The ESSENTIAL WINES - 15 bottles to build your collection!
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I have tasted the following wine in this Video:
Maillart Brut Platine Champagne
Karl Schaefer Pinot Blanc Sekt Pfalz
2018 Clemens Busch Marienburg GG Mosel
2018 Claude Riffault Les Boucauds Sancerre
2018 Guiberteau Saumur
2015 Zind Humbrecht Clos Saint Urbain Rangen de Thann Gewürztraminer
2016 Au Bon Climat Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Ynez
2007 Bonneau du Martray Corton Grand Cru Burgundy
1998 Lynch Bages Pauillac Bordeaux
2015 Piedrasassi Syrah Santa Maria Valley
2019 Dido La Universal Montsant
2016 La Ca Növa Montestefano Barbaresco
2004 Biondi Sandi Tenuta Greppo Brunello di Montalcino
2007 Vina Tondonia Reserva Rioja
2015 Niepoort Vintage Port
While preparing this video I realized that it is incredibly difficult to limit myself to 15 wines. However, I had to so so don’t be mad if your favorite wine is not included. The beauty of the topic of wine is that it is a bottomless barrel. There is always something new to discover, but you need to start somewhere. Today I am starting with the so-called Aperitifs - wines that are usually consumed before you start your meal.
Champagne: Yes, everyone needs some Champagne… Lily Bollinger already said, "I drink champagne when I'm happy and when I'm sad.” Depending on your budget you might only have one bottle of Champagne that you keep for a special occasion, or your cellar is filled with the stuff. Either way, you should have some Champagne ready in case the situation requires it. Apart from drinking it before dinner, you can also pair Champagne with Sushi, fried Chicken, or some cheeses.
Sekt/Cava/Prosecco: There are also occasions when you do not get out the expensive stuff. Fortunately, there are cheaper sparkling wines available that offer great quality at low prices. Cava, Cremant, or Sekt can be very good options and they are usually below 20 US$. German Sekt is pushing the boundaries at the moment and there are some very good examples available from Germany’s signature variety Riesling but also the varieties allowed in the Champagne region. While there are so many more great options, let's now move on to the white wines.
Riesling is one of the greatest whites to put into your collection as it can be of great quality, it is age-worthy and it is still comparatively cheap. You can get a dry entry-level wine or the high-quality Großes Gewächs wines. There are also amazing off-dry and sweet Rieslings, which usually age even better than the dry versions. Even though dry Rieslings keep for a long time too. At below 20 US$ you can find wines that are very complex and that go well with a vast range of meals.
Sauvignon Blanc is a crowd pleaser. At a dinner party, it is often the wine that appeals to many different tastes and does not put anyone off. I know, that if I put a Sauvignon Blanc on the table at a party almost everyone will “get it”. But it is also a grape that produces wines with depth and complexity. Even though it does not have great aging potential overall, it is a grape variety that does very well with Fish and goat cheese.
My father in law used to say: “always keep a bottle of champagne in the fridge. Sometimes you will have a special occasion and will be glad to have a bottle ready to open. Other times, you will stumble upon your bottle in the fridge and that becomes a special occasion.”
I absolutely love this approach :)
Sounds like me
I think for sweet wines I would recommend trying Sauterenes or some of it's neigbours like Barsac. They can be aged for a long time and have an insanely complex and multi layered flavour
Just got my wine fridge today so this is certainly amazing timing!
Everybody’s gotta have a very fragrant and mineral Albariño in their collection!
Another great video Konstantin Baum, it covered all of the classics and was fund to watch. I particularly enjoyed the Karl Schaefer Pinot Blanc Sekt Brut introduction, as German Winzersekt doesn't get much attention. As a possible follow up video, you could introduce 15 up and coming or recently re-discovered wines/wine regions. Such as Tokaj Furmint (sweet & dry) and Hungarian Kekfrankos/Blaufrankish, Austrian Gruner Veltliner and Blaufrankish, Greek wines, cool climate wines from North & South America, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. As all of these countries are starting to move away from over extracted, alcoholic and oaky fruit bombs. And are producing more elegant, balanced wines with more acidity and freshness.
