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videoWine Review: 2025 Chateau Angelus | En Primeur
▶️Learn more about this wine and past vintages: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/angelus+st+emilion+grand+cru+bordeaux+france/2025?utm_source=davidallen&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeur David Allen MW reviews an En Primeur sample of Chateau Angélus 2025. This edition is a 50:50 blend of Merlot and old-vine Cabernet Franc. David scores the wine 95-96/100. Château Angélus is a well regarded wine estate based in the Saint-Emilion region of northeastern Bordeaux. The property sits on a coveted spot just west of Saint-Émilion town, on a gentle, south-facing slope on the Saint-Émilion plateau. It produces a sumptuous, long-lived Merlot - Cabernet Franc wine that is regularly highly rated by critics. The château was given its name due of the presence of nearby church bells (an "angélus" is a Roman Catholic prayer bell) that could be heard chiming from the original plots of vineyards. The current château now hosts a framework of small bells on its rooftop. The estate was famously
videoWine Review Chateau Cheval Blanc 2025 | En Primeur
▶️Learn more about this wine and past vintages: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/chevalblanc+st+emilion+bordeaux+france/2025?utm_source=davidallen&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeur David Allen MW reviews an En Primeur sample of Chateau Cheval Blanc 2025. This edition is 51% Merlot with 45% Cabernet Franc and a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon. David scores the wine 97-98/100 and feels he may be being conservative. Château Cheval Blanc is a highly lauded wine estate in the Saint-Émilion region of northeast Bordeaux. It is certainly the most famous Cabernet Franc-based wine in the world, albeit often alongside very similar levels of Merlot. Typically, the "grand vin" (the estate's eponymous wine) is lush and full bodied with great weight of fruit. It tends to require ten years of bottle age and the best vintages can last half a century or more. The second wine of the estate is Le Petit Cheval. Given the top accolade of Premier Grand Cru Classé A at the inception of the Sain
videoGerman Riesling attitudes
How is Riesling viewed in Germany? 🍇 Jane Anson talks to Mosel legend Ernie Loosen about German attitudes to Riesling. Do you enjoy Riesling? Follow for more wine insights. #Riesling #GermanWine #WineEducation
videoSelling Riesling in the 1980s
What was it like selling Riesling in the 1980s? 🍷 Ernie Loosen recalls the challenges with Jane Anson. Have you seen perceptions of Riesling change? Follow for more wine insights. #Riesling #WineHistory #WineEducation
videoLight at the end of the tunnel? The Week in Wine Episode 39
End of Month special! Too many wineries in California is the story that continues to dominate the headlines, alongside En Primeur coverage from Bordeaux. The best value Sauvignon Blancs of 2026 gets eyeballs while Mexico's push to shout down prohibitionists also makes one of the top stories of the week. The month of May was dominated by the stories coming out of the USA, with the Too Many Wineries, Not Enough Consumers dominating readers' attention this month. Other showings included most-wanted wines and, more importantly, it turns out, most-wanted whiskeys; as well as ups-and-downs in Champagne and the rumors that Beyoncé and Jay-Z might be in the market for a château in Bordeaux. This week's wine news roundup covers top tennis player Amélie Mauresmo revealing she bought a 1945 Château Mouton-Rothschild on eBay several years ago. Also, Vintae, the Spanish winery best known for its recognizable Matsu range of wines from Toro, has acquired a 90-percent holding in Bodegas Riojanas;
videoThe Mosel region
What makes the Mosel region so special? 🍇 Jane Anson and Riesling legend Ernie Loosen discuss the beauty of the Mosel region of Germany. Have you ever tried wines from the Mosel? Follow for more wine insights. #Mosel #GermanWine #WineRegions
videoClare Valley Riesling
What defines Clare Valley Riesling? 🍷 Sam Barry talks to Jane Anson about the characteristics of Clare Valley Riesling. Do you have a favourite Riesling style? Follow for more wine insights. #ClareValley #Riesling #AustralianWine
