Objectively thinking about a man sitting alone in his basement drinking a 280$ bottle of Champagne, while eating a wedge of cheese in front of a camera, sounds absurd, but this video was delightful!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Goettcke! The times are absurd ...

@Valerio2991

2 жыл бұрын

Crying

The look in your eyes after the first sip following the cheese... nailed it!

I was lucky enough to be invited to Roederer for a weekend, visits to the vineyards press room, tasting rooms, cellars, bottling line. Culminating with a lunch in the chairman’s dining room, lots of champagne including three different vintage Cristal 90,96 2002 served from Magnums. Once in a lifetime experience

My wife and I have had the good fortune to have had a few bottles of Cristal over the years, mostly in Barbados of all places. Strangely enough my wife prefers a vintage Veuve Clicquot and I lean more towards a Billecart-Salmon as a everyday holiday indulgence.

My friends and I popped a bottle tonight while playing Dungeons & Dragons. Went out and bought one as soon as I saw this video. It really is a great Champagne. Super citrusy, and that acidity that just makes your mouth water. I am sipping it while writing out this comment, and it has grown a bit in the bottle/glass - the peach has come out a lot more, and I've got more brioche and chalkiness. Absolutely fantastic, and thank you for reviewing it!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

@konstantingro6227

2 жыл бұрын

YES: high end Champagne and playing D&D. So funny to see that there are more of us XD

@monkeytennis8861

2 жыл бұрын

This definitely happened

Critsal 2006 was our first taste, last year, and we were blown away by the concentration. Amazing flavours.

I had The 2008 and 2013.. preferred 2008(still have 1 bottle).. very nice wine..but my preferred is Krug gran cuvee

My absolute favorite champagne. I’ve had a few vintages. 1996, 2002 and 2012. Stunning wine. 🥂🥂

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

So good!

Excellent as usual.

I definitly agree wich you 👏👏

Excellent revue.

Love the video, I'm opening a bottle this evening!! Looking forward to it even more having learned so much of the story. Why did you suggest a larger glass for such a great champagne?

Sehr nice, dass du extra für ein KZread-Video so so eine geile (darf man das sagen?) Flasche aufmachst! Und sehr interessant, die Hintergrundgeschichte zu hören und vorallem, wie sie zu dem Design der Flasche gekommen sind. Ich dachte bisher immer, dass es einfach ein neuzeitliches Protz-Produkt wäre, und nicht aus der Paranoia eines russischen Zaren geboren😁. Man lernt nie aus!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

Freut mich!

I just found you. And dang nabbit, I love this channel. Telling all of my friends

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love your videos…you simplify wine perfectly!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

You are closing in on that 100,000 subscriber target!!

I had 88, 06, 07, 08, 09. The 08 Cristal is one of the best champagne!! Iron fist in a velvet glove. Would love to taste 12 someday.

Your excitement in your face when you drank this made me think of my happy place! Sorry cannot share that info but just believe me you made me smile 😂

Ive got 3 bottles of the 2012 Rosé in the Eurocave which Im really looking forward to trying.

I love the history and details you were able to offer for this, really good job. I may have to try some Cristal before years end. Always thirsty.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

You should!

I have a bottle of 1988 Cristal rose. I didn't quite understand what you were saying about that specific year. I'm interested in selling it. I also have a number of French wines from the 1960's including a white burgundy

Thank You for your kind work! It is a pleasure to watch! Regarding Champagnes the marketing that was put in them in decades is amazing, so they can sell this expensive...

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great explanation about this Champagne, will get a vintage 12

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Brilliant video. I’ve never tried it myself - mainly because of price and I typically only have one or two glasses of champagne in an evening max. Gosset BdB is my go to

We had a bottle of 2005 last year to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. We can’t remember what we ate with it, but chances are if we were celebrating and my wife was there, there was a cheese plate 🧀 🥂

I absolutely love this wine! I´ve tasted this and the 13. I first tried it on the tasting menu in Restaurante MB with a lemon palate cleanser which was magical though since then I´ve tried it with truffle burrata on toasted bread which I find better still!

