I ended up in Gigondas basically for budget reasons, sort of as a detour from Chateau Neuf du Pape. That was ten years ago - I still drink Gigondas wine for Christmas.
This comes at a perfect time. I’m organizing a southern rhone tasting for our wine club at the end of the month. I first learned about Gigondas in 2015 when I stayed at a bed and breakfast in Chateauneuf du Pape run by a sommelier, Danielle Raulet-Reynaud. She was Vice President of the women wine growers of the Rhone valley (femmes vignes rhone) at the time and when I explained the flavor profile I was looking for she gave me a bottle of Gigondas from one of their producers that was perfect. I always seek out the peppery characteristics I experienced in that bottle. I tried the Saint Cosme this past summer. It was well made but the new vintage wasn’t as full as other vintages I’ve tried in the past.
Nice tasting Konstantin, and thank you for spotlighting Gigondas. I've been happily working there for 10 years as a sommelier in a winery and just love the terroir variety of this Rhone appelation. It really is fascinating to compare Gigondas wines from the lower terroirs to the 'Dentelles' areas, so distinct. We actually produce a high altitude Grenache on limestone on 2 plots, which has the freshness and finesse of a high end Burgundy wine, although very different of course. You don't feel the 15% alcohol at all.
Great you let us know about Gigondas. Loved it when I still visited this region (many many years ago) and bought from producers I had read about. A little neglected region that deserves completely your special attention. Thank you for this video and reminding everybody of these great wines.
Bonjour la bastide saint Vincent est vraiment un domaine formidable ! Je le connais bien tout leurs vins sont très bons ! Je vais le chercher directement sur place..
Love wines from Gigondas - I bought two bottles of the Château Saint-Cosmes 2014, first one was brilliant and can't wait to open the second one - most probably this year!
Today Gigondas is pretty much on the same price level as Chateuneuf du Pape. While it is true that Gigondas costed about 1/3 of a Chateuneuf du Pape back in the late 90s, today the wines mostly are valued about the same price level. Naturally there are still bargains to be made, but these are situational and mostly depend on individual producers lacking the previous "fame" to demand a higher price at the moment. If you want a bargain for a nice Grenache wine you could try the areas of Lirac, Rasteau or Vacqueyras. They are generally not quite on the same quality level but close and the prices can be quite good.
Indeed, I checked 2 of these Gigondas wines on Vivino and both were around 32-33 euro. I'd say you can buy a very nice CdP for that kinda money. Also, if you want cheaper Grenaches, better look at Languedoc or even Spain / Catalunya.
@@bartblommerde550 I have checked some 50 wines minimum. From my knowledge your findings/conclusion is unsurprising; Gigondas was a secret that today is well known to quite a few CdP drinkers. And thus the price levels have harmonized. Just like CdP was cheap back in the 70s, before the back then unknown lawyer and part-time wine-reviewer, Robert Parker started promoting it in his publication "Wine advocate". So in short the news-value of Gigondas is over. Still it is possible to get cheap Grenaches in both CdP and Gigondas, but it depends on other factors that ties to the individual manufacture. For example this Christmas I got 2 very nice CdP wines that usually retail for 35 EUR for just 13.5 EUR. I think the reason was that the producer had standardized the label of the bottle to fit a look that made it more compatible with wines from other regions that they made. So the offers in both CdP and Gigondas do exist but they are very temporary. I like your suggestion of Spanish Garnacha, there are many good ones for a reasonable price, still in the future these wines will also become more known and thus expensive.
@@terryhsiao1745 And that is the point, is depends on the producer, not the area (CdP vs Gigondas) of production. So there are still good offers on Gigondas, but the same holds true in CdP. Gigondas is quite well known today and thus the price levels are in general very similar to CdP.
