Is GSM the BEST Red WINE Blend?!?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
- The GSM blend (Grenache Syrah Mourvedre) is one of the best red wine blends in the world. Join me for a blind tasting of four GSMs from around the world.
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Clos Solene, Harmonie 2020
Massaya, Terrasses de Baalbeck 2017
00:00 The GSM
02:34 Blind Tasting
05:37 GSM Reveal
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@@numanuma20 Thank you!
Teusner 'Avatar' and Torbreck 'The Factor' are favourite gsm's. Both from the Barossa.
Good stuff indeed
Love the GSM from Torbreck! Crazy good for the price! For me I prefer them over the French versions.
GSM from Paso Robles can be fantastic! Highly recommend Tablas Creek.
Yeppers! It showed up in a GSM video a few years ago
It's interesting that so many wine writer and critics favorite go to wine is/are GSM blends. They are often more approachable earlier than most Bordeaux style blends and sometimes offer better bang for your buck. Besides the southern Rhone, I've had some Spanish ones with a bit of Spanish twist, e.g. Bobal, Tempranillo that were pretty enjoyable.
Aussie ones are nice as well, but depending on the store/market they could be a bit heavier, more oaky and over extracted.
I haven't had any South African ones, but based on my experiences with South African wines made from Mediterranean varietals I imagine they could be quite good. As they strike a good balance between ripeness and more full bodied, while still retaining greater freshness, higher acidity and are more savory.
This of course is also dependent on the vintage and the producer. Cheers and great video.
SAF examples can be great! GSMs do offer value and I miss drinking Aussie ones when I lived in Asia like you used to!
Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-pape is my favorite and I would drink it young (within 5 years of the vintage).
It’s a classic!
Michael Chapoutier and E. Guigal for old world, Henschke and Tablas Creek. Classic wines. Thanks for a great post.
All four are great choices indeed
Don’t forget Jean Louis chave
My favorite and surprised it was not included in the tasting are the PIC SAINT-LOUP wines from my backyard in Languedoc-Roussillon in the south of France! Some of the best wines in the world in my opinion even though I am a bordeaux blend fanatic and I LOVE MERLOT
I am a fan of PSL but prefer Terrasses du Larzac!
Hey Matt! I think of GSM as an Autumnal wine and so to celebrate the last day of Autumn, here in Australia, I cracked a bottle of 2021 Serafino GSM from McLaren Vale in South Australia. Cheers!
Ohhhh yum! Enjoy the winter
Oh, I've been obsessed with GSMs ever since I've found a cheap CdR Village (Plain de Dieu) that completely changed my opinion on Grenache - which I couldn't stand before. I dedicated the last 2 years to drinking GSMs from all over the Wine World, and, outside of the Southern Rhone, I've found great examples in Spain, with reasonable pricing. Your (and mine as well) dear Borsao does a great one. I've had the Cotes du Tablas, and thought it was decent, if overpriced and overhyped (I get that Jason Haas is charming as hell). I've had two disappointing Rhone blends from Chile (Errazuriz' 2016 The Blend, which was dead, and Ventisquero Grey GCM, which is one of those Chilean heavy wines without any personality). I had a great one from Australia as well..,Angove's Family Crest from 2018...really simple and really good.
I'm not that high on Priorat...I think their wines are way too expensive and demanding. Montsant, on the other hand, has never failed me. Dido is a superstar wine, and I had one called Acoustic this year, that was really good.
I'll try Garage Wines GCM from Chile. They work with old vines, and maybe that's what's missing here.
By the way, do you know Carmelo Anthony is a huge advocate for GSMs? Every guy that played with him tells the story of how he introduced CdPs and CdRs in their lives.
Great tasting as usual
Big fan of Garage Wines and yes Melo is a big CdP guy
Monastrell is Spanish for Mouvedre - thank you,
Si!
@@drmatthewhorkey just got back from France. Mostly bourgogne and rhone with a little cycling thrown in to justify the wine. gigondas is TINY, but great; Ventoux, is large, but lovely (Via Caritatis), discovered Seguret, heard about Jura - must go back. Great videos, keep it up!
Great vid and review M! Love GSM big time. You also mentioned my two of my favorites....favorite region in Paso Robles and and favorite wine/winery in Saxum. I've been on the Saxum allocation since 2010 and being in Southern Cali myself I do get to visit Paso once a year. Yes Saxum is pricey but for me well worth it for sure. Hope you do get a chance to get to Paso Robles one of these days. Lots of other quality wineries there to explore. Keep up the great work! Salud!
Ohhhh lucky guy!
Love GSMs!
Me too
I just bought my first Saxum, can't wait to try it! Apparently the G2 Vineyard is insane
😮 serious stuff
I'm sure you know this but Massaya is in part advised and invested in by the Brunier family. Famous for Vieux Telegraphe, a CNDP staple.
I Love what the Beqaa valley can produce and Massaya are no exception.
Yes I do know! Good stuff from both propertied
Love Mclaren Vale & Barossa GSM
Me too
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My best memory of GSM was a visit at Domaine du Pegau. Must be 30 years ago. Outstanding wines and at that time somewhat affordable. Now they're busting my bank. I noticed with wines from the Rhône valley that the alcohol usually is blend in well. I had some boxes from Domaine de Piaugier in Sablet, with alcohol around 14,5 to 15 percent. But they had substance, fruits and roundness. I did not notice it actually, even not in the finale.
Niceeee! There is a CdP Vlog on the channel w Pegau!
I've quietly been buying wines from Lirac from quality producers. The wallet appreciates it and I think they represent great QPR
@@minka8047 For sure. I have still some bottles Domaine Maby Lirac. Also Plan de Dieu is worth a look at.
In short... YES
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Most of the GSMs are great exceptions are texas gsm…..no good!
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You’re in the premium price range here, I’d be disappointed if these wines didn’t perform well. It gets a lot trickier as you go down market and that is why Bordeaux outperforms in this lower price point. There are a lot of terrible GSMs out there.
Ohhh tricky statement. There is value in Bordeaux but a lot in Cote du Rhone too!
I do prefer GSM over Bordeaux blends 🫣 I have been wanting to try a Tablas Creek gsm. Seems Paso Robles has some great wines
There are great things happening there for sure!