There were only 24 bottles of this rare Swiss wine left in the world.
Then Angus and Carlos opened one.In this episode of Got Somme, Master Sommelier Carlos Santos and Angus O’Loughlin explore the fascinating world of rare and allocated wines.
Does limited production genuinely signal exceptional quality, or is scarcity sometimes little more than a clever sales technique designed to create FOMO?
Carlos reveals how wine allocations work inside the world’s best restaurants, including why venues may receive only one or two bottles of legendary wines such as Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. He also explains how relationships with distributors, purchasing history and global demand determine who gets access to the most sought-after bottles.
The pair then taste an experimental Swiss Merlot from Ticino, supplied by Daniel of Invidia Wines.
With the winemaker having passed away and production ending, this bottle represents a genuinely finite piece of Swiss winemaking history.
https://invidiawines.com/
https://www.instagram.com/invidia_wines/
Episode chapters:
00:00 Only 24 bottles remain
01:04 Carlos reveals his Swiss connection
02:07 How wine allocations create FOMO
03:58 Does scarcity automatically mean value?
05:09 Why restaurants refuse tiny allocations
07:04 Carlos’s smallest-ever wine allocation
09:05 What it takes to access Romanée-Conti
11:15 The true cost of securing DRC
13:27 Are some allocated wines overrated?
14:46 Australia’s undiscovered small-production wines
16:04 Discovering Swiss wine
16:32 Why Ticino is famous for Merlot
17:18 The story behind this incredibly rare bottle
18:07 Tasting the experimental Swiss Merlot
18:46 Carlos’s tasting notes
19:12 Final verdict
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