this is the only chanel on youtube thats actually worthy to watch on wine

@YouTubeJulien

2 жыл бұрын

Tx mate 🙏🙏🙏😊🥂

Merci beaucoup! My wine professor used your video and the one from Madeline to show differences and similarities between old- and new-world Chardonnays; your observations are really interesting, thank you!

It's funny how our tastes vary. I used to love crisp fresh Riesling, now I enjoy the rich, buttery Chardonnays. I'll try both! Merci Beaucoup

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

It is. That's the joy of wine too, flavors for every palate and every moment in life 😀🥂

Love your comparison videos!!

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

TY Carie 🙏😀 I'll make more should release the Sauvignon Blanc video very soon. See you then 🥂

rombauer is definitely a big chardonnay. I will need to go try it again soon. I recently attended a french wine education. tasted the 2017 Domaine LaRoche Chablis Saint martin. domaine marot burgogne chardonnay. and I really enjoyed the 2016 Les Tourelles de la Crée Montagny Blanc Premier Cru. I enjoy your videos, thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion! cheers

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your ongoing support. Nice that you got to try some rather good French Chardonnays. yes, when you get towards the premier Cru level, things get treally interesting. Did you feel the underlying minerality in there? Although of course, you want to train your palate with simpler Chardonnays first, as sometimes the Premier or Grand crus are harder to understand, because they're more subtle.

Terrific info....the taste comparisons from different areas of the world is very interesting to me. Although i know generally about the differences it’s good to hear the and confirm that info from a pro

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry. Had not seen this other comment when i asked you the question. Any other wine style confrontation you'd like to see?

Great video...very informative. I spent much of my youth saying no to oak...and I have always thought Chardonnays made for such a tough pairing...for me only with foods that complement. I totally agree that the wine styles suit the palate of the area they are from...something that I have always used for pairing food and wine...foods and wines from the same region tend to make for inspired easy pairings 🍷

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, they say 'what grows together goes together' which is often true indeed. thanks much for the kind note :-) merci and have a lovely weekend 🥂

I may be wrong but I have a feeling that for wine newbies those wines that more strong are more appealing, whereas for more experienced it s more about details and subtleties. Will definitely need to try whites one to compare at once

Thanks for posting.. Merci bien

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, tx for watching :-) Cheers

My friend you are the best

I am Italian, and I premise that I am more a lover of full-bodied red wines, but I also enjoy sometimes tasting barrel-fermented whites and whatnot. I don't know if my taste buds are peculiar, but all new world Chardonnays come out in my opinion too sweet and barricaded. They lack freshness and acidity I am sure if you were in California you would find something closer to European white wines

Monsieur, I live in California, close to where Rombauer is made, and for anyone who understands wine, Rombauer is synonymous with garbage. CA has much nicer Chardonnay than that, some deliberately in the Burgundy style. I haven’t come across anything in Chablis style (no such climate), but some are comparable with Meursault or even Puligny. I expected a more fair comparison. Enjoyed your other videos.

@YouTubeJulien

3 жыл бұрын

Tx Vlad, appreciate the feedback. I see what you're saying, understand. Sure, I'm aware there are Chardonnays in Cali that are 1000 times better, I don't think I've said that they are all like this, quite the opposite actually. It's probably not a very fair comparison. Tried to take some examples of the local 'styles' and Rombauer being this archetypal name, thought it was fine. Note that I didn't take a high-end Chablis or Burgundy wine either at the other end. Anyhow, it's just a one-on-one comparison, to be taken for what it's worth indeed. Cheers 😊🙏🥂

@abedankanthasamy

2 жыл бұрын

bang on.

As a chemical engineer major cork sniffers are funny and entertaining! p.s I think you missed the notes of Applewood smoked bacon and sandalwood on the Rombauer!

the other day i had a prestigious premier cru/top producer. it was so tart that gave no pleasure at all

Chardonnay is my favorite wine

As it's Valentine's day tomorrow....it's obvious the New world Chardonnay wouldn't help your romantic life after 1 glass....whereas the Chablis....would give you a bit more mileage and sensuality :)

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

Fair point Philip! There's more finesse and refinement in general in Chablis, so you'd appear more sophisticated probably. Hope you had a great Velentine's day, with some fine wine. Cheers 🥂😀

Julien - your subscribers are gathering speed......last i noticed it was at 3K

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Beth. I need it to be able to continue developing the content and working hard. What did you think of this new format of comparative tasting video?

Google "Cougar Juice."

California is making more un-oaked chards, a reaction to the heavy lumber style. I stopped drinking chards because of too heavy oak. Thanks for the video.

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

tx J. Yes, i'm aware of the ABC movement against oaky Chardonnay, and the surge in unoaked Chardonnay being produced as a consequence. A good unoaked Chardonnay or little oaked using old barrels can be absolutely superb. the grape has so delicate varietal characters that it's rather unique, hence its success as we know. Cheers :-)

@jcaff6963

4 жыл бұрын

@@KZreadJulien Wine Spectator is releasing its #1 and top 100 wines today and on the 18th. I can send you a pdf ? if you can't access it on the net. Roederer Estate L' Ermitage made top 5. Also, will reply to your questions about DP vrs. La Grande Dame. Am on the run today. Best, John

@jcaff6963

4 жыл бұрын

2016 Leoville Barton is #1. Top 100 revealed on Monday I think.

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

@@jcaff6963 is that the Wine Spec top 100? Is that a scoop?

@jcaff6963

4 жыл бұрын

@@KZreadJulien Yes, it was just announced this morning. Wine Spec is an influential mag here in US and around the world, if you not familiar with it. Their ratings have a huge influence on sales. Mag is very upscale, slick and glossy, au courant as you might say.

A good Chablis is like Audrey Hepburn where as Rombauer is like Kim Kardashian with grotesque and loud make-up. It's just my opinion and I'm a wine noobie who knows very little about wine.

Americans love big loud flavors. Our wines reflect that.

Why do you have 20 different youtube channels hahaha

@YouTubeJulien

Жыл бұрын

Hi there, not sure what you're saying, I make videos for 3!?

I know nothing about wine, I don't drink! But, I'd have to say that France produce the best! It's about food and finesse. France is basically a bunch of grapes and fromage.

@YouTubeJulien

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Cheers mate 😊🥂

@trodd77

2 жыл бұрын

@@KZreadJulien Merci, mon amis! As an Englishman, I quite proudly promote France, as I would with any country who creates perfection. The love and passion gets me all worked up. All the best. Bonjour!

Funny thing is that rombauer runs for $40🤪retail

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

Funny, or not funny ;-)

This comes across as pretentious and even douchey Thunderbird is an AMAZING Wine...You should review that.

... and just watched the corresponding Wine Folly clip - Julien, please, don’t use that as example. It is as vulgar as the worst CA wine. Please don’t stoop to that level. Be more like Burgundy wine :)

I never liked wines from my own country. Europeans have better wine in my opinion.

@YouTubeJulien

4 жыл бұрын

Look, we all have different tastes. I won't tell you European wines aren't absolutely fascinating to explore indeed. I live in France, and have worked in Italy and Spain. So many wonders around here. But I've tasted good stuff from the US too. They're often bigger bolder wines, generally speaking. You have to look harder to find subtle elegant wines in the US for sure. In Europe they're everywhere! TX for stopping by. Looking forward to seing you again on the channel soon. Take care 🥂🥂🙏😊