence of Robert Parker is a mixed bag at best: causing wines from different regions to become more similar to meet RP’s criteria rather than emphasizing local styles. My 100 point wines are Napa merlots, just had a Blackbird Illustrator I loved.

@martinvowell3614 6 күн бұрын

1947 ch Margaux, I drunk it on a Sunday morning and was blown away,

@J-DUB-F1 6 күн бұрын

Really made me happy that out of all those wines, the Tondonia was the one you gave 100. I've had the 05, 07, 08, 2010, 2011, with the 07 being the best, imho. the 2010 & 2011 were too young. It's one of the most complete wines, at any price. The fact that they're really relatively affordable at this level of quality, is pretty impressive!.

@Jsfdx 5 күн бұрын

He is talking about the gran reserva, though

@johnlyngdal8601 6 күн бұрын

I just located a bottle of the 2004 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva. I've experienced other 100 point wines by other reviewers, but none that you have judged to be perfect. It should be quite an evening when the cork is extracted.

@marknelson8724 6 күн бұрын

I have had the pleasure of tasting a few 100 point wines but that was always years before they had the cellar time to reach their drinking windows. So I did not give them 100 point scores but was mightily impressed all the same. I must say that I see myself as much more of a curious wine drinker and also a seeker after value. Looking for value depends on your budget, of course. Someone may be king of the $12 bottles while someone else might be laboring hard in the $25-50 range. Great tasting. I can clearly see that 20 years ago I would have loved the Torbreck.

@jamesnordbeck382 3 күн бұрын

May i suggest that you do a video no Chave Chapotier, Guigal Hermitage and Cote Rote please.

@stephanleo 5 күн бұрын

I struggled with the 2010 Clarendon Hills Astralis (100 PP): I couldn’t drink a second glass - the wine was so fat and extracted, it wasn’t fun to drink at all. Yikes.

@DaneZ28 3 күн бұрын

who thinks we need a KB rating system?? Lets gooooooo, i'd trust KB's ratings....

@davidbrowne4893 4 күн бұрын

The Runrig is definitely a big wine but needs to be at least 10 years old before approaching and settles considerably after a two hour decant. Love your videos from Oz. We also have a lot better Shiraz from Oz to consider trying like Henschke Hill of Grace, Standish wines, Clonakilla, Rockford, Astralis+++

@michaelosborne9279 2 күн бұрын

2014 Dagueneau Les Clos closest to 100pts for me that I've tasted. (Found it on a restaurant list at a weirdly reasonable price. They subsequently 'corrected' that sadly.)

@renderwood 6 күн бұрын

How much time do you give for each wine before actually judging them? Usually some (not very old) wines might need at least hours, if not days to show their true colors. 100p wine = Ygay Reserva Especial 1917.

@terryhsiao1745 6 күн бұрын

Lopez de heredia !!! what a wine

@nestoryo1 Күн бұрын

My 100 point wine is the 2004 Kruger Rumpf Münsterer Dautenpflänzer Riesling Spätlese

@leoli1793 6 күн бұрын

Question for Konstantin: I noticed sometimes you taste the wine before smelling it, does this help with the tasting process? If so, how?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

I usually smell it first but that part does not always make it into the video.

@leoli1793 5 күн бұрын

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine I see haha! Thank you!

@panaceiasuberes6464 6 күн бұрын

I really don't understand how can a 12-24 months oak-aged wine be evaluated with any seriousness less than 5 years after it's launched since it's bouquet it's still developing. So thank you Konstantin for bringing wines that have fully matured and are ripe for the corkscrew :)

@welshtoro3256 6 күн бұрын

My 100 point Parker wine is Valdespino Toneles. It's the 100 point wine by which all are judged.

@craigmetcalfe1749 6 күн бұрын

Hey Konstantin! As an Aussie I was interested in your assessment of the Torbreck Runrig. I think that it is interesting that RP had preferred big wines (maybe still does) but your inclusion of white wines was a real eye opener. It was also a surprise in seeing how non-objective RPs 100 point scores were. Nevertheless, I still prefer the 100 point scale over the 20 point scale with it's +/- variations. Can you do a video on old vines versus new vines? I see a lot of winemakers bragging about how old their vines are (Veille Vignes). What do you think? It's hard to stay thirsty with such good quality at reasonable prices. Does Babbel help with Aussie slang mate? Cheers!

