Comments on: Bordeaux 06 - everything’s coming up…mushrooms http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:09:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Vega Sicilia and hot dogs, Bordeaux 2006 lives, bottle frisking — tasting sized pours http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-7647 Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Vega Sicilia and hot dogs, Bordeaux 2006 lives, bottle frisking — tasting sized pours Fri, 04 May 2007 14:22:50 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/#comment-7647 [...] sighs in relief After getting damned and slammed by Jancis Robinson, Bordeaux catches a break from Robert Parker for the 2006 vintage who hails it as “superior [...] [...] sighs in relief After getting damned and slammed by Jancis Robinson, Bordeaux catches a break from Robert Parker for the 2006 vintage who hails it as “superior [...]

]]> By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Bordeaux 2006: Comment dit-on “big problems” en francais? http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-7185 Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Bordeaux 2006: Comment dit-on “big problems” en francais? Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:20:50 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/#comment-7185 [...] slamming the 2006 vintage last week saying it was “a great vintage for mushrooms and truffles, but [...] [...] slamming the 2006 vintage last week saying it was “a great vintage for mushrooms and truffles, but [...]

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-7058 Dr. Vino Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:15:43 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/#comment-7058 Lisa, Thanks for your observations. Yes, it seems like after being able to buy 05 Bdx blind, the 06s will be very much pick and choose. Terry, Ha! This was her article from the Weekend Financial Times, reproduced in the free portion of her web site. We're overdue for a meet-up! Some time soon! Cheers, Tyler Lisa,

Thanks for your observations. Yes, it seems like after being able to buy 05 Bdx blind, the 06s will be very much pick and choose.

Terry,

Ha! This was her article from the Weekend Financial Times, reproduced in the free portion of her web site.

We’re overdue for a meet-up! Some time soon!

Cheers,

Tyler

]]> By: Terry Hughes http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-7057 Terry Hughes Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:12:22 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/#comment-7057 Dr. Vino, I thought you didn't want to pony up the money to subscribe to JR's site. I did -- couldn't resist her any longer -- nice to be back there, I must say, as Ed Grimley would have said. BTW, when is the next Dr. Vino wine meetup?? Dr. Vino, I thought you didn’t want to pony up the money to subscribe to JR’s site.

I did — couldn’t resist her any longer — nice to be back there, I must say, as Ed Grimley would have said.

BTW, when is the next Dr. Vino wine meetup??

]]> By: Lisa Roskam http://www.drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-7023 Lisa Roskam Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:13:05 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/04/16/bordeaux-06-everythings-coming-upmushrooms/#comment-7023 Oh my goodness! What's up with the doom and gloom? The negative comments I have heard recently about the 2006 vintage in Bordeaux seem way out of proportion (except Decanter magazine) with the meteorological facts and the primeur products that I was able to taste last week. 2006 is not 2005, but it certainly isn't 1997 either. The end of September was certainly difficult in Bordeaux but for those wineries with vineyards located in more precocious "terroirs", the harvest came before those heavy rains. From talking to producers and buyers in Bordeaux it seems the biggest problem is going to be uneven quality from one producer to the next. The quality of the finished wine will depend on how much work they put into their vineyards, when they were able to harvest and whether they picked unripe grapes in a rush to beat the rains. my 2 cents, Lisa Oh my goodness! What’s up with the doom and gloom? The negative comments I have heard recently about the 2006 vintage in Bordeaux seem way out of proportion (except Decanter magazine) with the meteorological facts and the primeur products that I was able to taste last week. 2006 is not 2005, but it certainly isn’t 1997 either. The end of September was certainly difficult in Bordeaux but for those wineries with vineyards located in more precocious “terroirs”, the harvest came before those heavy rains.

From talking to producers and buyers in Bordeaux it seems the biggest problem is going to be uneven quality from one producer to the next. The quality of the finished wine will depend on how much work they put into their vineyards, when they were able to harvest and whether they picked unripe grapes in a rush to beat the rains.

my 2 cents,
Lisa

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