Agree with all your points! Lovely selections- Au Bon Climat chardonnay was very nice. Their tasting room/library is a must visit when stopping by Santa Barbara. Jim was an amazing wine maker!
sorry to jump in on this one late.
I really love your list.
One curve ball I’d like to add:
Orange Wine.
It almost doesn’t matter which grape variety, and that’s sort of the point. It shows how wine making technique, rather than varietal or terroir, can have a monumental impact on wine.
Awesome idea. If I may suggest, how about a video on “10 wines off the beaten path” we should have in our cellar? Thank you!
How much you make to have a wine cellar?
@@looming_if you buy wine to keep for a later date (especially for long term) then you need someplace to store it. It doesn’t need a lot of room, but needs to be away from direct sunlight, cool (experts say 55 degrees F is perfect) with limited temperature change and with steady humidity (65 to 70%). So a small rack holding a couple dozen bottles in a basement away from sunlight could be a “cellar”. Or a wine fridge is another way to have a “cellar”.
I make ~$35k US per year and have a large variety of wine collected. No cellar as yet, but they're kept out of the light in a cool place in my house.
Enjoyed this video very much. My wife and I were given a 1976 Niepoort Colheita for our 25th wedding anniversary. We opened it 20+ years later and shared with friends. It was divine.
That is fabulous, thanks Konstantin
It was great to watch it and I can perfectly understand the struggle which wine to choose! For me especially the choice of only one sweet wine would be the most difficult... but I would go with aszu Tokaj. I love how it can develop over the years and I really treat it as something for special occasions ;) and yeah, Port would be my second choice 😁
Love your list. I have to say that Lynch Bages needs to be opened the day before consuming. It needs lots of air to reveal its layers of flavor. Even 25year old bottles benefit.
Sangiovese/Brunello is one of my favourite grapes/wine it combines the beautiful landscape, the sun and the local lifestyle ❤
thank you so much for a video that isn't sponsored
when my brother was building his cocktail bar almost all the content on TH-cam was sponsored and had really weird bottles that you could only order online, when at the end we found out, that almost everything for great classic cocktails can be found at a bigger grocery store.
thank you so much for the comprehensive list, will definitely share with friends who like to have stuff at the ready.
I'm more of the emotionally driven person so I'd buy a bottle i wanna drink at a certain occasion, so this isn't for me, even though wine number 4 seems like a wine to have at home to be able to pop open a bottle for ever thirsty staying guests!
I agree so much with this. So many channels overly cash in with sponsors once they hit a certain size. They lose integrity. Some sponsoring/adds is og course fine, and I really hope Konstantin continues to keep a good balance so we can trust his opinions.
Just a beautiful video. Thanks!
Great video as always! One of the first "mistakes" I made in building up my wine collection is buying a lot of serious, age-needing wine. Mostly out of FOMO and knowing prices would be rising in the future. I'm happy to have stored a decent amount of worthy wine, but that left me a bit crippled regarding money and space. Now I sometimes have trouble drinking wine, especially in the hot season, because I don't have a vast amount of ready wine that can go well with multitude of food.
My advice to all the people wanting to build a cellar is this: you've already missed out a lot from the wine world in the past decades, you're going to miss out some more but will also hop on the "hot wine" in the future. Accept this, start low, explore a lot and build from there.
Well said, I made the same mistake
For me it's the same. It made sense to get age-needing wine ASAP because I didn't wan't to be super old when enjoying these wines. But like you said my cellar was full pretty quickly.
Luckily I was able to expand my cellar space so now I try to diversify more
On the other hand, I bought lots of age worthy wine and now I can enjoy great, aged, 30-40 year old wines that I could never afford to buy now. For example 1983 JL Chavez Hermitage rouge bought for $12, now would be $600+. And I have mature wine to enjoy. 1982 Leoville las Cases was $25, now $500+. Drinking well now with more to go.