@@OldAndNewStuf I still think gigondas is quite affordable. Consider average bottling of Napa valley cab are around 70+ USD and a good Washington syrah are over 70 USD. Look at Bordeaux burgundy. Compare that to a good bottle of gigondos which comes easily at sub 60 USD. Even the tasting fee at Napa good wineries are easily 150 dollar a person. Everything is so expensive nowadays but gigondas offering quality still affordable at least for me
Happy New Year and thanks a lot for another great video! I've been in the southern Rhône many times. I think it's one of the French regions where the price-quality is (still) quite ok and where - at least I didn't - one has seldom a bad bargain. I had the privilege to taste to whole line of Domaine de Piaugier. Not only their Gigondas was very nice, also their wines from the neighbour village Sablet. Les Briquières by example. Yes 14,5-15 percent alcohol is standard, but packed in a coat of fruit and velvety tannins one does notice the alcohol really. It's also a lovely area to tour.
Love to see you compare and contrast some of the other southern Rhone regions. Loved the format of this one with wines of different vintages, gave it another dimension
Thank you for this video. I lived there for 5 years and feel almost at home after watching this video. The best Gigondas I ever had was a 6 year old ‚Les Hauts de Montmirail‘ from Domaine Brusset. By the way, my favorite Vacqueyras ist Château des Tours (Reynaud), the best Rasteau at that time was from the Domaine La Soumade, and I remember a very good Cairanne named Castel Mireiro.
Thanks very much. A fun and informative video as usual. I have never tried Gigondas, but I am now inspired to do so. I have been recently drinking a lot of Italian Grenache in the form of Cannonau from Sardinia. I originally tried it because of its supposed health benefits, but I have keep drinking it because I actually really enjoy the flavor and, like Gigondas, it is reasonably priced.
Happy New Year 🥂🍀 . We love Gigondas, have had great experience with Saint Cosme Valbelle 2015 as well as Raspail Ay 2013 to 2016. Unfortunately it’s not easy to find Valbelle…
Thank you very much for introducing these wines to us. This time I cannot answer your question of the day at all because, I have never had a Gigondas so far (focused on Chateauneuf-du-Pape when it comes to southern Rhone). There is one bottle in my cellar but its still to young to drink but inspite of this I am really looking forward to open it. And of course I wish you a happy new year aswell!
Great video and as always filled with good information. I really enjoy the wines from Gigondas. And also Vacqueyras, which I think is another underrated AOC in southern Rhône. Domaine Santa Duc and Domaine Montirius are two producers close to my heart.
I have liked the wines of Gigondas for 30 years and have stayed in the village on numerous occasions. It's a great place with great wines and some great people.
first, Happy New Year!! second - great review (as always) - I couldn't agree more, Gigondas is a "mini" CdP and many times at the same level of complexity and depth for half the price of CdP. great value wines from an amazing region.
I love wines from Gigondas and try to always have a bottle ready for drinking in my fridge. What is the sommelier knife you're using? I prefer ones that have 2 stages for cork pull up.
Happy New Year and great video! Just had a 1998 Gigondas from Domaine de Font-Sane just last night and it's still so fresh and lively after all these years!
Would love to see a deep dive into the Rhone Valley, and specifically a look at the different producers like Guigal, Saint Cosme, Brusset, Vidal Fluery, Famille Perrin, Beaucastel, etc.Thx for all of your work
Happy new year. Oh Konstantin I love this video. The amount of information you provide about each wine, the climate in the region in the year the wine was produced and finally the wine tasting is highly informative, entertaining and very impressive indeed. I will try and get a few of the Pierre Amadieu Gigondas wines in Dublin. Seán
Gigondas happens to be one of my preferred appellations because of the price and quality compared to Chateauneuf. My favorite wines come from Domaine Brusset. All their wines are outstanding.
I highly recommend trying Domaine St Damien. Small production, they do a couple single vineyard wines that are fantastic value for money. All organic as well.
Thanks a lot for another great master class! It would be very interesting to see a series of videos in which you compare in blind tasting wines made from the same grapes from different regions in the world, like GSM from Rhone and from Australia, or Gigondas Vs Priorat.
