WORLDS BEST WINE after 100 YEARs - Tastes like Heaven or Hell?
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I have used this glass in this Video: RIEDEL Veritas Champagne.
I have tasted the following wine in this Video:
? Chateau Mouton Bordeaux (Amtmann bottling)
? Chateau Latour Bordeaux (Amtmann bottling)
? Chateau Lafite Bordeaux (Amtmann bottling)
The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 - 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 - 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 - 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is a soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 - 69: A below average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.
A few weeks ago a subscriber contacted me and told me about these bottles that he has in his cellar. A lot of people are sending me photos of old wines they found but this story sounded very interesting. He had bought many wines at an old, royal estate. The house was in the family for centuries and they had a lot of old bottles in the cellar. He had tasted them with friends and thought they were still good. Sietse, a Dutchman, showed me some pictures and offered to send me some of these wines.
What really piqued my interest is seeing the references on the label - Mouton, Lafite and Latour are clearly visible. There are five wineries in Bordeaux that carry the classification as Premiers Grands Crus Classés and they represent the pinnacle of wine from this very famous region.
Mouton only became a Premiers Grands Crus Classés in 1973 to be precise. The most recent vintages cost hundreds of Euros even before the wine has been bottled and old vintages cost thousands of Euros per bottle.
100 years ago prices were quite a bit lower but as demand increased significantly for great Bordeaux, the wines have become less and less affordable. One reason, why they have become legendary is because they can age very well. I have tasted wines that were many decades old, that were still wonderful. But can they survive 100 years?
The labels are in terrible condition so there is no way for me to say how old the wine is and clearly identify the wine as such - even if Sietse has selected some bottles that looked better. What I have gathered from the labels and Sietse's research is, however, that they are merchant bottling from a time when they were still done by the first growth. You know, the times when Bordeaux Chateaux were selling their wines in barrels to be bottled at a wine merchant in England, France or Belgium. Mouton Rothschild stopped doing Merchant bottlings in 1924 and then the other Premiers Grands Crus Classés followed suit. The thing is though that this IS a Mouton Merchant bottling suggesting that is from before the 1930s. On top of that, it is from a Merchant, that stopped working in the 1920s apparently. The wines were bottled by Amtmann, who was - according to Sietse a Negociant based in Bordeaux. I found little information on this Negociant but according to the data, I found Negociant Jean Mathieu Charles Amtmann lived in Bordeaux in the 19th century. This further suggests, that the wine might be 100 years old or older.
The whole story clearly has as many holes as the labels of those bottles, but to me, it kinda checks out.
The levels are pretty low which is never a good sign, but it is also pretty typical for old wines and it does not mean that the wine has gone bad. The glass of the bottle, the capsules, and the label all look very old. You can see that the bottle is not a perfect industrially produced one and the label. I have never seen a label in such a sorry state. They have turned from paper into - chalk it seems - and it looks like they also experimented with underwater aging at that Dutch estate. The label looks like the bottle was stored under very humid conditions which hopefully is an advantage.
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Definitely a once in a lifetime experience
Well deserved, Leon! Glad you got to get in on these.
Good to see you got in on the action!
Just drank a 1/2 bottle of 1966 Chateau Haut Brion. Was fantastic
My oldest bottle was a 1967 Chateau Margaux, which was given to me by my father on my 30st birthday back in 1998. Last year I drank it with my best friend to celebrate our 50 years of friendship. The wine was still fantastic…
So many thanks to you and the generous subscriber that shared these bottles. For most of us, we’ll never taste a first growth, or anything with 100 years on it, so this was a thrill.
Thanks to Sietse. The oldest Bordeaux I had the pleasure of drinking was 1977. Friend of mine bought it when he first became a lawyer and we had it one night in 2010.
thank you Sietse!!
Thank you Sietze! My oldest Bordeaux was 1896 Chateau Margaux.
When I was sixteen in 1972 I bought a bottle of 1958 Ch Margaux for £7.60. Christmas Day chambré before central heating was not a good idea.
Well done Sietse, a truly splendid gift for a Master of Wine.
History in a Glass, it was a different world when those were bottled.
Thank you Sietse! And a well earned tasting Leon :)
Thank you Sietse!
Thank you Konstantin!
Much appreciated
Dankjewel Sietse!!!
Merci du Québec Sietse !
Yes! Thank you, Sietse, for your generosity! That was fun.
Thank you Sietse! What an experience to taste wines that belong to another time and world!
the look on your face after smelling and tasting first 2 said it all. Pure joy
Great video. Whoever sent you those bottles is sound!
you have the best wine channel on TH-cam so far. I love your initial reaction on the nose...
As the late guru Michael Broadbent would have said: "At this age, expect bottle variation". :-)
I've had Latour 1874 (good, but not great) and Margaux 1900 (otherworldly!) and Haut-Brion 1926 (probably the best wine of my life!!!) to mention a few, but old wines remain a chance and thus a risk.
Interesting and rewarding to follow your tastings!
