Bordeaux 06 - Parker Retastes

Robert Parker has released his completed scores and notes for "The Very Good Vintage of 2006 Bordeaux" from bottle.

The scores and notes are (as expected) very high. When we tried the 2006s late last year, it was evident that there were some fantastic wines on display that, in some places, compete in qualitative terms with their 2005 counterparts whilst often being significantly cheaper. Whilst the overall vintage quality is not as good, or as sought after, as 2005 - there are some really great wines that have good potential for the future.

Wines of the Vintage / Investment Wines 5 - 10 years

• Ch. Mouton-Rothschild (98 points) was the highest performing First Growth and wine of the vintage.
  
• Ch. Ausone (98 points) over performed the initial score of (95-97)
  
• Ch. Latour (95 points) also hit the upper end of it's preliminary score (93-96)
  
• Ch. Angelus (95 points) hit the upper end of the initial score and looks like a solid buy

More everyday drinking wines

• Domaine de Chevalier (92 points) seems a steal and will be lovely in about 4 years time and continue to improve for a couple of decades.
  
• Ch. Fonbel (89 points) is the 3rd wine of Alain Vauthier, who makes Ausone, and it is a great vaue buy
  
• Ch. d'Armailhac (91 points) offers great value for classic Pauillac
  
• Clos de Marquis (90 points) is stunning this year and is the equal of its 2005 offering at 2/3rds of the price
  
• Ch. Moulin St Georges (90 points) is another gem from the Vauthier stable and is one not to be missed this year.