The Pierre Moncuit is a great wine (and great value), I've had the 2006 and 2008, and the 2012 will be opened for Christmas! Glad to see it showed up well today :)
excellent video! Y'all have a great vibe, keep it up. I've been drinking wine "seriously" for almost 10 years, and only just now have I been starting to explore champagne. The chief champagne buyer at the major wine shop in my city described it as "the easiest wine to *drink*, but the hardest to *taste*."
Two more to try that are kind of crossing the divide between big houses and Grower are, Champagne Drappier Grande Sendree 2012 and Larmandier-Bernier Vieille Vigne Du Levant 2012. Both extraordinary, and both bridge that gap.
My all time favourite is Billecart Salmon, every cuvée is exceptional, their Rosé is loved by so many. A smaller house worth seeking is Lacourte Godbillon, delicate beautiful champagne. There is one Champagne made exclusively as a Rosé is Fleur de Mirval (Brad Pitt)
Loved this episode!! Grower champagnes are by far my favorite. It's just a more hand's-on approach that delivers a truly memorable experience (like that lovely Selosse mentioned).
Excellent episode from start to finish. B looking fabulous in that black top. I didn't know about the Maillard reaction in Champagne. But Stacey's wrong about DP P2 and P3; They are not re-releases of older vintages. They're first releases of prolonged sur lie. For me, I buy DP and Cristal among others as investments to sell while I buy grower Champagne to drink.
This episode serves up a lively comparison of grower champagnes Goutorbe and Moncuit against grand marque heavyweights Cristal and Dom Perignon. While these grower bottles deliver character and nuance, let's be honest, I would choose both the Cristal and the Dom Perignon ten out of ten times against these two growers. While I agree 100% that Cristal and Dom P are overpriced, I would have liked to see a more competitive comparison on the grower side like Pierre Peters, Vilmart, Bereche, Egly-Ouriet, Rodez, Ulysse Collin, or Ledru.
Love your show, thank you for all your hard work. I will be in Napa in a few weeks, do you have any favorites winery experiences there to visit? Thanks so much!
Love this episode 🎉🎉 !! So many true words, although grower champagnes are getting more expensive as well, with e.g. Selosse, Egly-Ouriet, Giraud and many others. The big one I missed is Krug, which is probably the best in my opinion; also marketing and brand like Cristal and Dom Perignon, but also the highest quality. They have no 2012 (yet), so understandable you did not have it in this episode 😊. And I have to agree with B, I would prefer the DP and Cristal 😂🎉 ! The same explanation goes for regular wines. There are also some great lesser known wines, and we are still drawn to the great/big names 🤗. And blind tasting champagnes is so extremely difficult, so agree you didn't do that on this episode. Thanks again for this episode, really loved it !!
I had no idea Champagne underwent Maillard reactions! I thought that was a mistake (mis-steak?), but then I went down a rabbit hole on the chemistry of champagne. Cheers!
Great video. I get asked a lot what my desert island wine is…..my answer is always champagne. And I always have at least a few bottles in the fridge, cause the old adage is correct, when I’m happy I drink champagne, when I’m sad I drink champagne and then I drink it in between. Cheers.
I live at the german/french Boarder, Reims is Like 3 hours by car so i was there couple times. You can easily get there good quality smaller productions for like 25-50€. Big brands i‘d go for Duval Leroy or André Clouet. Luxury I‘d go for Krug. Cheers
“I don’t know if it went through malolatic fermentation….” Me sipping my $25 Bordeaux from total wine: “ Interesting point” (I have no idea what any of this means)
Interesting video. Maybe in a future episode you can blind taste 3 champagnes from the same house to see if the there is a dramatic difference in quality as the price goes up. For example, Louis Roederer Collection versus Vintage versus Cristal.
I drink a lot of champagne and visited the region in the summer. I went to a few big ones including moet and a few growers. I do like growers, there is some great value there. Some are better than big houses but overall I hate to say it but I pick the big brand. Bollinger is my favourite. Just picked up a Krug that I’m looking forward to trying for the first time. I got to sabre champagne at a restaurant once lol. I don’t know how this channel hasn’t blown up. It’s my favourite on TH-cam of any genre.
I agree! it's great theres so much variety. You'll love the krug. They're technically a grower although owned now by lvmh but the hazelnut / toastyness is to die for! report back here.
I looked this vid several times, but I still don‘t know your preferences! P.S.: I have crearly understood that every of these Champagnes was very good!
After watching several of your videos I just don't understand what this channel is about? The only vibe I get is "American high upperclass marketing their wealth via cellar content". Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Surprised that you didn’t include Krug! Now you need to do a Krug vertical episode 😂
When I see an Our Pour Decisions video, I click.
Thank you!! 🫶
Just like this video …. I can’t pick my favorite episode…. You guys are amazing
The Pierre Moncuit is a great wine (and great value), I've had the 2006 and 2008, and the 2012 will be opened for Christmas! Glad to see it showed up well today :)
excellent video! Y'all have a great vibe, keep it up. I've been drinking wine "seriously" for almost 10 years, and only just now have I been starting to explore champagne. The chief champagne buyer at the major wine shop in my city described it as "the easiest wine to *drink*, but the hardest to *taste*."
I love the last bit with the sabre-ing!!!
Two more to try that are kind of crossing the divide between big houses and Grower are, Champagne Drappier Grande Sendree 2012 and Larmandier-Bernier Vieille Vigne Du Levant 2012. Both extraordinary, and both bridge that gap.
