My BEST Wines of 2025

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Check out Cellar Class to take your wine knowledge to the next level: https://www.cellarclass.com/ Learn from a Master of Wine at your pace, wherever you are with Cellar Class! Follow me on ...: https://www.instagram.com/konstantinbaum_mw/ https://www.threads.net/@konstantinbaum_mw https://www.tiktok.com/@konstantinbaum_mw Check out my website: https://www.cellarclass.com/ https://www.konstantinbaum.com/ https://baumselection.com/ I have used the following glass in this video: SPIEGELAU Hi-Lite Universal Glass – Get it here: https://www.spiegelau.com/en/shop/hi-lite/universal-glass-1750161?mtm_campaign=2025_cont_ec_baum20&mtm_source=ig&mtm_medium=afp&mtm_content=workshop&mtm_group=bgw&mtm_placement=link I have tasted the following wines in this Video: 2023 Pieropan La Rocca Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/pieropan+la+rocca+soave+cls+veneto+italy/2023?referring_site=KSB 2021 Lapu Valley Three Parallel Rivers Dry White Southwest High Mountain Area, China 2024 Keller Grüner Sylvaner Rheinhessen, Germany https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/keller+gruner+silvaner+trocken+rheinhessen+germany/2024?referring_site=KSB 2014 Grange des Pères Blanc, Languedoc, France https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/dom+de+la+grange+pere+blanc+igp+pays+d+herault+france/2014?referring_site=KSB 2023 Dr. Burklin-Wolf Forster Kirchenstuck G.C. Riesling, Pfalz, Germany https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/dr+burklin+wolf+forster+kirchenstuck+g+c+riesling+trocken+an+weinstrass+pfalz+germany/2023?referring_site=KSB 1980 Chateau Margaux, Margaux, France https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/margaux+medoc+bordeaux+france/1980?referring_site=KSB 2003 Chateau Pavie, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/pavie+st+emilion+grand+cru+bordeaux+france/2003?referring_site=KSB 2021 Produttori del Barbaresco 'Barbaresco DOCG', Piedmont, Italy https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/produttori+docg+barbaresco+piemonte+italy/2021?referring_site=KSB 2023 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Dry Creek Valley, USA https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/ridge+lytton+spring+dry+creek+valley+sonoma+county+north+coast+california+usa/2023?referring_site=KSB 2015 Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/giuseppe+quintarelli+docg+amarone+della+valpolicella+cls+veneto+italy/2015?referring_site=KSB 2001 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/penfolds+grange+bin+95+australia/2001?referring_site=KSB 2024 Jermann 'Vinnae' Servus Cella Ribolla Gialla Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/jerman+vinnae+servus+cella+ribolla+gialla+friuli+venezia+giulia+igp+italy/2024?referring_site=KSB I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Ebony The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com): 96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume. 90 - 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines. 80 - 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws. 70 - 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine. 60 - 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors. 50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable. The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are dropping, and Christmas is around the corner… which can only mean one thing: Wine Spectator has released its Top 10 Wines of the Year. And of course, I’m making a video about it. The end of 2025 is near, and it's time for me to release my favorite wines of the year. Reflecting on the past year, I traveled across the globe tasting many great wines, as is my yearly tradition. 2025 was also a strange year for wine, as I talked to many winemakers and merchants who feel gloomy about the future. It might be a difficult period for people in the wine trade; however, there are a few products that have been around for more than 8000 years, and I don’t think wine is going anywhere. This year, I tasted many exciting wines from places that I did not have on my radar before, and I am sure that the quality of wine overall has never been higher than it is now. So let's talk about my favorite bottles of the year 2025 …