@shaunsandow2073 6 күн бұрын

I didn’t know Parker had rated Runrig at 100…fwiw (nothing😳😁), there’s several in my cellar and it’s great booze; particularly the 09. Mind you, the 09 Armagh and 2010 Ringland Hoffman Shiraz are just as good; with Astralis and Rockford basket press close behind…dunno about Torbrecks Laird as it’s too expensive for me - obviously I’m Oz centric w Shiraz. Have not opened the 16’ yet…it might need another 5-10 yrs - they are renowned for their balls. Will find some tondonia. Thanks Konstantin 🤡

@tonyturner4602 6 күн бұрын

Tried a 94’ Chris Ringland Three Rivers in a tasting against the 1998 Grange and Hill of Grace and it was a bit of a flop - super tannic and fruit had gone, that was in 2013 - Have enjoyed other Ringland wines since then, 2010 is special vintage. Message Toro Wine & Spirits in Oz for a Tondonia stockist

@shaunsandow2073 6 күн бұрын

@@tonyturner4602 will do thanks..not at langtons

@neofrog17 6 күн бұрын

2:20 olé 💃

@user-xd8tt9bv4l 6 күн бұрын

If you need help finishing those bottles, hit me up 😅

@Ildskalli 6 күн бұрын

I guessed four out of four of your scores, based on your reactions. Does that make me a Master of Wine as well? 😜 Incredible tasting though. I did feel that you short-changed the Guigal, it sounds like a perfect wine as well. But all in all, it’s obvious that anything above 95 points is simply amazing.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

Well done!

@Liquidclouds 6 күн бұрын

My only perfect wine sofar is the Guigal Cote Rotie La moulin 2007 (had it in 2019) and a close second Château Pichon Baron 2006 (drank it in 2022) Best riesling Ive had was a Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Trocken GG, But I havent tried that many high end German wines yet

@clydeblair9622 6 күн бұрын

That's how Canucks say 'schedule'.

@user-fd4or6tk9u 6 күн бұрын

These are my 100 point wines 2023/2024: Molitor 2013 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *** (golden capsul) Staatsweingüter Eltville 1971 Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling TBA Paul Hobbs 2015 Beckstoffer Dr. Krane Robert Mondavi 1967 Cabernet Sauvignon Giacomo Conterno 2002 Barolo Monfortino Riserva Roederer 2008 Cristal Kongsgaard 2014 Chardonnay The Judge Dunn 1991 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Friedrich Becker 2019 Pinot Noir Hommage Château Mouton-Rothschild 1986 Pauillac 1er Cru Classe Kongsgaard 2016 Syrah Federico Paternina NV Gran Reserva Blanco (from the 1920s) Gonzales Byass 1964 Finest Dry Oloroso Sherry

@fanatiek1 6 күн бұрын

Great video. thanks for your insight. Isn't that Domäne Serrig owned by Markus Molitor? 1000+ euro for 4 bottles. Very nice wines. Pitty I'can't afford them.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

Yes, it is!

@LadyAceRoxy 6 күн бұрын

The 2005 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Premier Cru Côte de Lechet. The most perfect wine I have ever drank. That being said, every single wine I have ever had from Lopez Heredia, cheap to splurge, have all been outstanding, so no surprises here!

@anthonybechara3106 6 күн бұрын

I honestly don't believe in any rating/awards system... Just like any commodity in the world, the consumer needs a benchmarking system to define a value on it (same as it happens in the stock market for those who consider wine an investment tool), but for me I just take the ratings as a guide to discover new ones which are unknown or never heard of, and I would judge them myself... Having said this, I understand the commercial need to ratings for the financial viability of the market 🍾🍷🥂 Great content Konstantin!!