Just discovered your channel and I'm watching all the videos I can. It's always nice to see people get excited and passionate when talking about wine. Having lived in Italy for the past 19 years I must be a little biased and say that I would add a Primitivo di Manduria to the list along with an Amarone. That being said, I wouldn't alter your list at all. Keep the videos coming!
Love champ with sushi! I mainly go for Blanc de Noir (100% Pinot Noir) or a mix, not fan of BdB.
I could live all life with no Italian wines in the cellar - I will not say no to super Tuscans, BiondiSanti or Val/Ama from Quin/Dal but that's it for Italy for me.
I'll stock up on lots red Bx, white dry Bx, a few Gevrey-C, a few Chablis/Puligny, some DE/Alsace Ries, some Champ, some Spanish (Corpinat & Temp quali reds).
Could skip on US, Italy, if need be, but might include Rhone and Spain for good dailies. LOVE Zind-H btw! Had that Rangen back in 2004, excellent!
I really liked your approach here - mainly different varieties; but also some specific terroir.
What I might be missing from your list are GSM-blends. Sure, you got the Syrah and Grenache. But I’m more thinking of the southern French style that includes Provence, Southern Rhone and Languedoc/Roussillon.
And even if you did mention floral wines such as Gewurztraminer - I would personally like to add Grüner Veltliner as a very good QPR option that does well with some age; but don’t need to wait too long.
And last, but not least, I would add some quality rosé! I’m a huge sucker for Tibouren from Clos Cibonne - which I find to be a perfect example of how a quality rosé can develop with age.
And as an underdog I also would like to mention Muscat that I do think is quite underrated the days. Maybe not as much for the ”classical” style - but rather for a lot of great orange wine (can’t get enough of that nose you get from that).
All and all I think you did a great job - and it did feel nice to tick all 15 boxes ☺️
Once again‚ thanks for a great video! 🥂
Amazing content. Im glad that my cellar meets the standards of your video. Im based in Germany and have a case of Peter Lauer Saar Riesling Sekt that should last 10+ years. Sparkling Riesling is so distinct and I hope that it gets more attention as in many cases it can be as age worth as still Rieslings. Proves that Riesling is really a noble grape (as Chardonnay is) however in most cases it doesn't need all the winemakers touch. Riesling is king!
Quite a few of my favourite wine types here. Of course Sauvignon Blanc, but also in a small selection Gewurtstraminer should be there, for the aromatics. Tempranillo Rioja is indeed the grilled meat sidekick of first easy choice, but that saurat (hope I spelt correctly) with a rack of lamb could never fail to tempt the tastebuds.. Port with Stilton & rough Scottish oatcakes is the PERFECT way to finish up. Nice one Konstantin! 👍
I reached out my 100 bottles cellar in Frankfurt but always happy to get inspiration from you Konstantin - if you will ever be in Frankfurt I will be happy to share a glass or two
Ein sehr interessanter Überblick!
In my experience S.B. is grassy only on every 7th bottle. Most often it is more tropical fruit or cassis driven. I think the grassy specimen come from NZ.
Yooo happy to see “Au bon climat”! I always empty the shelf when I see they’ve stoked up
Possibly you could have done 20 wines as the Malbec's where completely ignored , but I am biased as 80 % of my collection is Malbec or blended Malbec's , Cielo Arriba ,2018 being my absolute favorite wine , but it is a $70 U.SD. wine and just blended perfectly in my humble opinion after 20-30 minutes of de-canting it really comes alive !
For me i love Gavi, Albariño and white Rioja. For the reds, Carménère is a must. Love the selection
Amazing selection! Au Bon Climat and Piedrasassi above all!
So very thoughtful. I couldn't disagree with any selection. Chapeau.
Living in the south of Spain I always have to have a good range of sherries, Manzanilla being my favourite. I also always have some Provence rosé in.
