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#328782 - 06-24-2007 09:09:29 2006 Grands Crus de Bordeaux Standouts.
Noel Offline
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Registered: 01-27-2005 01:56:23
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Back in Manila this morning from Vinexpo with tons and tons of notes.

June 18th and 19th, I went through 2006 Medoc, Pomerol and St. Emilion at the Union des Grands Crus' tasting (but not including 1st growths).

Recommendations in order, in terms of general quality of the appellations:

1st - Pomerol. Standouts are Clinet and La Conseillant.

2nd - St. Emilion. Standouts are Figeac and Canon la Gaffeliere.

3rd - Margaux. Rauzan Segla and, surprisingly (to me), Desmirail.

4th - Virtually tied are Pauillac and St Julien. Standouts are Gruaud Larose, Leoville Poyferré, Pichon Baron and Grand Puy Ducasse.

5th - St. Estephe. No Cos or Montrose tasted. Nothing I tried struck me as particularly noteworthy.

For Sauternes area (Yquem and Rieussec not tasted): Standouts in order - Suduiraut, Doisy Védrines and Guiraud. I was surprised I did not find the de Fargues notable as I usually like their wine.

I was able to try only a few of the '06 from Pessac Leognan (lots of '04s though at the Fête de la Fleur to be posted later), but remember liking the Haut Bailly (not surprising to me) and Smith Haut Lafitte (a surprise as I do not normally favor their red - this was a buxom standout, albeit a bit lacking in typicity, being internationally styled with very toasty oak).

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#328837 - 06-25-2007 23:41:46 Re: 2006 Grands Crus de Bordeaux Standouts. [Re: Noel]
Bryan Briscoe Offline
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Registered: 02-07-2004 08:00:00
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Thanks for the notes Noel. As someone who's just getting his feet wet with Bordeaux this is very helpfull.

Best,
Bryan

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#328906 - 06-27-2007 13:44:56 Re: 2006 Grands Crus de Bordeaux Standouts. [Re: Bryan Briscoe]
Noel Offline
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You are very welcome, Bryan, I appreciate it.

One "new discovery" (i.e., I never had the wine before) this trip was the 2001 Corbin (St. Emilion) I had with lunch on Sunday the 17th June. My host opened one for me to try, telling me his long-time friend made the wine. It's texture and flavors were quite nice, and, considering its very reasonable price, I told him I'd likely buy some.

That evening, at a dinner, I was introduced to the owner of the chateau, Anabelle Cruise-Bardinet, and her husband, Sebastian, who were both at the same table as I. Anabelle is an absolute knockout, and Sebastian (whose family, I understand, owns Chateau Laroque which I visited briefly last year) is one of the most amiable and friendly French fellows I have ever met (he was also one of the few who made sure to speak in English around me). This made me decide to definitely order some of the Corbin - both the 2000 and 2001.

Unfortunately, it turns out that it is not that easy to buy in the US as Corbin does not have a large production to begin with, plus a lot of it goes to Belgium and the the UK.

Oh well....if you find any of the 2001, you might want to try it. Should be under $40 if I'm not mistaken.
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