I am always intrigued by wineries that have hundreds of years under their belt. I realize that such a history does not mean that their current product will be reflective of hundreds of years of experience in making wine but it generates a cache that is difficult to dismiss.
Interesting that the main grape is the grenache like the chateaueuf-du pape and yet the wine are so completely unique from each other. Ive tried many gigondas and good ones are hard to find in usa! terrific video and very informative
Hi konstantin I have one sablet bottle of gigondas and the flavours of that región are full of richness I think that región deserves more atention to taste all wines greetings from México!!!
I loved that you were trying something (at least an aged version of that something) that you hadn’t tried before. Also very cool to learn more about the factors that influence age-ability.
Great tasting as always, very educational. If you are taking requests 😋 I would be interested in watching a vertical tasting where you would discuss the effects of the climate on each year's vintage 😁🍷
Really appreciate your channel. For someone new to wine, could you do a vid on wines versus age? Which to drink young, which need more time in bottle. Happy New Year!
Servus Konstantin - bin vor kurzem auf deinen Channel gestoßen - sehr informativ und eloquent - weiter so! Frage - machst du auch Hersteller Reviews? Mich würde deine Meinung zum Weingut Scheiblhofer aus dem Burgenland interessieren! LG aus Österreich
Konstantin, can you explain what you mean by the barrel aging allows a wine to age in the bottle longer? First time I have heard of that. Great video - ordering some from the region now!
Great video, though I'm watching it late. I've fallen in love with Gigondas over the past couple of years because the wines have a lot of similarities with Chateauneuf but are generally less expensive. Chateau de Saint Cosme is my favorite overall (their "Le Claux" is among the best wines I've ever tasted.) I also really love Domaine des Bosquets and Domaine Les Pallieres.
Great format. The other day I thought, why aren't there any videos that explain differences within a certain wine style, e.g. why does a Macon Villages taste differently than a Rully etc. So pretty close, but consider making more of that kind ...
Nice video as always ! Pierre Amadieu is a top producer price/quality and it aged incredibly. I tasted a Romane Machote from 2007 for Chirstmas and the complexity and freshness was incredible. But I would love to know more wines from Saint Cosme, and I will advise 2 other wineries to discover Gigondas : Domaine des Bosquets and Domaine Santa Duc
My favorite red wine is Rhone blend. It makes me smile when I just imagine :) It's been a quite long time since i drank my last gigondas so i really want gigondas now XD
Thanks, enjoyed that. 1. One of my favourites is Santa Duc, the 2000 still drinking well 2. You don’t mention the slightly rustic quality that helps make Gigondas special
…. and stand apart from CDP. 3. You voice and words are good, we don’t need the music! 4. Either rethink your introductory mini-spiel, now down to a few seconds, or get rid of it. 5. But mainly thanks a million for the education and real interest.
Nice vid, man. Gigondas! 99% red, 1% rose. Almost forgot about this AOC... just wrote it off as "one of those" in the Southern Rhone. Much to learn. Love to see you drink, cause I can't drink that much lol. Academically speaking, a Mediterranean climate should face less vintage variation, right? How much of that is true?
Merry new year! If I'm in the mood for CNDP, I usually use the budget to buy a Gigondas, they are just so similar but Gigondas doesn't have the name (yet). My question to you is, what are the other regions very close to famous wines with roughly the same climate, soil and grapes which produce similar wines that we don't know about. Prost!
Konstantin, I have seen you break a few corks in a few different videos, you always seem to be able to save the cork because of your prodigious skill with a wine key. I am curious why you never use an ah-so wine opener? I would be surprised to hear you don't have one, so is there a reason you prefer not to use one once you have broken a cork, or are opening a bottle that is older? I am interested to hear your opinion on them and why you do not use an ah-so. Keep up the great content, and stay thirsty!