Thank you Sietse! This was excellent
Thanks Sietse! I was just thinking I’d like to see a Konstantin video on the first growths hah
Thank you Sietse! Phenomenal video crazy to think that those wines could be over 100 years old. Cheers 🥂
Thank you Sietse! This was very interesting to watch
Huge thanks Seitse !
Thank you Sietse 🍷🇩🇰
That cork in the Mouton does look great! There are corks that are 10 years old that don’t look that good. Mouton is usually my least favorite first growth (just personal preference).
I wish I was there for that Latour!! Last Autumn while I was shooting in Bordeaux, Latour invited me to come and visit but it was the day I was flying out to Tuscany!!! 😭
Hard life...
I'd change my flight.
That's a shame - next time!
We are all very happy for you. It is just grapes mate.
@@rada4me you must be really fun at parties 😂
Thank you Sietse!
Thank you Konstantin! Had a few superb 61 & 62 First Growth + a 1929 stunning (dark brown but still delicious!) Yquem!
Thank u Siesta:)
Absolutely Incredible tasting. Can't imagine what a century in bottle tastes like but definitely curious for the notes on the nose. Beautiful estates from Pauillac.
Thank you Sietse!
Very cool. Very generous person who donated those amazing bottles
Well done sir
1990 Margaux and it was sublime
Fantastic video! Thank you Sietse! Those generous Dutch.
Thanks Sietse !!
I am glad we were able to share this experience with you due to the donation from your generous susbsciber! Well done!
Thank you to Sietse for this experience, amazing to see such a thing in the wine world.
Thank you Seitse
Sietse, what a gift! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to experience these wines vicariously through our main man Konstanttin! I thank both of you so much for both of your efforts in making this video come to fruition. Its amazing to see how any wine, let alone such world renound wine evolved and stands the test of time. Thank you, thank you, thank you, to the both of you, but REALLY to Sietse for making this video a reality! WIthout you, this would have never happened, and we all as a community owe you a huge debt of gratitude. Much love, and stay thirsty!
Thank you Sister! ❤️
nice video, like always!
Thanks Sietse 🙏🙏 Really enjoyed the video. One of the best👍
This was fascinating. Worth subscribing. Thank you.❤
Thank you Sietse and Konstantin. Love your videos
Thank you Sietse! :) It was an experience just watching it, must felt special to taste 3 centuries in one day
Awesome review once again!
DAnkje Sietse! And danke Konstantin for sharing us you're experience!
Just gotta say I love your videos man, I don’t even like drinking wine but despite that I can’t stop watching your content 😂😂
Thank you Sietse. And thank you Konstantin for sharing these amazing wines with us.
Awesome!! Thank you sietse!
I love your channel. Full of great knowledge of wine without being pretentious. Keep up the great work. 🙌❤️
Thank you Sietse! Just being able to see these bottles opened and tasted is amazing. And those corks!
Amazing tasting! Cheers 🥂
OMG, what a lineup, what a crazy treat 🍷🍷🍷 Thank you, Konstantin, for sharing it with us! ❤👍👏
Thank you so much Sietse! ❤
Thanks a lot for an exciting video! As far as I know those times it could be added much more sulfur dioxide to wines. May this fact partially explain the longevity of these wines? Is there any exact data on permitted wine additives back then?
Great video Master Konstantin
Dank je Sietse!
great video as always! Can you do a deep dive on Cheateauneuf du Pape?
I was watching you smiling and I was so excited like I was going to taste the wines😃!thanks for sharing that experience with us.🤝
Thank you Sietse! I wish I could have been there trying these, but it was wonderful watching such a wonderful tasting.
For some reason, I sadly never quite adored the Lafite, the 3 vintages I tasted from (1972, 1979 and 1995) all had this distinctive vegetal hint to it, almost green olives or even transforming into animal notes like barnyard in the 1972 example. I was probably unlucky with Lafite since many people consider this wine as part of the top they ever tasted. I'm much more into Mouton, which I tasted many vintages, curiously the best of all times for me is the 2000 and 2005, both tasted in 2019 and 2021. Haut-Brion, La Mission Haut-Brion, Latour, Cheval Blanc, and not to forget Yquem all are in the very top wines I was blessed to taste in my life. My oldest was a 1959 Mouton 21 years ago and this was an absolute revelation for me. Thank you Konstantin for these incredible tastings!! It's so inspiring and so special to imagine from your description what they taste like!!
amazing to see that colour still left of the Latour!
My oldest latour I've drank was I believe a '53, lafite oldest either '90 or something '80 area.
Never had a Mouton before! Thanks for the great content as always :D
Wow, such an amazing content. Just look at your face when you smell those first two wines! I really wish I could smell something so interesting
Thank you Sietse! I love watching this channel, and while I am new to wine tasting I hope I am lucky enough to even try some of the neat stuff shown on this channel!
Very cool! Awesome to see your community donating to your channel. Would love to see a top shelf red Burgundy tasting.
What a great opportunity to try these wines. The oldest first growth I ever tried was when I turned 18. My father had bought a bottle of 1987 Lafite when I was born and saved it for my 18th birthday. We opened and drank it at my 18th birthday dinner. Also a great experience!