More wines to collect and cellar:
Hunter valley semillon
Santorini Assyrtiko
CdP (I just opened an ‘05 Beaucastel I’ve had for years)
Sauternes
Etna Rosso/blanco
Ontario ice wine
Just drank a 2001 Viña Tondonia last night with steak and grilled onions. Marvelous!
La Ca' Növa, Lovely! just so happends that my father is the only importer of that here in sweden. Great wine
I would still go for Pouilly-Fumé with Sauvignon Blanc. Sancerre is very good but Pouilly-Fumé just is the best. As for the sweets, one bottle of Beerenauslese (and its relatives) survives like forever and the taste is absolutely great. Just take glass and "meditate". And nothing beats foie gras and Sauternes (semillon).
In addition to the delicious Lynch in addition to Lynch Bages, I recommend their neighbors at Chateau Pichon Baron. Their wine has a depth and intensity that rivals and sometimes exceeds those of Chateau Latour and Pichon Lalande next door.
I think a Guigal Viognier should be in this collection! amazing video, thank you for the ideas!
Thanks for the great video! This list focuses mostly on old world wines, maybe you could do a video on essential new world wines to collect?
This is the video I've been waiting for! Amazing
Thank you for the nice selection. I would dare adding a Sauternes for a grand finale …
Großartige und sehr überzeugende Auswahl👍👍👍
No Sauternes? I get that d' Yquem is often out of reach, but Climens and so many others? Well, I suppose you had to draw the line somewhere :) Love your channel!
Great video.. .Chablis and a good Australian shiraz either from mclaren,Barossa or heathcote..
Great video! What about Zinfandel, Pinotage, Tannat and Malbec?😊
That was a great lineup with some producers I'm not familiar with, I'll look for those. The Sanford and Benedict is one of the great sites for Chardonnay.
That vina tondonia is over $100 here in Australia!!
Thank you Konstantin for your effort and knowledge you share with us 🙂
Always a big fan of your videos
Should have squeezed a sherry -palo cortado - and Amarone for the drying process! Great choices tho
Barbaresco - well done
I would add German Auslesen and Sauternes to this list. If you like sweet wines with meals, which I do, try some sweet German Kabinett wines. American meals seem to have a lot of sugar in them, and sometimes match with sweet wines. As well as do spicy meals.
Missing from my point of view are Malbec/Carmenere with some representative sample from Chile/Argentina and a good white wine from Italy, if you don't have to much money I can highly recommend the 2020 72 Filara from Cantina Pasolini which is made from the local variety Catarratto
Extremely informative! Thank you for sharing!
You have to include Beaujolais!
Really nice suggestions! I love Zind Hubrecht Gewürz, somehow it's on another level than the rest. I also love Tondonia because it's still classical and elegant and never went into the parker bomb style. Dido, I will try again at a tasting in 3days looking forward. The rest of the suggestions I have to get soon and taste (well maybe not the very expensive ones ;-)). Again a very nice and diverse selection, thx!
@@account4402 That is what Zind Humbrecht said. He said that only great terroirs can dominate such an aromatic grape like Gewurztraminer and that it was not that easy to realize that his wine is actually a Gewurz
@@account4402 Yes, though we are talking about his Rangen de Than Gewurztraminer. He explains the terroir th-cam.com/video/lnDgGRfQsfM/w-d-xo.html here very clearly and says that the wine is mainly dominated by smoked notes (which you get very often in volcanic wines) and there is a bit of rose and jasmin which you have to sniff quite attentively to smell them. The video is in french though. Humbrecht is also a Master of Wine.
@@account4402 I must say I usually do not like Gewurz, I like it only when it is more restrained and doesn't have its smell jumping directly to my face 😂
Great vid, but I would personally remove the Chenin and the Gewurtz, and add a orange wine from Friuli and either a vin jaune from Jura or a Pinot Gris from Alsace. For the alternative to champagne for me Franciacorta is best… lastly shame there was no space for Sherry and Marsala which are just amazing..
you forgot Beaujolais Crus and Sauternes! You definitely need some Morgon or Moulin à Vent and you I'd include Sauternes or maybe some Bonnezeaux/Coteaux du Layon. I think Lynch Bages is rather overpriced these days so I'd have gone with something like Chasse-Spleen or Gloria. I'm guessing you wanted to include some icons however given the choice of Biondi Santi rather than one of the many other good but actually affordable Brunellos. I'd also add in some good German Pinot Noir from Baden or the Pfalz.
