influencer or not, I love your content. unlike big influencers who target for specific amount of views and likes, you do reviews and cover topics you enjoy. thats why your videos always have a more personal touch and thats why i never miss one! keep up the good work! p.s. saying all this, knowing I wont be trying 90% of wines you review😅
ruirspirul: thanks so much for your continued support. I really appreciate that you get what I am about. You may think you won't try these wines but if you even get a chance, you will have some knowledge and you won't waste any part of the opportunity. Also, you are hearing about the wines from someone who actually tasted it. Most wines I have tasted many times before, maybe different vintages. For me, wines are not clickbait or for TH-cam. This is me and my passion. Cheers!
Great video. Since you have so knowledgeable subscribers, it’s often valuable to also read the comments of your videos as there often are some good pieces of knowledge there.
pseudo: I agree. I think unlike many other channels, a lot of the knowledge comes from great questions and comments from my viewers/subscribers in the comments section. Cheers!
Enjoying this video while drinking a nice bottle of Cht. Coufran 2010. Perfect. Thanks for another interesting vid! (ps. nothing wrong with taking wine as long as you are not pushed into something you don't want to convey.)
rick: thx. I am never asked to do a review or asked not to publish. But I tell wineries how I deal with things and they are always very understanding. In contrast, I have been asked by certain restaurants, after filling in an initial comment card, not to publish either my comments or video. I have always told them unfortunately, if I pay for something and was planning to publish, I cannot hold things back. But I am happy to note anything that the restaurant has in terms of comments to my experience. Cheers!
@@TrophyWineHunter of course! you pay for it, you can comment on it whatever you like! If they are afraid of honest comments, then they have to procure better wine for their guests. simple ;)
Hello, Trophy Wine Hunter! I have a question I thought you might be able to answer better than ChatGPT, given your extensive experience as a wine connoisseur. If the finest Pauillac wines, like the First Growth Château Lafite Rothschild, are made predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon, why do many Bordeaux producers still blend in around 40% Merlot in their Pauillac wines? Wouldn’t it be simpler to make a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine like Lafite and other First Growths? Additionally, is Cabernet Sauvignon more expensive to produce than Merlot? Thank you for your insights! By the way, I’ve been following your channel for the past month and have really enjoyed it. Cheers!
nicholas: Thanks for following me and hope you subcribe. I would be interested in hearing how my answer compares to chatGPT! Bordeaux is almost always a blend. They believe historically that by blending and adding different elements of different grape varietals, you make the best wine. In fact, even America Cabs are not normally 100% Cabernet Sauvignon....each jurisdiction has a percentage (usually 80%) before they can call their wine Cabernet Sauvignon (this applies to New World wines. So it is a choice that the 1st growth use Merlot. Merlot brings a softness and some red fruit flavors that are not seen in Cabernet Sauvignon. When you talk about cost, that is really not the consideration...it is was grapes grow better on which soils and what they yield. So certain soils (like limestone) are better suited to Merlot. If you try to grow Cab on limestone, you don't get the same yield + you don't bring out the best in the grape. So going back to your original question, what grapes they grow on their vineyard is decided on the climate, slope and soil type (terroir) and the blend is decided based on the vintage. Most Bordeaux have a certain taste profile they want to achieve. For example, Lafite tries to achieve a more elegant wine so they will have more Merlot than a wine like Latour. Same with Margaux but in Margaux case, they have more vineyard sites that are perfect for the growth of Merlot. It will be interesting to see the effects of global warming and you are already seeing wineries change their blend percentages and experimenting with other grape varietals. Cheers!