So, I'm curious...why would barrique ageing & oxygen exposure give a wine greater ageing potential? Logically, it would seem that less exposure to oxygen would result in a longer "lifespan". Just wondering. 😄
I’ve read that wines from Gigondas region have a “smokey” character to them, true? Which I’m very interested in exploring, If not, can you point me to a region/wine that is, thanks.
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Hello you did i have just noticed apologies for that. I have spent the last few hours trying to track down the wines here in the UK. I have found a case of 6 bottles of the St Cosme 2006 Valbell for about £40 a bottle which is a lot for me but i am thinking it may be worth buying as you seem to like that a lot. The place i am buying it from think it may be past its best drinking date though.
Excellent! Easily your best video, nice presentation! I'm a big fan of Vacqueyras so these wines are new to me but I really appreciate the importance of vintage as shown here. Rhône is the greatest wine region, so much to offer for every taste + price range. Yup, feeling thirsty 😋
Happy NEW YEAR everyone!
Ebenso!
Happy new year 🎆 🍷
Best mutual wishes for a warm, loving, happy, inspiring, crazy, challenging, successful, intense, fantastic, colorful, safe, healthy, 2022.
Happy New Year to you too KB! great job on the Vids!
Happy New Year ! To more wine !
Konstantin, es wäre super interessant, wenn du ein Video über verschiedene Fassarten und deren Auswirkungen auf den Wein machen könntest. LG
happy new year.....all the best for 2022 and 100k subscribers before 2023!
I ended up in Gigondas basically for budget reasons, sort of as a detour from Chateau Neuf du Pape. That was ten years ago - I still drink Gigondas wine for Christmas.
This comes at a perfect time. I’m organizing a southern rhone tasting for our wine club at the end of the month. I first learned about Gigondas in 2015 when I stayed at a bed and breakfast in Chateauneuf du Pape run by a sommelier, Danielle Raulet-Reynaud. She was Vice President of the women wine growers of the Rhone valley (femmes vignes rhone) at the time and when I explained the flavor profile I was looking for she gave me a bottle of Gigondas from one of their producers that was perfect. I always seek out the peppery characteristics I experienced in that bottle. I tried the Saint Cosme this past summer. It was well made but the new vintage wasn’t as full as other vintages I’ve tried in the past.
Nice tasting Konstantin, and thank you for spotlighting Gigondas. I've been happily working there for 10 years as a sommelier in a winery and just love the terroir variety of this Rhone appelation. It really is fascinating to compare Gigondas wines from the lower terroirs to the 'Dentelles' areas, so distinct. We actually produce a high altitude Grenache on limestone on 2 plots, which has the freshness and finesse of a high end Burgundy wine, although very different of course. You don't feel the 15% alcohol at all.
Good Morning, sorry for the late reply, but I live in the region, what is the estate so I can come and taste !
Thank you Konstantin, really love your videos. They have everything, short, to the point, informative and entertaining.
Thank you very much!
I love the wines from Gigondas. I had the chance to visit and it was lovely. Great video !!
Great you let us know about Gigondas. Loved it when I still visited this region (many many years ago) and bought from producers I had read about. A little neglected region that deserves completely your special attention. Thank you for this video and reminding everybody of these great wines.
I really enjoy the vertical(ish) tastings with an emphasis on vintage and the effects of weather. More of these!
Bonjour la bastide saint Vincent est vraiment un domaine formidable ! Je le connais bien tout leurs vins sont très bons ! Je vais le chercher directement sur place..
I was in Chateauneuf du pap 5 days ago! Happy New Year
Love wines from Gigondas - I bought two bottles of the Château Saint-Cosmes 2014, first one was brilliant and can't wait to open the second one - most probably this year!
Great video! Had a Le pas de l'aigle -14 on New year's eve and there's a couple of Saint Cosme -12 left. Longue toque is my favourite.