2012 is showing up to be a fantastic vintage after all. Have not been disappointed with some of the major houses.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

I found your channel roughly a week ago and find it very interesting. I have to admit: I am far from being a wine connoisseur. I think (on my own palette) I can distinguish a very cheap wine from a better one but I am talking about a price region at max of around 10 EUR a bottle (yes, yes, pun intended). I can not taste and distinguish the various nuances in a wine but I can what I can taste is whether a wine has more nuances than an other one. Having said that: Your channel want's me to try more expensive wines (which means for me to go in the region of max. 30 EUR, which is a lot of money for me for a bottle of wine). Just to see if I can taste a difference. So: Thank you so much for your channel and your work. PS: The moment you wanted to try some food together with the Roeder Cristal some cheese came to my mind. And yes: You put up some cheese on the table. I love that: Having some cheese, some fruits, maybe some salami and/or pastry and a wine. If you take into account how much this all does cost compared to a simple cinema visit ... the food session is probably cheaper, is more healthy, makes more fun and taking into account how bad movies are nowadays it is reliable fun. PS2: I am a whisky drinker and I have the same feeling regarding food: Eating some simple food and drinking a good whisky could also be heaven on earth (and I don't mean the effects of the alcohol).

Thank you for finally doing these tastings! I'm so curious about what the hype is about. Wondering if you would tackle some sauternes as well?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

I will!

A couple years ago, we blind tasted Pierre Peters Grand Cru NV against the Cristal 09. Many found the Cristal 09 wasn't as good. I chalked it up as it needs more time to develop. So, I am saving the other bottles for later. Wonder when I should drink the '09... Nice channel, combining some history and tasting notes! Bravo.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I think you should should hold on to the 09 and drink it in 5 to 10 years.

I´m a Dom Perignon lover; this video will make me buy a bottle of Cristal. Thanks!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Good video. The burgundy glass is better for champagne..

Yes I have tasted it is my favorite champagne along with Pol Roger Winston Churchill cuvee .........the 1996 was fabulous !.............Have you tried the latter ? ?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

I have tried Winston Churchill, but not the 1996

Great video as always. Are tou planninf a video tour of your cellar?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

Would you like to see that?

@daniobevasdellio7066

3 жыл бұрын

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine I would love to, and I'm not Tfr only one I think

Um deu vontade de beliscar

Cristal is perfect together with Alize gold

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Thug passion!

Nice! Hope to see more Champagne. La Grande Année, Dom Ruinart etc. Do you have a favorite Grande Marque entry NV?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks - will do! The best "entry" is difficult. I do like Charles Heidsieck, Bollinger and Krug - all for different reasons.

@Chzydawg

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe try some grower producer champagne? Lallier, Agrapart, etc. Piper Heidsick you can usually get at a really cheap price, Pommery is in that 40-50 USD range, Veuve Cliquot has a bad rep but have gone strides to improve their NV reputation over the past few years and their vintage champagne's are up there with the best of the cheap price vintage champagne's. I've heard good things about Franck Bonville which is in that 30-40 range for NV. There's around 5000 producers of champagne in the region of champagne, going a little outside of the box can really save you some money and find a lot of bang for your buck

Yes I have once a month

Working in a restaurant once (around 2007ish), the manager opened one bottle of Cristal to share with the entire staff of about 20+ of us. So the pour was not very much per person. I even remember announcing to everyone "This is really expensive. Pay attention to how it tastes." But I have to say, I knew NOTHING else about the wine at that time. And at the time, I didn't think much of it. I have gotten to a point where I feel like knowing the story behind a wine largely influences my perception of it. I would love to try it again to see if that is the case with this wine. Love your channel. Cheers.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You should try it again!

@callmeacab

2 жыл бұрын

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine I will when I get the chance...it still is a bit out of my price range. :)

@monkeytennis8861

2 жыл бұрын

Sure

I drank the 2002 twice; the first time was probably around 2014, it was great but a bit on the austere side - a great drink that did not leave any lasting memories more than that. The second I had in 2018/19 and that was a different experience: maybe the most memorable wine experience I ever had, a probably perfect champagne; I can still remember the flavours. Conclusion: I will not drink a Cristal young again.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

The 2012 will also be A LOT more fun when it has aged a bit. But it is also beautiful right now.

How about a video on Spanish cavas

Maybe try a Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008? I have had the pleasure of trying the 2007 a few times and it is absolutely amazing. Still have a bottle of 2006 in the cellar waiting for it's moment. I'm curious about the 2008 though since it has a lot of hype :) It's also double the price of what i paid for the 2007!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

I have tasted the CdC 08 and it is beautiful!