Wow! This was so much fun! The joy on your face and excitement in your voice is a wonderful thing to share. And seeing the reaction on the state of the Lafite was so raw as I was fully along for the ride at that stage. Magnificent video. Loving your channel!
Dear Konstantin and Sietse, this tasting episode was about wine. But I’m glad that it spoke even more about the two of you. You’ve matched a brilliant idea with some inquisitive tastebuds and it is just all super exciting for me to see. Occasionally I come across an old wine but who I drink it with always matters the most. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
WOW you lucky sod that's one hell of a gift ! Thank you Sietse for being extremely generous and allowing konstantin to showcase these pieces of history, What a find, i can only dream about finding such things one day, an excellent video as always
Dank je wel Sietse!
I'll probably never get to taste wines of this class and/or age, but watching this was a real pleasure in itself.
Leuk dat zoveel mensen er plezier van hebben!
The Latour seems very impressive - to think that something can be in the bottle for so long and still be so alive. The vineyard is a beautiful setting also- what a lovely place to visit! A fascinating insight. Nice one Konstantin! Cheers! 🍷❤️👍
Sietse is a freakin legend! Keep up the great work!
Thanks Sietse. what an experience!!!
Thank you seitze
I don't even like wine, but I love your content. Your passion and knowledge make it interesting regardless
Amazing tasting, I wish I had the opportunity to try old renown wines like those; you’re lucky my friend!
Grazie tanto Sietse!! Bravo!!
Yep Latour for longevity, always been known as a stayer. Needless to say I'm envious as all heck, cheers Konstantin.
"I wish you could be here" you make me smile when you do theses! Love it!
Hello Mr. Baum, another excellent video - thank you. While waiting for the tasting of recent first growth Chateau wines, can we get a tasting of German-famous but slightly obscure grapes? Trollinger, Schwarzriesling, Black Muscat and similar. It would be extremely interesting to know what you think about these + these are more accessible to people. Thank you in advance for consideration!
Thanks a lot Sietse! This was a great video and all thanks to you!
Welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
love your little smile when you open a winner... great stuff.... wish i was there...
Hartelijk dank Sietse!
Oldest (non-port) wine I have ever had the pleasure to taste was a Chateau Talbot 1970, a grand wine from my birth year. Great vintage and an excellent experience I must say. I like old wine, wine cellar discoveries, however I have never tasted anything that old as you have in this video.
Thanks Sietse! And thanks Konstantin! My oldest Bordeaux was a Pichon-Longueville 1986. It was not the best but experience , but still memorable ! Cheers!
Thank you Sietse! Its nice to see that not all of the old wine its good and that the older the better its not longer somenthin that i will use.
Sweet video! I had a 1982 Rioja, I forget the name but it was a great bottle.
Thank you Sietse! :)
Not much Bordeaux experience on my side, all vintages I've had were after 2000'. None were 1st growths.
Great video!
Very cool video! I recently had the chance to try a 1.5L of 1959 Chateau Margaux. Definitely past its peak, but so special to drink something produced 15 years before I was even born! Wine is a one-of-a-kind snapshot of culture, history, and place, with something for all the senses to enjoy! Danke schön!
Love your channel. I've just started making my own wine. Just made 300lt. Love it
Fantastic experience !! Thanks for sharing !!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What an experience! Very, very cool. I hope to try one of the wine from one of those producers one day, let alone trying a 100+ year old vintage. Incredible.
I've had some single vintage colheita ports from the 60's. They blew my mind. I've had a taste of a 40 year old Chateau Beaucastel blanc which was beyond outstanding.
One day.
Love the suspense and the intrigue with these mysterious relics. Oh and Welcome back to the camera Leon!! We missed you!
Thanks! And I missed the grand stage
thank you Sitse
Oldest Bordeaux vintage I have tasted was 2012. I’m still newer to wine but did love that wine!
Sitting here drinking a Young Rhone wine I can only say I wish I had your job. Love your videos
Thank you for a great video. You are very pleasant to listen to and have a sympathetic and down to earth way of describing the wines.
I was wondering why you took the Latour before the Lafite? I myself am in charge of an older wine cellar and have done several tastings with Premier Grand Cru from the 70s and 80s and I normally find Latour the most masculine of the 5 and normally Logitech and Margaux the most elegant, feminine. What’s your opinion?
By way great way to finish, great bottles not great wines.
The oldest Bordeaux I've ever had - and oldest wine overall - was a 1975 C. Cantemerle in 2010 or '11. Grandpa had bought it en primeur (he's still well and drinking, alas, not buying big-time anymore). It was super-interesting but definitely over its peak.
The best, however, came around the same time, a 1990 C. Lagrange. Basically ever since I've been looking to recreate that experience, albeit on a student budget so far.
1975 can be fickle as a vintage, but Cantemerle should have stood up to that, but maybe it was bottle variation that got it.
Even on a student budget, isch, you can still find lots of 1981/1983/1985/1986/1988 smaller chateau bottlings that taste very well today!
Batalliey, Pontet Canet, Camosac etc
This is nuts!
My oldest was a 1947 Château Margaux drunk in the 80s - delicious but faded after 15 minutes!