Today Gigondas is pretty much on the same price level as Chateuneuf du Pape. While it is true that Gigondas costed about 1/3 of a Chateuneuf du Pape back in the late 90s, today the wines mostly are valued about the same price level. Naturally there are still bargains to be made, but these are situational and mostly depend on individual producers lacking the previous "fame" to demand a higher price at the moment. If you want a bargain for a nice Grenache wine you could try the areas of Lirac, Rasteau or Vacqueyras. They are generally not quite on the same quality level but close and the prices can be quite good.
Indeed, I checked 2 of these Gigondas wines on Vivino and both were around 32-33 euro. I'd say you can buy a very nice CdP for that kinda money.
Also, if you want cheaper Grenaches, better look at Languedoc or even Spain / Catalunya.
Depends on the winery. Still lots of cheap gigondas
@@bartblommerde550 I have checked some 50 wines minimum. From my knowledge your findings/conclusion is unsurprising; Gigondas was a secret that today is well known to quite a few CdP drinkers. And thus the price levels have harmonized. Just like CdP was cheap back in the 70s, before the back then unknown lawyer and part-time wine-reviewer, Robert Parker started promoting it in his publication "Wine advocate". So in short the news-value of Gigondas is over. Still it is possible to get cheap Grenaches in both CdP and Gigondas, but it depends on other factors that ties to the individual manufacture. For example this Christmas I got 2 very nice CdP wines that usually retail for 35 EUR for just 13.5 EUR. I think the reason was that the producer had standardized the label of the bottle to fit a look that made it more compatible with wines from other regions that they made. So the offers in both CdP and Gigondas do exist but they are very temporary. I like your suggestion of Spanish Garnacha, there are many good ones for a reasonable price, still in the future these wines will also become more known and thus expensive.
@@terryhsiao1745 And that is the point, is depends on the producer, not the area (CdP vs Gigondas) of production. So there are still good offers on Gigondas, but the same holds true in CdP. Gigondas is quite well known today and thus the price levels are in general very similar to CdP.
@@OldAndNewStuf I still think gigondas is quite affordable. Consider average bottling of Napa valley cab are around 70+ USD and a good Washington syrah are over 70 USD. Look at Bordeaux burgundy.
Compare that to a good bottle of gigondos which comes easily at sub 60 USD.
Even the tasting fee at Napa good wineries are easily 150 dollar a person.
Everything is so expensive nowadays but gigondas offering quality still affordable at least for me
Happy New Year and thanks a lot for another great video! I've been in the southern Rhône many times. I think it's one of the French regions where the price-quality is (still) quite ok and where - at least I didn't - one has seldom a bad bargain. I had the privilege to taste to whole line of Domaine de Piaugier. Not only their Gigondas was very nice, also their wines from the neighbour village Sablet. Les Briquières by example. Yes 14,5-15 percent alcohol is standard, but packed in a coat of fruit and velvety tannins one does notice the alcohol really. It's also a lovely area to tour.
We have visited Gigondas twice. Our favorite is Domaine la Bouissiere.
Thank you for this video. I love Gigondas and the last producer in particular.
Thanks!
Thank you very much!
Love to see you compare and contrast some of the other southern Rhone regions. Loved the format of this one with wines of different vintages, gave it another dimension
Love gigondas I remembered when I arrived in early morning, lots of people were lining up for hiking
Thank you for the well structured information. Gigondas is a must visit and excellent examples of Rhone Grenache and blends.
Great wine trip to Gigondas! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for this video. I lived there for 5 years and feel almost at home after watching this video. The best Gigondas I ever had was a 6 year old ‚Les Hauts de Montmirail‘ from Domaine Brusset. By the way, my favorite Vacqueyras ist Château des Tours (Reynaud), the best Rasteau at that time was from the Domaine La Soumade, and I remember a very good Cairanne named Castel Mireiro.
I opened my first gigondas wine ever today, decided to look up some background before trying it. Thanks for the content!
Thanks very much. A fun and informative video as usual.