I had a lovely friend who sadly passed away but before he died he invited family and friends to have a farewell drink with many bottles of Cristal. Sadly there were quite a few who didn’t appreciate either the gesture or the quality and the gathering descended into using paper cups and over indulging - it was quite distasteful but for me, I remember him, and the wine, fondly. It was in 2011 so I can’t remember the vintage but the cost, I was told, was in the region of £300 per bottle.

@monkeytennis8861

2 жыл бұрын

You sound snobbish and insufferable

I just bought a bottle of the Cristal 2012 and a bottle of 2006 dom rose for our upcoming anniversary, any suggestions on cheese parings to go with those two? Thanks!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Great. Lobster with creamy sauce for the Cristal and Salmon with the Dom Rosé

As it was said in the “Four Rooms” movie, Crystal is Crystal :)

I have a bottle of 2002 that I can't afford to drink... I bought it at a tax free in an airport in Norway and it cost about $140.. I bought it just because I had memories of seeing MTV cribs and they always ha this mysterious champagne in their fridges but I had never seen one IRL so I just had to buy it... Now times or tough and it wouldn't bring me any joy, quite the opposite if I opened it up.. Is the 2002 as great as the one in the video? I have no plan other than just keep it and hope it goes up in value and then sell it, but I don't know how long one can store these before they go bad. probably not optimal temperature in my fridge, but at least better than room temp

Nices video. Thank you what do you prefer more Dom Perignon 2010 or LR Crystal 2012? Which one would you drink on Easter?

@alexandrakuschner748

3 жыл бұрын

100% Cristal

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I think you can see that from my scores - the 12 Cristal is the clear winner, even though the Dom P is already more approachable right now and the Cristal will be even better in a few years.

I had the 2006 vintage and was not surprised. It had some elegance and fine mousse but just not wowing, not like Leeuwin art chard or Billecart salmon rose experience. Maybe too high the expectation for cristal. Please please make a vid on Salon. I don’t see myself emptying the wallet for one anytime soon.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Salon... yes, that would be interesting

Nice one! Any chance for a Selosse for your next champagne review? ;)

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

Ohh that would be nice!

@chewhenfong3729

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent suggestion, Selosse 👍👍

@chewhenfong3729

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the Substance!

champagne with some king crab would be heaven. Better pairing imo compared to lobster and better or champagne - lighter, less dense and sweeter

can you please share a link for the Champagne glass? or the name of the exact model?

@usel2043

3 жыл бұрын

Was the glass already mentioned somewhere?

Would like to ask why not give a 100 point? I understand it is not the practice, but what do you miss from the wine? What would make it a perfect score? Thanks!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

I will talk about that soon

@elitGG

2 жыл бұрын

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Can't wait! Thank you!

Love your content! Any chance you've drunk the 2012 back to back with the 2008? Would love to hear your thoughts on the differences!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have not tasted the 2008 unfortunately.

How does it compare to standard Luis Roederer Brut Champagne?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

It is very different in style and in quality.

absolut herrliches Video!!😅 konnte nicht anders als dick zu grinsen und den Genuss zu spüren😃

How would it have to be different to score 99, or 100?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Difficult to describe...

@kengillman5805

2 жыл бұрын

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine perhaps it would depend on the location and the company!

Did you let this breathe before drinking? If so, for how long?!

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Not this time but you can.

First growth Bordeaux! Any one in particular you'd recommend for me to celebrate with my wife the birth of our son?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Haut Brion or Margaux.

@rgiamboi

2 жыл бұрын

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine thank you sir!!

I am not sure why, but I never really liked the 2012 Cristal. I have also had the 2012 Rose. I actually prefer the much cheaper Runart Bland De Blancs. In terms of Rose I have enjoyed the Dom Perignon Rose. I also really enjoyed the Penfolds X Thienot. If I am invited to a tasting, I prefer to go to a Krug tasting than a Cristal. There is one about once a month here and I am always a little disappointed when they are doing Cristal.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. It is a question of personal taste.

