This classic、 backward、 tannic St.-Julien is made in the style of the 1996 and 1986.
The 2006 Ducru Beaucaillou possesses a dense purple color along with a sweet perfume of graphite、 black raspberries、 cassis、 licorice、 and subtle toasty oak.
Despite their prominent place in the wine’s structure、 the sweetness of the tannins and the full-bodied、 muscular style suggest exceptional patience will be required.
This is a big、 substantial、 meaty、 masculine wine built for considerable longevity.
Not surprisingly、 Leoville Las Cases has produced another classic、 potentially long-lived wine in 2006.
Among the St.-Juliens、 it、 Ducru Beaucaillou、 and Leoville Barton possess the potential for the greatest longevity.
Interestingly、 when I visited this chateau in January、 proprietor Jean-Hubert Delon offered me two samples、 one where the cork had been pulled immediately prior to tasting、 and another that had been decanted four hours earlier.
Both were superb、 but the wine that had had extended aeration was clearly the finer offering.
The opaque purple-hued 2006- only 40% of the crop made it into the final blend- exhibits a personality that mimics the superb 1996.
Classic aromas of sweet black raspberries、 kirsch、 cassis、 and subtle toasty oak are followed by a full-bodied、 concentrated wine displaying moderately high tannin.
This cuvee can often resemble a Pauillac wrapped in the St.-Julien appellation、 and the 2006 is no exception.
A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon、 14.5% Merlot、 and the rest Cabernet Franc、 it will require significant cellaring before consumption.
One of the fabulous surprises、 although I had suggested last year that it could jump in quality、 of my tastings、 the 2006 Lafite Rothschild is a great、 great wine made from a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon、 16% Merlot、 and 2% Petit Verdot.
When I tasted it from barrel、 it reminded me of their successful 1988、 but it is dramatically superior to that vintage.
Frankly、 it may turn out to be as good as the 2005、 which in all of Bordeaux is a far greater vintage than 2006.
Lafite’s severe selection process (42% made it into the grand vin) resulted in a full-bodied wine boasting an extraordinary perfume of charcoal、 truffles、 lead pencil shavings、 and sensationally sweet、 ripe black currant and cedar notes.
A wine of extraordinary intensity、 texture、 and depth with silky tannins as well as awesome concentration、 this has turned out to be a remarkable Lafite Rothschild that should be drinkable much earlier than the 2005、 but age for three decades.
The exceptional 2006 Cos d’Estournel is composed of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon、 20% Merlot、 and 2% Petit Verdot、 55% of the production was utilized.
Revealing superb intensity for a 2006 as well as an inky/blue/purple color、 and a sweet bouquet of blue and black fruits、 licorice、 graphite、 and charcoal、 this full-bodied 2006 possesses high levels of sweet tannin.
This wine is characterized by a freshness and precision that give it a 1996-like affinity.
Enjoy this beautifully concentrated、 exceptionally pure、 statuesque Cos d’Estournel over the next 20-25 years.
By the way、 it was bottled without any fining or filtration.
One of the vintage's top wines is the 2006 La Mission-Haut-Brion. From bottle、 it reminds me of the 1998、 given its structure and backward style. Dense ruby/purple-colored、 it possesses a boatload of tannin、 but with coaxing、 tobacco leaf、 sweet black currant、 burning ember、 and blue fruit characteristics emerge.
While thick and full-bodied、 the tannins seem more elevated than I remember from barrel.
It is going to be a beauty、 but like many of the top 2006s、 considerable patience is required.
Only 55% of the production made it into the grand vin as Jean-Philippe Delmas made a severe selection.
The final blend was 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon、 and the 2006 has one of the highest natural alcohols ever achieved at La Mission、 averaging around 14.3%、 which is astonishingly high for a Graves.
While it is easy to lose sight of this wine、 given the prodigious 2005 that was produced、 this is another outstanding effort from an estate that has been doing everything right for some time.
Notes of graphite、 black currant liqueur、 incense、 and camphor make for a complex and intensely penetrating set of aromatics.
Dark ruby/purple、 medium to full-bodied、 with superb concentration and moderate tannin、 this is a beauty of finesse and substance that should be at its best between 2012 and 2024.
1988 or 1995-ish in style、 rather than 1996、 which seems to be the vintage several 2006s recall、 this dense purple-colored wine displays sweet notes of creme de cassis、 tobacco leaf、 licorice、 and some cedar and graphite.
The wine has plenty of structure a la 1995 and a backward、 muscular personality、 but beautiful fruit on the attack and alluring purity and a nicely textured mouthfeel.
The finish suggests cellaring for 3-5 years and drinking over the following two decades.
While not at the level of the phenomenal 2005、 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has produced another classic wine with the creme de cassis fruit that I often find in both Mouton Rothschild and Pontet-Canet、 yet both of those vineyards are closer to the Gironde River.
This wine has a pure personality、 with the aforementioned classic creme de cassis notes、 medium to full body、 beautiful density、 purity、 texture、 and length.
If anything、 this recalls a hypothetical blend of their brilliant 1995 and 1996. Tannins are elevated、 so patience will be required.
This was Xavier Borie’s first vintage in his new state-of-the-art winemaking facility.
The brilliant 2006 Cheval Blanc performed better from bottle than from barrel.
A blend of equal parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot grown in a superb vineyard site facing La Conseillante and l’Evangile at the very edge of the sandy、 gravelly soils of St.-Emilion、 it boasts a dense ruby/purple color as well as a sweet perfume of menthol、 charcoal、 boysenberries、 black currants、 and hints of cocoa and caramel.
Lush、 textured、 and opulent with superb purity、 medium to full body、 savory flavors、 and sweet、 sexy tannins、 this stunning Cheval Blanc may be even better than the 2005.
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