FROM MY CELLAR

If you had US$250–400 to spend on one mature fine wine, would you choose Rioja or Pomerol? In this video, I compare two bottles from my own cellar that I have followed for years: - Rioja, Benjamín Romeo Contador 2009 - Pomerol, Château L’Église-Clinet 2010 They come from completely different regions, grapes and traditions. But both are low-production, highly ambitious wines built around concentration, precision and serious ageing potential. The difference is in how they express that power. Contador is lush, silky and completely open today. L’Église-Clinet is darker, more structured and still asking for patience.And that creates a much more interesting buying question: Is the greater wine always the better purchase? Chapters 00:00 Rioja or Pomerol? 01:54 Benjamín Romeo & Contador 02:54 Château L’Église-Clinet 03:42 Contador 2009 05:31 L’Église-Clinet 2010 07:31 Generosity vs Structure 07:59 How To Choose? 08:55 The Buying Decision 10:17 Which Would I Actually Buy Today? If you had both bottles in front of you tonight, which would you open: Contador 2009 or L’Église-Clinet 2010? Let me know in the comment section below. #Rioja #Pomerol #Contador #LEgliseClinet #WineCollecting 🍇 Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in the next video. *** DISCLAIMER: The views shared here reflect my personal experience and perspective as a long-time wine enthusiast. This content is for information and enjoyment only, and should not be considered financial, investment, or purchasing advice. Drink responsibly.

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In 2017 and 2018, I bought a number of wines from the great 2015 vintage for less than US$70 a bottle. Nine years later, some have doubled in price. Some have tripled. And several have become exactly the wines I hoped they would be. But at today’s prices, there is only one of these wines I would clearly buy again. In this video, I revisit eight 2015 wines from my own cellar across Burgundy, Bordeaux and the Northern Rhône: - Anne & Hervé Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées - Domaine Mugnier Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale - Bouchard Père & Fils Beaune 1er Cru Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus @Artémis_Domaines - Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie Réserve - Guigal Saint-Joseph Vignes de l’Hospice - Château Brane-Cantenac @chateaubranecantenac - Château Léoville-Poyferré @chateauleovillepoyferre - Château Beau-Séjour Bécot First, I rank them purely by the pleasure they have brought around the table. Then I compare what I paid with what they cost today and ask a different question: would I actually buy them again now? Because one of the most important lessons I’ve learned after more than thirty years of collecting wine is this: a wine can turn out beautifully and still no longer be the right bottle to buy. Chapters 00:00 8 Wines I Bought in 2015 01:40 Why 2015 Was Such a Great Vintage 02:40 Sigaut Les Fuées 04:07 Mugnier Clos de la Maréchale 05:34 Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus 07:02 Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie 08:16 Guigal Vignes de l’Hospice 09:31 Château Brane-Cantenac 10:35 Château Léoville-Poyferré 11:41 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 13:07 My Pleasure Ranking 14:14 Which Wines Would I Rebuy? 15:45 My Final Thoughts If you bought heavily from the 2015 vintage, which bottles turned out to be your best purchases? And which would you still buy again today? Let me know in the comment section below. #WineCollecting #Burgundy #Bordeaux #NorthernRhone #FineWine 🍇 Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in the next video. *** DISCLAIMER: The views shared here reflect my personal experience and perspective as a long-time wine enthusiast. This content is for information and enjoyment only, and should not be considered financial, investment, or purchasing advice. Drink responsibly.

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