I have never tried Gigondas, but I am now inspired to do so. I have been recently drinking a lot of Italian Grenache in the form of Cannonau from Sardinia. I originally tried it because of its supposed health benefits, but I have keep drinking it because I actually really enjoy the flavor and, like Gigondas, it is reasonably priced.
Happy New Year 🥂🍀 . We love Gigondas, have had great experience with Saint Cosme Valbelle 2015 as well as Raspail Ay 2013 to 2016. Unfortunately it’s not easy to find Valbelle…
New video always exciting! Love it
Great video, Thanks for digging deep into Gigondas' wines. It is a superb wine region indeed!
I aged a Gigondas for 10 years and I think it was the best wine I’ve experienced to date. Cheers.
Thank you very much for introducing these wines to us. This time I cannot answer your question of the day at all because, I have never had a Gigondas so far (focused on Chateauneuf-du-Pape when it comes to southern Rhone). There is one bottle in my cellar but its still to young to drink but inspite of this I am really looking forward to open it.
And of course I wish you a happy new year aswell!
Happy new year to you too!
Great video and as always filled with good information. I really enjoy the wines from Gigondas. And also Vacqueyras, which I think is another underrated AOC in southern Rhône. Domaine Santa Duc and Domaine Montirius are two producers close to my heart.
I have liked the wines of Gigondas for 30 years and have stayed in the village on numerous occasions. It's a great place with great wines and some great people.
Thank you, just got to try a Gigondas for 2023 party, it taste great
Nice video thank you. Tasted gigondas confidentiel 2010 from domaine montirius last christmas and i think 2010 was a fantastic Millesime.
first, Happy New Year!! second - great review (as always) - I couldn't agree more, Gigondas is a "mini" CdP and many times at the same level of complexity and depth for half the price of CdP. great value wines from an amazing region.
Nice video and informative! I had tried the Gigondas but was not aware of the connection with the du Pape wines.
Best wishes for this new year ! Thank you for the video and sharing the tasting of our Gigondas Le Pas de l'Aigle 2010, but sorry for the cork ;)
I love wines from Gigondas and try to always have a bottle ready for drinking in my fridge.
What is the sommelier knife you're using? I prefer ones that have 2 stages for cork pull up.
Happy New Year and great video! Just had a 1998 Gigondas from Domaine de Font-Sane just last night and it's still so fresh and lively after all these years!
Would love to see a deep dive into the Rhone Valley, and specifically a look at the different producers like Guigal, Saint Cosme, Brusset, Vidal Fluery, Famille Perrin, Beaucastel, etc.Thx for all of your work
Happy new year.
Oh Konstantin I love this video. The amount of information you provide about each wine, the climate in the region in the year the wine was produced and finally the wine tasting is highly informative, entertaining and very impressive indeed.
I will try and get a few of the Pierre Amadieu Gigondas wines in Dublin.
Seán
Hope you'll enjoy our wines !
Gigondas happens to be one of my preferred appellations because of the price and quality compared to Chateauneuf. My favorite wines come from Domaine Brusset. All their wines are outstanding.
That St Cosme is amazing just drank my 2014 and felt it was perfect !! Loved this vintage video A lot thanks for the insight 🙏
Gigondas! GS(M)! Nice job with the cork. Rewatching, mmm, so much charater! I'm drooling. I'm a Rhone bigot but the Rhone is in trouble.
I highly recommend trying Domaine St Damien. Small production, they do a couple single vineyard wines that are fantastic value for money. All organic as well.
Thanks a lot for another great master class! It would be very interesting to see a series of videos in which you compare in blind tasting wines made from the same grapes from different regions in the world, like GSM from Rhone and from Australia, or Gigondas Vs Priorat.
I am always intrigued by wineries that have hundreds of years under their belt. I realize that such a history does not mean that their current product will be reflective of hundreds of years of experience in making wine but it generates a cache that is difficult to dismiss.
