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The Vineyard, September/October, 2007
2006 bordeaux
en primeur
“A surprisingly good year for the finest terroirs…the 2006 vintage has produced
many fine wines, and overall it is superior to 2004…the style of the
medocs is one where the finest terroirs excelled…2006 appears to be a modern-day
version of 1996 or 1986…” robert parker, Wine Advocate
“After tasting more than 250 inky samples last week at Vinexpo in Bordeaux
and more than a dozen chateaux, i found the 2006s are better than i thought
they would be. several were stunners, including mouton-rothschild and
pichon lalande, both superior to their disappointing 2005s. And the whites
Uniformly excellent.” elin mccoy, Bloomberg Press
“i found the 2006 vintage in Bordeaux to be a pleasant surprise on my annual
early spring tour. it’s a classic year in which many very good to excellent wines
have been made, and even some i would describe as outstanding. the best
wines, especially those based on cabernet sauvignon, are built to enjoy a long
life.” steven tanzer
“leading French magazine le Figaro has said that Bordeaux 2006 vintage
could be as ‘sublime’ as the great 1982 vintage.
Apparently flying in the face of most advice from the world’s wine critics, in an
article entitled ‘Bank on the 2006 primeurs’, the figaro.fr website and le Figaro
magazine advises its readers to invest in the 2006 vintage.
in 1982, ‘few people banked on the vintage ,’ the article says, and ‘for collectors,
it’s a strong bet that 2006 will follow this tendency. in 10 years, this
vintage will be recognized as sublime.’
the article was written by figaro.fr writer guirec gombert, advised by Figaro
finance expert Frederic durand-Bazin…
decanter’s consultant editor steven spurrier said 2006 may well be of higher
quality than 1982 - due to lower yields and better winemaking techniques.
“i’d say 2006 was better. they’re more concentrated and although that doesn’t
always signify quality, they are better wines. the winemaking in Bordeaux is
twice as good as it was back then. even the elements that made up 2006 were
better than 82.” oliver styles, Decanter
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