My all time favourite is Billecart Salmon, every cuvée is exceptional, their Rosé is loved by so many. A smaller house worth seeking is Lacourte Godbillon, delicate beautiful champagne. There is one Champagne made exclusively as a Rosé is Fleur de Mirval (Brad Pitt)
Loved this episode!! Grower champagnes are by far my favorite. It's just a more hand's-on approach that delivers a truly memorable experience (like that lovely Selosse mentioned).
I have never enjoyed Champagne but I did enjoy the video.
6:07 💀💀💀💀💀💀
Man, B is really asking great questions and has some great points. You guys are definitely pulling her in! Awesome EP, fun and hilarious!
Thanks 😊 -B
Excellent episode from start to finish. B looking fabulous in that black top. I didn't know about the Maillard reaction in Champagne. But Stacey's wrong about DP P2 and P3; They are not re-releases of older vintages. They're first releases of prolonged sur lie. For me, I buy DP and Cristal among others as investments to sell while I buy grower Champagne to drink.
This episode serves up a lively comparison of grower champagnes Goutorbe and Moncuit against grand marque heavyweights Cristal and Dom Perignon. While these grower bottles deliver character and nuance, let's be honest, I would choose both the Cristal and the Dom Perignon ten out of ten times against these two growers. While I agree 100% that Cristal and Dom P are overpriced, I would have liked to see a more competitive comparison on the grower side like Pierre Peters, Vilmart, Bereche, Egly-Ouriet, Rodez, Ulysse Collin, or Ledru.
Price is what the market will bear... Grower champagnes provide amazing values !
Love your show, thank you for all your hard work. I will be in Napa in a few weeks, do you have any favorites winery experiences there to visit? Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing this! I had my first experience with Krug a few weeks back... would love to see you make a video on that producer!
Another great video. Can’t wait for the next one
Finally figured out who you remind me of. Thomas Keller
Can you all PLEASE do Nebbiolo if there’s any in your cellar?? Or some type of Italian wines?😁
Love this episode 🎉🎉 !! So many true words, although grower champagnes are getting more expensive as well, with e.g. Selosse, Egly-Ouriet, Giraud and many others. The big one I missed is Krug, which is probably the best in my opinion; also marketing and brand like Cristal and Dom Perignon, but also the highest quality. They have no 2012 (yet), so understandable you did not have it in this episode 😊. And I have to agree with B, I would prefer the DP and Cristal 😂🎉 ! The same explanation goes for regular wines. There are also some great lesser known wines, and we are still drawn to the great/big names 🤗. And blind tasting champagnes is so extremely difficult, so agree you didn't do that on this episode. Thanks again for this episode, really loved it !!
I had no idea Champagne underwent Maillard reactions! I thought that was a mistake (mis-steak?), but then I went down a rabbit hole on the chemistry of champagne. Cheers!
Great video. I get asked a lot what my desert island wine is…..my answer is always champagne. And I always have at least a few bottles in the fridge, cause the old adage is correct, when I’m happy I drink champagne, when I’m sad I drink champagne and then I drink it in between. Cheers.
It’s the season! I got a champagne tasting next week so I’ve been studying up
Do a video on Saperavi
I think I will help you with the leftovers🤓great video
Another great video!!
I live at the german/french Boarder, Reims is Like 3 hours by car so i was there couple times. You can easily get there good quality smaller productions for like 25-50€. Big brands i‘d go for Duval Leroy or André Clouet. Luxury I‘d go for Krug. Cheers
Can you please advise on the glasses you’re using
I'm not 100 percent sure, but the look very similar to Riedel Performance Champagne.
“I don’t know if it went through malolatic fermentation….”
Me sipping my $25 Bordeaux from total wine: “ Interesting point” (I have no idea what any of this means)
You guys are great!!
i love your videos!
Love the channel Phenomenal
Loved it 🥰
For me: Cristal 🍾🥂🎉
Can you talk about wine glasses like Zalto, Josephinehutte, etc
Love the outfit B 👌
Cristal doesn’t go under any malolactic, only a few vintages, 2008 i believe is one.
Interesting video. Maybe in a future episode you can blind taste 3 champagnes from the same house to see if the there is a dramatic difference in quality as the price goes up. For example, Louis Roederer Collection versus Vintage versus Cristal.
I drink a lot of champagne and visited the region in the summer. I went to a few big ones including moet and a few growers. I do like growers, there is some great value there. Some are better than big houses but overall I hate to say it but I pick the big brand. Bollinger is my favourite. Just picked up a Krug that I’m looking forward to trying for the first time.
I got to sabre champagne at a restaurant once lol.
I don’t know how this channel hasn’t blown up. It’s my favourite on TH-cam of any genre.
I agree! it's great theres so much variety. You'll love the krug. They're technically a grower although owned now by lvmh but the hazelnut / toastyness is to die for! report back here.
I looked this vid several times, but I still don‘t know your preferences! P.S.: I have crearly understood that every of these Champagnes was very good!
What field of work are you in? Curious as to how you made your money
The best champagne 🍾 I ever had was a magnum Dom 1988 .
FYI B you need to be a VIP at a luxury store to get the champagne so it’s really not free and not everyone gets it at Louis Vuitton lol
After watching several of your videos I just don't understand what this channel is about? The only vibe I get is "American high upperclass marketing their wealth via cellar content". Please correct me if I'm wrong.
"I tried to get that fart but..." in any other context would've been weird.
Cava! Cava! Try cava $ 50.00 it tastes better.