2006 Bordeaux
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Joseph at the window of our
gîte
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Victoria returned to the fray this year, having
missed last year's various tastings of the 2005
vintage (Joseph can thank the patron saint of babies
that he wasn't disguised as a dachshund and deposited
at the local kennels for the duration). Also in the
party, Victoria's parents, toting their stoutest
rhino hide gauntlets; they had volunteered to care
for His Nibs whilst Mum and Dad were out busying
themselves with the demanding task of assessing the
new vintage.
What did Mum and Dad find? Well, we discovered a
vintage as thrilling and dangerous as a river in
spate. Fortunately, there are many sound, strong,
even beautiful, stepping stones on which to cross.
So what occurred? What were the influences that
shaped this harvest that follows so hotly on what is
generally considered among the best vintages ever in
the region?
Well, another drought struck Bordeaux and that makes
four in a row. One of the results of long periods of
low precipitation in a vineyard is that the fruit
develops very thick skins and it is the skin of a
grape that protects against a number of undesirables:
ingress by water and mould for starters.
All this left the harvest in a good position to duck
the worst of the weather…and the worst of the
weather punctuated both the merlot and cabernet
sauvignon harvests (merlot ripens much earlier than
cabernet, the picking normally completed a good few
weeks before the harvesters enter the cabernet
vineyards). However, some appellations were notably
drier than others: Pessac-Léognan, for
example, saw much less rain than those regions
further north. Other vineyards had largely completed
their harvests before the rains arrived: Pomerol is
perhaps the single most homogenously successful
appellation in the vintage.
What we're left with is a very mixed bunch of wines.
There are some top quality examples, but a great many
properties found 2006 simply too testing. In
selecting wines for our offering, we intend to be
very price sensitive. We don't intend to offer wines
for which the quality/price ratio is unfavourable!
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Another window shot, this time in Mouton’s
new tasting room
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N.B. Robert Parker has recently published his
thoughts on the vintage and wow, does he ever love
2006! This may have two effects, one desirable, one rather less so. Firstly,
many of the world’s serious wine collectors
read Parker, some hanging on his every word. This may
well make easier our job of selling the wines. The
other side of the coin is that the Bordelais use Parker’s
assessments as a yardstick by which they calculate
prices for their wines. If Parker rates a vintage
highly, lofty tickets are often the result. Watch
this space!
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NB. All prices stated are per 12x75cl, in bond.
Should you require any different bottle or case
sizes, please email either Caspar
or
Victoria.
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St Estèphe
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Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Château Cos d'Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2025 |
12x75cl |
£720.00 |
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| 2006 |
La Dame de Montrose, St Estèphe, Bordeaux, France |
2011-2020 |
12x75cl |
£140.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Lafon-Rochet, St Estèphe, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2022 |
12x75cl |
£180.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Montrose, St Estèphe, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2025 |
12x75cl |
£471.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Calon-Ségur, St Estèphe, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2027 |
12x75cl |
£300.00 |
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Cos
d’Estournel from across
the road
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Pauillac
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| Vintage |
Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Château d'Armailhac, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£192.00 |
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| 2006 |
Les Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£390.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Clerc-Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£225.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Duhart-Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2025 |
12x75cl |
£225.00 |
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| 2006 |
Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2010-2020 |
6x75cl |
£261.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£312.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Haut-Batailley, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2011-2020 |
12x75cl |
£174.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Lafite, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2016-2030 |
12x75cl |
£3,300.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2030 |
12x75cl |
£3,420.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£369.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£396.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Pichon Baron de Longueville, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£522.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2030 |
12x75cl |
£651.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Mouton-Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2030 |
12x75cl |
£3,810.00 |
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Looking south from Latour’s tasting room
towards St Julien
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Margaux and Moulis
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Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Alter Ego de Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£228.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Ferrière, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£153.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Giscours, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2025 |
12x75cl |
£270.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Kirwan, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£234.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Lascombes, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£372.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Malescot-St-Exupéry, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£261.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2030 |
12x75cl |
£3,300.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Marquis de Terme, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£186.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£1,152.00 |
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| 2006 |
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£345.00 |
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Château Giscours, resembling something
from High Chaparral
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St Julien
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Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Clos du Marquis, St Julien, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£234.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Croix du Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux, France |
2011-2020 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Ducru Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2025 |
12x75cl |
£762.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Gruaud Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2025 |
12x75cl |
£273.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Langoa-Barton 3ème Cru Classé, St Julien, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£300.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Léoville-Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2030 |
12x75cl |
£396.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Léoville-Lascases., St Julien, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2030 |
6x75cl |
£600.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Léoville-Poyferré, St Julien, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£357.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Talbot, St Julien, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2025 |
12x75cl |
£225.00 |
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Ducru-Beaucaillou
from the garden
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Médoc
and
Haut-Médoc
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Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Château Beaumont, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France |
2010-2016 |
12x75cl |
£63.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Potensac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France |
2011-2020 |
12x75cl |
£117.00 |
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Pessac-Léognan
and Graves - The
Reds
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Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Château Bahans-Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£330.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Bouscaut, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£129.00 |
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| 2006 |
Domaine de Chevalier, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2025 |
12x75cl |
£237.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2025 |
12x75cl |
£369.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2016-2030 |
12x75cl |
£3,120.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2030 |
12x75cl |
£3,000.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£306.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Pichon Baron de Longueville, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£522.00 |
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La Mission-Haut-Brion…
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…and the view from La Mission towards the
gates of Haut-Brion
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Pessac-Léognan
and Graves - The Whites
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Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Château Laville-Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2011-2020 |
12x75cl |
£3,300.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Pape-Clément , Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£762.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France |
2009-2014 |
12x75cl |
£372.00 |
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New growth in Pessac-Léognan
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St Emilion
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| Vintage |
Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Château Angélus, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2025 |
12x75cl |
£1,125.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Canon-La-Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£405.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Cheval-Blanc, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2030 |
12x75cl |
£4,410.00 |
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| 2006 |
Clos Fourtet, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£303.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Figeac, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£489.00 |
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| 2006 |
Petit Cheval, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2011-2018 |
12x75cl |
£708.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château La Mondotte, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2025 |
6x75cl |
£750.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Troplong-Mondot., St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2025 |
12x75cl |
£654.00 |
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| 2006 |
Clos de l'Oratoire, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2011-2019 |
12x75cl |
£186.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Beauséjour-Bécot, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2011-2020 |
12x75cl |
£300.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château Canon, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2025 |
12x75cl |
£390.00 |
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St Emilion and the
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Pomerol
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Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France |
2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£369.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château La Conseillante, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2025 |
12x75cl |
£654.00 |
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| 2006 |
Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France |
2014-2025 |
6x75cl |
£415.50 |
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| 2006 |
Château L'Evangile, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2030 |
12x75cl |
£960.00 |
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Racking the wine at Vieux-Château-Certan
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Barsac& Sauternes
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Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
IB |
Notes |
Order |
| 2006 |
Château Coutet., Barsac, Bordeaux, France |
2013-2025 |
6x75cl |
£150.00 |
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| 2006 |
Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France |
2015-2035 |
12x75cl |
£3,300.00 |
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