@@TrophyWineHunterThank you very much for answering my question, sir. Your response was excellent-natural and convincing-unlike ChatGPT’s, which felt rather robotic and synthetic. (Honestly, ChatGPT's answer reminded me of a low-quality Georgian Badagoni wine that few would risk trying.) Your response, however, was like a well-aged 40-year-old Port. Best regards,
influencer or not, I love your content. unlike big influencers who target for specific amount of views and likes, you do reviews and cover topics you enjoy. thats why your videos always have a more personal touch and thats why i never miss one! keep up the good work! p.s. saying all this, knowing I wont be trying 90% of wines you review😅
ruirspirul: thanks so much for your continued support. I really appreciate that you get what I am about. You may think you won't try these wines but if you even get a chance, you will have some knowledge and you won't waste any part of the opportunity. Also, you are hearing about the wines from someone who actually tasted it. Most wines I have tasted many times before, maybe different vintages. For me, wines are not clickbait or for TH-cam. This is me and my passion. Cheers!
Very nice and truly comments. Keep the good work, Tony!
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Great video. Since you have so knowledgeable subscribers, it’s often valuable to also read the comments of your videos as there often are some good pieces of knowledge there.
pseudo: I agree. I think unlike many other channels, a lot of the knowledge comes from great questions and comments from my viewers/subscribers in the comments section. Cheers!
Enjoying this video while drinking a nice bottle of Cht. Coufran 2010. Perfect. Thanks for another interesting vid! (ps. nothing wrong with taking wine as long as you are not pushed into something you don't want to convey.)
rick: thx. I am never asked to do a review or asked not to publish. But I tell wineries how I deal with things and they are always very understanding. In contrast, I have been asked by certain restaurants, after filling in an initial comment card, not to publish either my comments or video. I have always told them unfortunately, if I pay for something and was planning to publish, I cannot hold things back. But I am happy to note anything that the restaurant has in terms of comments to my experience. Cheers!
@@TrophyWineHunter of course! you pay for it, you can comment on it whatever you like! If they are afraid of honest comments, then they have to procure better wine for their guests. simple ;)
@@rickwezenaar 😀😀
Hello, Trophy Wine Hunter! I have a question I thought you might be able to answer better than ChatGPT, given your extensive experience as a wine connoisseur. If the finest Pauillac wines, like the First Growth Château Lafite Rothschild, are made predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon, why do many Bordeaux producers still blend in around 40% Merlot in their Pauillac wines? Wouldn’t it be simpler to make a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine like Lafite and other First Growths? Additionally, is Cabernet Sauvignon more expensive to produce than Merlot? Thank you for your insights! By the way, I’ve been following your channel for the past month and have really enjoyed it. Cheers!
nicholas: Thanks for following me and hope you subcribe. I would be interested in hearing how my answer compares to chatGPT!
Bordeaux is almost always a blend. They believe historically that by blending and adding different elements of different grape varietals, you make the best wine. In fact, even America Cabs are not normally 100% Cabernet Sauvignon....each jurisdiction has a percentage (usually 80%) before they can call their wine Cabernet Sauvignon (this applies to New World wines.
So it is a choice that the 1st growth use Merlot. Merlot brings a softness and some red fruit flavors that are not seen in Cabernet Sauvignon.
When you talk about cost, that is really not the consideration...it is was grapes grow better on which soils and what they yield. So certain soils (like limestone) are better suited to Merlot. If you try to grow Cab on limestone, you don't get the same yield + you don't bring out the best in the grape.
So going back to your original question, what grapes they grow on their vineyard is decided on the climate, slope and soil type (terroir) and the blend is decided based on the vintage. Most Bordeaux have a certain taste profile they want to achieve. For example, Lafite tries to achieve a more elegant wine so they will have more Merlot than a wine like Latour. Same with Margaux but in Margaux case, they have more vineyard sites that are perfect for the growth of Merlot.
It will be interesting to see the effects of global warming and you are already seeing wineries change their blend percentages and experimenting with other grape varietals. Cheers!
@@TrophyWineHunterThank you very much for answering my question, sir. Your response was excellent-natural and convincing-unlike ChatGPT’s, which felt rather robotic and synthetic. (Honestly, ChatGPT's answer reminded me of a low-quality Georgian Badagoni wine that few would risk trying.) Your response, however, was like a well-aged 40-year-old Port. Best regards,
@ wow. Thanks!