videoThe Wolta Wolta collaboration
How do wine collaborations come together? 🍇 Australian winemaker Sam Barry tells Jane Anson how the Wolta Wolta Riesling collaboration between the Barry family and Ernie Loosen came about. What do you think a collaboration can bring to a wine? Follow for more wine insights. #WineCollaboration #Riesling #WineEducation
videoSharing wine
Who would you share a special bottle of wine with? 🍷 Jane Anson asks Sam Barry who he would most like to share the collaborative Wolta Wolta Riesling with. What makes sharing a special bottle of wine so meaningful? Follow for more wine insights. #WineMoments #WineLovers #WineExperience
videoGerman Riesling attitudes
How is Riesling viewed in Germany? 🍇 Jane Anson talks to Mosel legend Erni Loosen about German attitudes to Riesling. Do you enjoy Riesling? Follow for more wine insights. #Riesling #GermanWine #WineEducation
videoRiesling in the Hot Seat: Mosel meets the Clare Valley - Jane Anson The Wine Podcast - E30
WINE-SEARCHER PRO 🍷 ✨ Get 10% off a 12-month Wine-Searcher PRO subscription with the code ‘JaneWS’ at checkout. 👇 https://www.wine-searcher.com/get-pro?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeur TWO legends. TWO hot seats. ONE grape: Riesling. In this episode of the Wine Podcast, Jane Anson sits down with two legendary names in winemaking — Sam Barry of Clare Valley and Erni Loosen of Germany’s Mosel — to explore the story behind the groundbreaking Loosen Barry partnership. Expect candid stories, winemaking secrets, family history, and plenty of strong opinions on: ⚡ Why Riesling deserves more respect 🍷 The rise, fall & comeback of German Riesling 🌏What makes Clare Valley Riesling so unique 🪵 Old-school winemaking vs modern techniques ⏳ Why some wines need 10 YEARS before release 🔥 Screwcap vs cork debates 🍖 Vineyard BBQs, favourite restaurants & travel stories 🍷This episode is brought to you by iDealwine https://www.idealwine.com/en/buy-wine/sale-vente-pri
videoWine Review: 2025 Château La Mission Haut-Brion | En Primeur
▶️ Learn more about this wine and past vintages: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/la+mission+haut+brion+pessac+leognan+bordeaux+france?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeurdcmw David Allen MW reviews an En-Primeur sample of the 2025 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, the famed Pessac-Léognan property in Talence, a suburb of Bordeaux city. Once a competitor of its neighbor Haut Brion, it is now under the same ownership. The wine is 58.3% Merlot with 38.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and a little Cabernet Franc. The wine is dense and dark, with fresh, bright plum and cherry, supple tannins and mouthwatering acidity. It is likely to age well for several decades but may be supple enough to be accessible in 4 to 5 years. David scores the wine at 95-96/100. Château La Mission Haut-Brion’s near-neighbor and sister estate Château Haut-Brion was the only property from the region featured in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. But La Mission Haut-Brion (rated a Graves Grand Cru i
videoHopes and fears in the US wine market - The Week in Wine, Episode 38
The week is dominated by interest in the US wine market, with three W. Blake Grey stories driving readership. The stories span the current state of the market with recommendations that the number of wineries in the US drop to accommodate the size of the market; there is a glimmer of hope in the resolution of tariff disputes and the slowing of the decline (!) in the market; and there could be progress from Ohio on the much-debated efficacity of the three-tier system. News of wine-searcher's new owner also helps to drive readership as does our list of the world's most-wanted wines. A report from Bordeaux's Right Bank also has Don getting thirsty. Meanwhile, Olly's wine news covers: supermarkets in France trailing AI wine-merchant kiosks to help shoppers; a new medieval winemaking computer game is released; a French cooperage branches out into home décor (with some rather attractive tables); more hope in the US wine market; France's struggle to officially adopt/adapt to drones being use
videoWine Review: 2025 Château Léoville-Las Cases Clos du Marquis | En Primeur