Would be nice to include a written list. The labels are hard to read on my phone, and the transcript is hopeless. Aside from that, thanks!
Ein echt gutes Video! Danke sehr für alles was du machst. Von diesem Kanal habe viel gelernt.
Nun will ich mehr Riesling kaufen.
Ich liebe Riesling aber in den USA haben die Leute die meinung nach Riesling nur einen billigen süßen Wein.
Ich versuche oft zum erklären dass Reisling wirklich kompliziert und ja interessant ist.
Ich liebe auch Nebbiolo, Barbara, und Zinfandel.
Nochmal, Tausenddank!
Really great video, as always Konstantin. Of course everyone here has her / his comments and views as to what you should have included, and by picking only 15 you will inevitably miss many. For what it's worth, I would have skipped Gewurtztraminer (very hard to match with food) and Riesling (the only wine that gives me headaches). I was surprised to see no Italian whites: how about Carricante (Sicily, grown at high altitude), Friulano (Northeast), or Fiano (Campania)?
Port is a classic but I prefer a good Sauternes for my dessert wine. Chateau Laribotte is my personnal favorite, the more Semillon content you get often translates into a sweeter and less acidic Sauterne.
Nice video, in particular as I had some of these bottles. Great reds. For the whites, maybe one could have added Sherry, white Rioja, Viognier.
On a visit to Venice some years ago we had finished our dinner and I asked about a glass of dessert wine. The waiter brought a bottle of what he called Fragiolini. He said that when the wine and strawberry harvests are over they combine them into a wine. It was like drinking liquified strawberries with the kick of a mule. I asked about getting a bottle but he shook his head and told me that it does not travel. I secretly believe the restaurant made it themselves in a bathtub in the backyard. Does such a wine actually exist? Have you ever tasted it?
I really like Chateau Canon, it's almost like a budget Opus. Probably my favorite white would be Louis Latour Montrachet, lots of toasty honey notes and a real wine experience. Got question though - why do you have them wrapped in cling wrap?
I can see why it's so hard to pick only 15 wines! I would also add two fantastic white wine grapes from Spain: albariño (Rías Baixas), and verdejo (Rueda).
Great selection, I'd just go for Sauternes over port myself but out of personal preference.
great vid, really helpful Konstantin!
Thanks for the video. I would have appreciated hearing all the prices. Also, it would be interesting to get your ratings for these wines, because your evaluative words might mean different things in these regards depending on price range etc.
That was well done. You made it seem so easy but I think that it took a LOT of thought in putting it together! Pleased to see that I've got at least ... 2 of your selection (Tondonia Reserva and the Barbaresco).
I[ve never bought a case of one wine, that seems nuts to me, but I get it now.
Very nice list with some interesting ideas. I would add a malbec from Argentina or Cahors France because you can find interesting malbec wines in different price ranges.
What an excellent video, really makes me want to start collecting
Very interesting, thank you. I myself would have picked mostly the same grape variety/region combinations, except the Sekt, the chenin (which I don’t know so much) and the port, and the grenache I like from Côte du Rhone, the syrah from Australia. But what‘s missing? Malbec, Zinfandel, Humagne, Merlot? I don‘t really know. Probably Sauternes.
Humagne? That is very special. I think I would not be able to talk about that in detail
Only swiss people drink Humagne or am I mistaken? Is it grown anywhere else?
I love your videos!
How long is a properly stored cabernet good for? I have a properly stored 2004 V Sattui Cab. That's the year of my daughter's birth, I bought it to open at her wedding. But some wine enthusiasts are telling me to open it now.
Another good one
Well you asked….. no California wines! Justin Cab Paso Robles is my fav right now 2008 is amazing
There were two California wines in the selection
There are 2 CA wines in the mix!