This year (2023) marks the first vintage for white Gigondas (minimum 70% Clairette). Looking forward to trying it.
I recently discovered château La Roubine, which produces an outstanding Gigondas
Love Gigondas. And Vinsobres.
Interesting that the main grape is the grenache like the chateaueuf-du pape and yet the wine are so completely unique from each other. Ive tried many gigondas and good ones are hard to find in usa! terrific video and very informative
Hi konstantin I have one sablet bottle of gigondas and the flavours of that región are full of richness I think that región deserves more atention to taste all wines greetings from México!!!
Great video! I have the Domaine Les Palliéres, Racines, 2015 in my cellar. What is your opinion on that one, should I drink it soon? Thanks!
I loved that you were trying something (at least an aged version of that something) that you hadn’t tried before. Also very cool to learn more about the factors that influence age-ability.
Great tasting as always, very educational. If you are taking requests 😋 I would be interested in watching a vertical tasting where you would discuss the effects of the climate on each year's vintage 😁🍷
Just had a 18 Gigondas from E. Guigal which was really great.
Recently shared the 2018 Saint Cosme Gigondas with friends. We all agreed it was lovely - no hard edges and with a long finish.😊
Thanks and best wishes from Gigondas ! Deborah Perrin
This was an outstanding introduction to the southern Rhone. Chateauneuf next?
I'm impressed that you can talk and open the bottle.....wait - damn the cork....wait....ah, it's ok - Konstantin is a master of wine, after all ;-)
Really appreciate your channel. For someone new to wine, could you do a vid on wines versus age? Which to drink young, which need more time in bottle. Happy New Year!
Maybe a video about one of the oldest wine regions Georgia? Would be pretty interesting too - great videos, keep up the good work!
I love Gigondas as much as I love CdP. St Damien and Santa Duc along with St Cosme are my top favorites. Happy New Year!
Saint Damien and Santa duc also my favorite
Have you tried the Pallieres by the Bruniers? Terrasse du Diable is fun!
I think Gigondas is an excelent Cru from S.Rhone, great RPC. I do like Ch. Saint Cosme but, my coup de couer is Les Paillères!!! Cheers !!!
Had a Gigondas just a few weeks ago- lovely wine at a reasonable price :) I remember it having strong tertiary aromas but more fruity palate.
Love the show. Might I suggest a show on what I think will be one of the next big things? German Pinot noir!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Servus Konstantin - bin vor kurzem auf deinen Channel gestoßen - sehr informativ und eloquent - weiter so!
Frage - machst du auch Hersteller Reviews? Mich würde deine Meinung zum Weingut Scheiblhofer aus dem Burgenland interessieren!
LG aus Österreich
Haven't had that many, but Guigal's Gigondas is some nice, hearty juice.
I love Gigondas!
Can you maybe also discuss red wines from Rasteau one day? I have the impression they are cheaper than Gigondas, but some are of high quality.
Konstantin, can you explain what you mean by the barrel aging allows a wine to age in the bottle longer? First time I have heard of that.
Great video - ordering some from the region now!
If you age a in oak it will be exposed to small amounts of oxygen. This will actually make the wine more stable and more age worthy.
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Thanks
Great video, though I'm watching it late. I've fallen in love with Gigondas over the past couple of years because the wines have a lot of similarities with Chateauneuf but are generally less expensive.
Chateau de Saint Cosme is my favorite overall (their "Le Claux" is among the best wines I've ever tasted.) I also really love Domaine des Bosquets and Domaine Les Pallieres.
Great format. The other day I thought, why aren't there any videos that explain differences within a certain wine style, e.g. why does a Macon Villages taste differently than a Rully etc. So pretty close, but consider making more of that kind ...
Nice video as always ! Pierre Amadieu is a top producer price/quality and it aged incredibly. I tasted a Romane Machote from 2007 for Chirstmas and the complexity and freshness was incredible. But I would love to know more wines from Saint Cosme, and I will advise 2 other wineries to discover Gigondas : Domaine des Bosquets and Domaine Santa Duc
Thank you for your great feedback about our wines !