▶️Learn more about this wine and past vintages: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/clos+du+marquis+st+julien+medoc+bordeaux+france?utm_source=davidallen&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeur David Allen MW reviews an en primeur sample of the 2025 Clos du Marquis. Formerly considered the second wine of Léoville-Las Cases, it is made from a distinct vineyard and is now treated as a distinct entity by its owners, Domaines Delon. The wine is 73% Cabernet Sauvignon with 21% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. It shows ripe dark fruit with some sweet licorice notes. It is lean, fresh and elegant on the palate with cassis flavors. David scores the 93 to 94/100, and thinks it may need a decade or more to hit its stride. ▶️ CHAPTERS: 0:00 Clos du Marquis 2025 wine label 0 :22 Making Clos du Marquis at the Leoville-las Cases winery 1:15 Blend details – grape varieties 1:26 TASTING - Appearance 2:02 Aromas; plum, cherry and licorish 2:30 Palate; lean, fresh, elegant with cassis flavor 3:16 Score,
videoWine Review: 2025 Le Pin, Pomerol | En Primeur
▶️ Learn more about this wine and past vintages: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/le+pin+pomerol+bordeaux+france?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeurdcmw David is excited to review an En-Primeur sample of the 2025 Le Pin, one of the most famous wines of Pomerol. The wine is 100% Merlot with 4% Cabernet Franc. He describes aromas showing a ”beautiful essence of red and black fruit” and a palate which is a “sensual experience”. David scores the wine at 98/100, possibly conservatively. Le Pin is a tiny 2.7-hectare (6-acre) property in the Pomerol district of Bordeaux. It was created in 1979 by the Thienpont family (owners of nearby Vieux Château Certan) and quickly rose to prominence to vie for the title of most expensive wine in the world. The 100 percent Merlot wine is extremely concentrated and lush; it can often be drunk young but is best with a decade of aging. The Le Pin vineyard is south-facing and sits on well-drained gravel and sand soils which
videoWine Review: 2025 Chateau Trotanoy, Pomerol | En Primeur
▶️ Learn more about this wine and past vintages: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/trotanoy+pomerol+bordeaux+france?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeurdcmw David reviews an En-Primeur sample of the 2025 Pomerol Château Trotanoy. The wine is 96% Merlot with 4% Cabernet Franc. He describes it an “incredible fruit bomb” balanced by “lovely fresh acidity”. David scores the wine at 96-98/100. Château Trotanoy is located on the western side of the Pomerol plateau, not far from Pétrus and Lafleur, and covers 7.2 hectares (17.8 acres). It has been owned by négociant JP Moueix since 1953. According to Moueix the vineyard is planted entirely with Merlot, having previously featured a little Cabernet Franc. The wines still tend to include a small component of the latter. In the 18th Century, the estate was known as Trop Ennuie, or "Too Annoying", due to the poor, hard-to-work nature of the soils here. These are made up of clay with deposits of gravel and iron, and a
videoWine Review: 2025 Château Haut-Brion, famed Pessac-Léognan First Growth | En Primeur
▶️ Learn more about this wine and past vintages: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/haut+brion+pessac+leognan+bordeaux+france?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeurdcmw David Allen MW reviews an En Primeur sample of the 2025 Chateau Haut-Brion, the famed Pessac-Léognan First Growth. The wine is 62% Merlot with 26.2% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11.8% Cabernet Franc. It displays an array of plummy aromas and combines the year’s characteristic freshness with ripe fruit and supple tannins. David scores the wine at 97/100 but admits he may be being conservative. The property is in the northern Graves on the outskirts of Bordeaux, and is now surrounded by encroaching buildings and roads. It is also flanked by La Mission Haut-Brion, which was bought by Haut-Brion's owners in the early 1980s. The majority of the estate's 51 hectares (126 acres) of vineyard is planted to red varieties with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot covering 48 hectares
video2025 En Primeur: Prices Up, Down or Flat?