I think if i made champagne that well, i would be shocked that someone thought they could make a better drink by adding Vodka.

recently started working for a wine importing company in korea which deals mostly Mosel wines and all of a sudden MW from Germany pops up in my youtube. KZread is probably stalking me lol

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Big Brother is watching 😉

Yes, I have tasted Cristal, I tasted the 2009 vintage last year and I have to say I did not like it. I also wrote a review about it on facebook which is the reason why I can tell you very precise what I did not like about it. In my opinion it tasted like coffee, citrus an walnut which is not the problem but all these flavours seemed to stand beside eachother like you sip on a coffee, citrus water and some kind of walnut liqueur in a row. I have no problems with complex wines with a lot of totally different flavours but the wine should have a harmonic taste and I just thought that they just did not fit. All in all I have to say there were some much cheaper champagnes I liked more not to speak of Dom Perignon and Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill but I also know that especially vintage champagnes should not taste in the same way ever year (that's why they are vintage champagnes of course) and mybe I will try another vintage or Roederer Cristal in future.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

The 2009 was not the best Cristal ever but maybe you had a bad bottle or this is not your "style". The great thing about those wines is that there is a bit range in styles so you can pick and choose the styles that you prefer and maybe Roederer just isnt for you.

@spiritalex9397

3 жыл бұрын

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Maybe you are right, the only thing that is really sad about it is that I would have to spend much money to really find out.

@thorfischer-olsen6504

3 жыл бұрын

@@spiritalex9397 I too had the 2009. I didn't pick up the coffee and walnut. More like red and green apples, almonds, white flowers, brioche... and very fine bubbles. Could it have been a fake? A few times I've gotten a bottle where I'm hit with the feeling that it was a fake (was the Clos de la Roche supposed to taste like a village level red when the lower rated Mazoyeres was truely fantastic)... I don't know how widely spread fraud is among champagnes... You have my sympathies. It sucks to spend good money on a bad wine.

@spiritalex9397

3 жыл бұрын

@@thorfischer-olsen6504 I do not think that it was a fake because I bought it from reputable merchant and not on the secondary market like from someone at ebay. Another reason why I don't think its a fake is that I suppose that Roederer Cristal is still ab bit to cheap to be interesting for faking it. I am for sure no expert with this but I think if I had to fake a bottle of wine I would start with something which has a price level from 500 € or higher. That is the point: Maybe I just had a bad bottle and if this had been one for lets say around 50 € I might have instantly bought another one to check it, but not for around 200 €. Anyway, thanks for your reply.

I’ve got 30 bottles sitting at home, have had plenty throughout the years, but I still prefer Dom perignon

@berry6568

Жыл бұрын

I’ll have one 😂

I find 2012 Cristal still youthful, maybe wait 5 years?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@donaldcook3112

2 жыл бұрын

@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine . . . ' Agree ' to which - ? ... that it is in need of at least 5 years to be approachable ? ... or it is ' enjoyable ' now as you stated in reply to an earlier comment ? ... Can't be both .

fumunder cheese

I remember paying a lot more for subpar champagne in night clubs. Ok, granted it involved chicks and nudity and everything in between.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

Tell me more ...

How is Jay Z's champagne brand compared to this one?

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Should do a video on that ...

Too late, this is the chav's champagne, after Lambrini

Contrary to common belief cheese and wine is a bad pairing 90 out of 100.

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

I think it really depends on the pairing. You can find the right wine for almost any cheese.

@Birdylockso

2 жыл бұрын

Many red wine go great with lots of cheese. White wine is a bit difficult for me, but not impossible. I enjoy a good Chardonnay or Vermentino with Swiss cheese, which is easier to find in my part of the world.

Sadly no :(

Cristal is a little expensive for someone who does not drink champagne. I think I will stick to wines.

Interesting somehow. But a lot of fuzz about a way overpriced Champagne. I by myself stick with some very, very fine Champagnes from small vignerons. For a really fair pricing. And I'm thinking they have at least also a lot of work to. Not only Mister Roederers workers like he pointed out: "It costs a lot of money ..." Bullshit in my opinion - all marketing jibber jabber. Don' t fall for it. Great idea with the cheese, I imagine a picnic in the summertime with the beloved lady of the heart ...

Crystal is for poor people champagne

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

2 жыл бұрын

Is it?

Not racists just good taste .......In any event rap is crap !

@TopFlight302

2 жыл бұрын

?

remember the racist scandal about cristal?

You killed a great champagne with cheese, it adds a layer of protein in tongue and mouth and prevents you to get the best of any wine, sorry for that…

@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine

3 жыл бұрын

You should try the combo!

What type of cheese was it Konstantin?