Mad bad…. I’ll rewatch when I have a chance. In my defense I was driving and listening.
Danke!
Hi, love your videos. Could you make a video on Norwegian Wine or Cider? Gretings from Norway🇧🇻
You did miss Taurassi. Those are beautiful complex wines that are aged for a minimum of three years.
Well, you kept in Europe and it's ok, but for afordable prices you can go for Chilean Cab Sauv and Argentinean Malbec. And it's time to talk about Brazilian Sparkling Wine. Go for Cave Geisse Brut or Nature and you won't regret.
For quality Wines for less than 20 bucks that's my tip.
Maillart champagne❤ i have a rosée de saignée frim them wauting for me
Great video and content, thanks!
Hmmm, all Euro wines ?
No cabs from USA ? Malbecs from S. America, Shiraz from Australia, etc .
I had a sekt a little while ago from winery Blankenhorn in Baden mad from gutedel and pinot blanc, price quality was through the roof! Have you ever tried one of the Blankenhorn wines?
Nice selection. But in my opinion north and south rhone should have been represented. Best wines made from Syrah and Grenache. Chateauneuf du pape is still reasonably priced for their quality though they have increased in price but not into the stratosphere like Burgundy.
Sherry! You missed sherry! Btw. vintage port is overrated. It needs +50 years. I find that colheita ports and 10/20/40 year ports are consistently much more interesting.
I have none of these producers in my wine collection ( mainly Bordeaux and Napa)
What did you miss? It's your choice so nothing :D
But personally I'd have lobbed in a Beaujolais Cru - maybe a Foillard or Lapierre Morgon; and although you hit a Garnacha and a Syrah maybe the classic Southern Rhone blend could have been included? And lastly an oxidised wine of some description - maybe a lovely sharp Fino?
Nice!
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Hey Konstantin,
have you thought about making a video about portuguise wines?
Prost,
RIck
No Tempranillo? La Rioja Alta makes some very memorable wines, and even after release, show additional potential for improvement. I’d cellar Rioja over any Chenin Blanc. Your mileage may vary.
Tondonia is a Tempranillo from Rioja
My bad, brother, I just rewatched, must have gotten distracted, I have Tondonia in my cellar! 😛 it’s about $45 where I am.
Fabulous video! This was informative and entertaining - the best type. Greetings from the Czech Republic. You can possibly shed light on a conversation I had a few years ago - I played blues with a Prague legend blues guitarist, now sadly passed, called Stan the Man. He was a trained sommelier who gave me the over-generalized statement "all Czech wines are s***". Your views please, perhaps a blind tasting video.
I purchased a bottle of the Dido “la Universal”. If I want to let it age for a few more years in my cellar do I need to remove the wax covering on the top or will this not affect the aging process?
It's not a collection what you recommend. It seems to me, this is what wine-love person must have for everyday using.
Real collection is what we collect through the years to leave our children and their children 😁
Cheers, Konstantin 🍷🍷
i do miss a good malbec or carmenere in this pallet . .. .
I love your channel. So instructive and interesting, thankyou. Would be even better without the background generic youtube music that is rather annoying and unnecessary in my opinion.
Zindt humbrect 2020 riesling is the cheapest 100pt RP wine you can buy right now
I drink 80% white and 20% red, so I'm missing Tokay, Vin Jaune and PX dry white.
Not sure about these videos that don’t have at least one of the bottles being opened!
nice
Amazing video! You should try Moroccan wines!
Try Museum Temperanillo
Great video man thanks a lot! what would you call your Number 1 cellar to defender at the moment
I don't defend my cellar. I drink it!
I like the intent of this video but I feel like you could’ve made this more accessible for average people who don’t already know wine regions, grape varieties, etc.
For example, when you talked about the Corton, you didn’t once mention the word “Burgundy,” which seems crazy to me, nor did you explain the appellation levels, etc.
And this wasn’t just for that wine… it was similar for several of the old world wines.