The tastings of the 2025 vintage are done! Konstantin Baum MW shares his predictions - will prices go up, down, or remain stable from the previous 2024 vintage? Share your predictions in the comments📣 #Bordeaux2025 #EnPrimeur #FineWine #WineLovers #WineNews #KonstantinBaum #WineSearcher
videoWine Review: 2025 Chateau La Fleur Petrus, Pomerol | En Primeur
▶️ Learn more about this wine and past vintages: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/la+fleur+petrus+pomerol+bordeaux+france?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeurdcmw David reviews an En-Primeur sample of the 2025 Pomerol Château La Fleur-Pétrus. The wine is 97% Merlot with 3% Petit Verdot. Deep and dense, It displays an array of red fruit aromas with vanilla. On the palate it combines the year’s characteristic freshness with ripe raspberry fruit, exotic spices and supple tannins. David scores the wine at 95-97/100. Château La Fleur-Pétrus is widely regarded as one of the greatest wine properties in Pomerol. The wine is Merlot-dominant, and is known for its finesse, elegance and ageworthiness. The estate vineyard extends to just under 19 hectares (46 acres) and is planted chiefly to Merlot (91 percent) with six percent Cabernet Franc and three percent Petit Verdot. The core vineyard is situated across the road from Château Pétrus and adjacent to Château L
videoWine Review: Chateau Lynch Moussas Pauillac 2025 (En Primeur)
▶️ Learn more about this wine and past vintages: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/lynch+moussas+pauillac+medoc+bordeaux+france?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=enprimeurdcmw During April David Allen Master of Wine has been part of a team in Bordeaux reporting tasting the 2025 en-primeur wines. Read his notes on over 400 wines on the Wine-Searcher website and watch the videos he made during the trip here on the Wine Voices YouTube Channel. Do subscribe and follow along as David searches out some of the most captivating, exciting, unusual and best value for money wines he can find in Bordeaux. In today’s video David reviews an en-primeur sample of the 2025 Chateau Lynch-Moussas, a Pauillac Fifth Growth. The wine is 77% Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot accounting for the balance. It shows rich ripe aromas of dark slightly cooked dark with some leafy notes. As with other 2025s it has fresh acidity with cassis and red fruit flavors. It is a modern-styled open, vibra
videoFree Trade? The Week in Wine Episode 37 | Wine-Searcher
When did supermarket wine labels start featuring their flavor profile prominently on their labels? Is the US three-tier wine distribution system unconstitutional? Recent rulings on Ohio may bring this question to the fore. Don't shoot the messenger? A piece on the right-wing press defending wine drinkers should not be dismissed because of the messenger. Meanwhile, our top 10 Most-Wanted Burgundy wines list does not hit the same spots as previous such articles. In the most-recent wine news roundup, Hungary is decimated by frost; Argentina halts funding for its Coviar national wine body (NB: Coviar has not been shut down, merely it's main line of funding has been stopped); Rioja sales are down; Chile sees 110 percent increase in wine exports to Russia; and Russia remains the pre-eminent destination for Georgian wines, despite the lack of diplomatic relations between the two countries since 2008. We also look forwards to news from Champagne, more from the US Supreme Court and Wine-Searc
videoSpirit of Bordeaux
What defines the spirit of Bordeaux? 🍷 Nicolas Audebert, director of three Bordeaux producers, talks about the spirit of Bordeaux with Jane Anson. What comes to mind when you think of Bordeaux wines? Follow for more wine insights. #BordeauxWine #WineCulture #WineEducation
videoSoil Types
How do soil types influence wine? 🌱 Nicolas Audebert, director of Château Rauzan-Ségla in Margaux and Châteaux Berliquet and Canon in Saint-Émilion, talks about soil types with Jane Anson. Do you consider terroir when choosing wine? Follow for more wine insights. #Terroir #WineEducation #WineKnowledge
videoIndustry turning point
Is the wine industry at a turning point? 🍇 Robert Joseph talks about how we are at an inflection point in the wine industry. What changes have you noticed in how people buy or drink wine? Follow for more wine insights. #WineIndustry #WineTrends #WineEducation