WORLDS BEST WINE after 100 YEARs - Tastes like Heaven or Hell?
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
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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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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…
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
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.
Thank you Sietze! My oldest Bordeaux was 1896 Chateau Margaux.
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.
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!!
Dankjewel Sietse!!!
Great video. Whoever sent you those bottles is sound!
Thanks Sietse! I was just thinking I’d like to see a Konstantin video on the first growths hah
Merci du Québec Sietse !
Thank you Sietse! And a well earned tasting Leon :)
Thank you Sietse!
Thank you Konstantin!
Much appreciated
Yes! Thank you, Sietse, for your generosity! That was fun.
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.
you have the best wine channel on CZcams so far. I love your initial reaction on the nose...
Thank you Sietse! This was excellent
Thank you Sietse! What an experience to taste wines that belong to another time and world!
Thank you Sietse! This was very interesting to watch
Thank you Sietse! Phenomenal video crazy to think that those wines could be over 100 years old. Cheers 🥂
nice video, like always!
the look on your face after smelling and tasting first 2 said it all. Pure joy
Thank you Sietse and Konstantin. Love your videos
Awesome!! Thank you sietse!
Huge thanks Seitse !
Great video Master Konstantin
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!
This was fascinating. Worth subscribing. Thank you.❤
Awesome review once again!
Thank you Sietse! Just being able to see these bottles opened and tasted is amazing. And those corks!
Fantastic video! Thank you Sietse! Those generous Dutch.
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
OMG, what a lineup, what a crazy treat 🍷🍷🍷 Thank you, Konstantin, for sharing it with us! ❤👍👏
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! 🍷❤️👍
DAnkje Sietse! And danke Konstantin for sharing us you're experience!
Amazing tasting! Cheers 🥂
Thank you Sietse. And thank you Konstantin for sharing these amazing wines with us.
I love your channel. Full of great knowledge of wine without being pretentious. Keep up the great work. 🙌❤️
Thank you Sietse! I wish I could have been there trying these, but it was wonderful watching such a wonderful tasting.
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
Very cool! Awesome to see your community donating to your channel. Would love to see a top shelf red Burgundy tasting.
Thanks Sietse 🙏🙏 Really enjoyed the video. One of the best👍
Thank you so much Sietse! ❤
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!
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!
Very cool. Very generous person who donated those amazing bottles
Well done sir
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 😂😂
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!
Thank you Konstantin! Had a few superb 61 & 62 First Growth + a 1929 stunning (dark brown but still delicious!) Yquem!
Thank you Sietse! :) It was an experience just watching it, must felt special to taste 3 centuries in one day
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.
Thanks Sietse! And thanks Konstantin! My oldest Bordeaux was a Pichon-Longueville 1986. It was not the best but experience , but still memorable ! Cheers!
love your little smile when you open a winner... great stuff.... wish i was there...
Thank you to Sietse for this experience, amazing to see such a thing in the wine world.
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.
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! :)
Not much Bordeaux experience on my side, all vintages I've had were after 2000'. None were 1st growths.
Great video!
Thanks a lot Sietse! This was a great video and all thanks to you!
Welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic experience !! Thanks for sharing !!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am glad we were able to share this experience with you due to the donation from your generous susbsciber! Well done!
great video as always! Can you do a deep dive on Cheateauneuf du Pape?
I don't even like wine, but I love your content. Your passion and knowledge make it interesting regardless
Grazie tanto Sietse!! Bravo!!
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!
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
Thanks Sietse. what an experience!!!
Sietse is a freakin legend! Keep up the great work!
Amazing tasting, I wish I had the opportunity to try old renown wines like those; you’re lucky my friend!
"I wish you could be here" you make me smile when you do theses! Love it!
Thank you Sietse!
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
What a cool video- glad (and envious) that at 2 of the bottles showed well. The one and only time I had a First Growth Bordeaux was 1964 Latour just a few months back. A local shop had found it in their basement and were selling it at a pretty good price, for a Latour at least...Bottle looked like it had been through a war. It was barely drinkable, unfortunately. Most of the wine ended up being used to make a pan sauce. Great work and keep these videos coming!
what a shame. I had Brane Cantenac 64 and it was great... I suppose the storing has been bad.
Thank you Sister! ❤️
Great experience so thank you! BTW - bring Leon on more often! He's always fun and has an edge that I appreciate.
Thanks, much appreciated!
I'm an ex sommelier... celebrating 8 years sober today.
This video has brought me so much joy.
Thank you for the content
There is a lot going on in your comment. Thanks for sharing. It must be difficult to give up something you loved, then enjoy by proxy the culture that also caused you problems. Good for you to work it all out and congrats on 8 years.
Sweet video! I had a 1982 Rioja, I forget the name but it was a great bottle.
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!
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!
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 🍷🇩🇰
Thanks Sietse !!
Thank u Siesta:)
Love your channel. I've just started making my own wine. Just made 300lt. Love it
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!!
Dank je 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 😂
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!
Yep Latour for longevity, always been known as a stayer. Needless to say I'm envious as all heck, cheers Konstantin.
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!
Thank you seitze
I met Mel Blount at the Restaurant Show convention in Pittsburgh about 20 years ago. I was in the truck behind him waiting to unload, and he got out and introduced himself to me. A very nice man...unless you played against him of course. I saw him again inside and at that time he looked more like a DE than a cornerback.
nice presentation of these 3 premier grand cru classe wines. you should try Chateau Cheval Blanc. It was quite exciting to try those vintages 1924, 1936 and 1940. so vivid for 24
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?
This is nuts!
What an experience! Thank you Sietse & Konstantin for sharing such a tasting, the humidity in holland must have help two of those corks, high quality, the colour of the Latour amazing
For me was Haut Brion 1967 for my 50th birthday average year but the wine was really good
And 71 hunter valley chateau Francois Shiraz Pinot , was all earthy, truffle pure delight
Thanks again !
The humidity in Holland but also, the cellar it self. the wooden planks that they lay on were also rotting :D. To bad about the labels though..
Thank you Sieste and thank you Konstantin for this amazing video. Probably most of won't get a chance to drink First Growth Medoc, let alone 100 + year bottles. Fascinating how each bottle was quite different from the other one and the key point in each wine's quality was the cork. I have to say when I first got into wine 10 years ago I was rather anti Bordeaux, but the 2009 vintage changed my mind. Now my dream is to try a bottle from '82 or even '61!
welcome for the donation, seems I made a good choice donating them and sharing it will all of you. I have never tasted a 'modern' first growth, still on the bucket list for me. I had the same with Bordeaux, but after this experience of course I am hooked.
Greetings from Saudi Arabia. Love your videos...
What a fantastic tasting absolutely loved it 🍷👍... Oh my oldest wine (bordeau) was 61 calon segur.. Tasted 100 year old Medeira (malmsey) both so fresh..