Could you do a tasting of Texas best offerings for all those recently relocated to the Texas Hill Country?
Saint cosme :) Love it. Was recommended to me by a representative from the french ministry of agriculture.
Gigondas personally is not my most favorite spot. However Saint Cosme is really really good.
My favorite red wine is Rhone blend.
It makes me smile when I just imagine :)
It's been a quite long time since i drank my last gigondas so i really want gigondas now XD
Thanks, enjoyed that.
1. One of my favourites is Santa Duc, the 2000 still drinking well
2. You don’t mention the slightly rustic quality that helps make Gigondas special
…. and stand apart from CDP.
3. You voice and words are good, we don’t need the music!
4. Either rethink your introductory mini-spiel, now down to a few seconds, or get rid of it.
5. But mainly thanks a million for the education and real interest.
I have a. Bottle of Domaine du Grapillion D’Or Girondes. 1806 the date when the vineyard was started. Plan to open tonight
2020 vintage
Just tried a Gigal Gigondas 2018. Way to young, probably entry level, but hey, incredible P/Q! Must try more from this aop.
Will you do a video on Vacqueyras?
Would love to ...
Hi Konstantin, what do you think about italian wines?
Nice vid, man. Gigondas! 99% red, 1% rose. Almost forgot about this AOC... just wrote it off as "one of those" in the Southern Rhone. Much to learn. Love to see you drink, cause I can't drink that much lol. Academically speaking, a Mediterranean climate should face less vintage variation, right? How much of that is true?
The closest I’ve had is a white Chateau Neuf Du Pap and it was amazing!!
On more than one occasion you have mentioned 80 year old vines in France. Has WWII anything to do with this in the region?
Can you please do a video on Australia?
Merry new year! If I'm in the mood for CNDP, I usually use the budget to buy a Gigondas, they are just so similar but Gigondas doesn't have the name (yet). My question to you is, what are the other regions very close to famous wines with roughly the same climate, soil and grapes which produce similar wines that we don't know about. Prost!
My fav village in France.
Any chances of adding CCs in the videos? :-)
Are the subtiles not visible? I can see them
Konstantin, I have seen you break a few corks in a few different videos, you always seem to be able to save the cork because of your prodigious skill with a wine key. I am curious why you never use an ah-so wine opener? I would be surprised to hear you don't have one, so is there a reason you prefer not to use one once you have broken a cork, or are opening a bottle that is older? I am interested to hear your opinion on them and why you do not use an ah-so. Keep up the great content, and stay thirsty!
So, I'm curious...why would barrique ageing & oxygen exposure give a wine greater ageing potential? Logically, it would seem that less exposure to oxygen would result in a longer "lifespan". Just wondering. 😄
I’ve read that wines from Gigondas region have a “smokey” character to them, true? Which I’m very interested in exploring, If not, can you point me to a region/wine that is, thanks.
Maybe a little smokey but this is not a distinguishing factor.
great video but could you put a list of the wines you tasted somewhere
Thanks. I usually put it in the description like in this case
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Hello you did i have just noticed apologies for that. I have spent the last few hours trying to track down the wines here in the UK. I have found a case of 6 bottles of the St Cosme 2006 Valbell for about £40 a bottle which is a lot for me but i am thinking it may be worth buying as you seem to like that a lot. The place i am buying it from think it may be past its best drinking date though.
Could you please compare/taste Left Bank vs right Bank wines in Bordeaux?
I have a 2018 Famille Perrin Gigondas I'm saving.
Excellent! Easily your best video, nice presentation! I'm a big fan of Vacqueyras so these wines are new to me but I really appreciate the importance of vintage as shown here. Rhône is the greatest wine region, so much to offer for every taste + price range. Yup, feeling thirsty 😋