@68Boca 6 күн бұрын

The only two wines I would have given a 100 point score , not that I sit there and score wines anymore. I just enjoy. but the two that always stand out to me are the 1982 Mount Mary Quintet and the 1998 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape. They are 2 wines I always remember. Luckily I still have a couple of bottles of the Telegraphe!

@AShiga 6 күн бұрын

I was 2x very disappointed with the Tondonia. A 1981 and a 2007. My "main" 100s: -Borgogno Barolo Riserva 2007 -Rocche dei Barbari - Barbaresco 2006 -Quinta da Pellada - Carrocel 2015 (Dão - Portugal) -Casa de Santar - 8 parcelas (Dão - Portugal) -Cartuxa - Scala Coeli 2018 (Alentejo - Portugal) -Casa Ferreirinha - Quinta da Leda 2018+2019 (Douro) -Vasquez de Carvalho - 30yo Tawny Port -Ghislaine Barthod - Chambolle 2005 -Sassicaia 1993 -Ornellaia 2019 -Stags Leap - Cask 23 201? (Napa) -Eclipse Noon 2005 - Shiraz

@QualeQualeson 6 күн бұрын

I think it's fair to mention that the Parker network tends to score wines higher than others and that the financial incentive from being such a big and apparent commercial driver in the market is potentially very large indeed. I can't assert that money changes hands, but we do live in the real world and the implication is hardly unjustified. The more money the bigger the likelihood, and his is a network (Michelin) that potentially generates fortunes that set the recipients up for something akin to nobility for generations. Just so we're clear that there might be more to a score than what's inside the bottle, especially when that score is 100.

@user-in5ew6fi4i 6 күн бұрын

Interesting, I have not been disappointed by a rating of Stephan Reinhard yet but multiple times by a rating Louis Gutierrez. The Spanish wines are overrated imho compared to Bordeaux, burgundy and barolo.

@tommylanger7686 6 күн бұрын

I imagine that there is a pile of corks behind the camera almost as big as my compost heap.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine 6 күн бұрын

Truth

@richardbartlett6932 5 күн бұрын

I struggle with wine reviews as there is no rest time between opening and tasting. Apart from restaurants or at friends which I have no choice I won't drink a wine without several hours and some over night after opening. Most wines are far too harsh straight from opening.. For me at least.

@adjusted-bunny 5 күн бұрын

I'm not a big fan a pure Marsanne/Rousanne wines. Too fat and round and lacking acidity. These two grape varietals should only used in blends in my opinion.

@noahsimulated6124 6 күн бұрын

I had Torbreck’s Juvenile cuvee (i couldnt tell you what vintage) and for like $25 that bottle was ridiculous and rich so it’s disappointing their big guy wasnt great for you

@Damiending 6 күн бұрын

A 95 points rating is a great rating in my opinion. I had a 2004 runrig recently and it was extremely powerful rich and delicious, layers and layers of fruit leather and jam, but I would agree with konstantin that it’s not a complete wine, the lack of vibrancy was too present, but it was an amazing wine of its style and we all enjoyed it.

@shaunsandow2073 6 күн бұрын

@@Damiending i agree - it is not subtle.

@Damiending 6 күн бұрын

@@shaunsandow2073 I don’t think every wine needs to be subtle but my favorite “big wines” usually have some verve to back up the power

@noahsimulated6124 6 күн бұрын

@@Damiending 95 is great to me too i just meant in the context of the video. The difference between 95-100 points is so incredibly slim and nuanced, but in the video it was the worst score. Still an outstanding bottle and im sure it’s probably better than the juveniles cuvee that i was talking about.

@clydeblair9622 6 күн бұрын

Power corrupts and..

@pala7233 6 күн бұрын

I am thinking of a new way (maybe complementing?) to rate great wines: the wow factor, for example 0 to 5 stars. A 5 stars I have tasted was Bourgogne Aligoté Sous Châtelet from Domaine d'Auvenay, yes! Aligoté! And no, this is not the Aligoté you use to make a kir!! Wow wow wow wow wow! 5 stars without hesitation!