We risked $1,700 worth of wine to answer one question: is expensive wine worth it?
In this episode of Got Somme, Angus O’Loughlin and Master Somm Carlos Santos open two Grand Cru Burgundies (around $800 a bottle) and taste them side by side. No posturing, no wine snobbery, just an honest test of what you’re paying for when the label gets serious.
We talk:
– What “Grand Cru” actually means in Burgundy
– Why producers matter as much as terroir
– The difference between a great $30 bottle and an $800 bottle
– Whether expensive wine is “worth it” or just status
– How to find underrated regions that deliver insane value
BIG thanks to The French Wine Centre for providing the bottles 🙏🏼
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If you’ve ever wondered whether luxury wine is genuinely better, this is the episode.
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Do we go cheaper and find the best $20 bottle?
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Chapters
00:00 We’re risking $1,700 on wine
00:24 The most expensive bottles we’ve had
01:18 What we’re drinking: Echezeaux + Clos de la Roche
03:17 How we got the bottles (French Wine Center)
04:22 Why Burgundy prices get insane
06:55 First smell: “This is incredible”
09:20 First sip and the tannin moment
12:33 Why you rarely drink Grand Cru
13:00 Switching to Clos de la Roche
14:54 The big question: is expensive wine worth it?
17:06 The real answer: story, value, perspective
18:14 What should we taste next?
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4 Comments
Don't know that producer but it sure sounds like they knocked it out of the park! And a great vintage, as well. Obviously super young, especially for GC, but what a treat to have those wines. Would be curious to know how they evolved over time (assuming any made it past the first hour!). Love the show.
Great stuff! I am currently living in Switzerland and had a chance to visit Burgundy last summer (first time). Have 2 bottles of from the same vineyard (Pommard – 1er Cru Grands Epenots) from 2 different producers, same vintage (2017). I look forward to doing a comparison during a tasting. Can’t wait!?!
I often ask myself: Would I rather drink 20 decent bottles of wine over the course of a month or look forward to drinking 1 incredible wine once a month?
This is awesome, but please keep talking about how to find value in wine because while I am passionate and curious about wine there are 0 chances I'll ever drink something that expensive.