Produttori '06 crus

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
originally posted by Claude Kolm:
No one seems to have mentioned already, but the 2005 Normale was already quite lean -- 2 vintages in a row like that and you may seriously erode your customer base.
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I loved it.

Very pretty.

Very '05, with the high toned red fruit and classic acidity often found in Barbarescos from that year.

I sold a bunch of it.

Folks dug it.
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Maybe different tastes, maybe different lots. You were buying it from V.I.A.S., I presume. I got it through an Oregon importer, as I recall (although I may be confusing that bottle with the 2008 Langhe Nebbiolo) -- rather tannic and bony compared to other vintages I know of the wine.
 
I did get it through VIAS.

The pricing was very attractive.

Gramercy was pouring it by the glass for awhile (maybe still is), that's how approachably priced it was.
 
Locanda Verde was pouring the Produttori '08 Langhe Nebbiolo by the glass, for like $16 or so.

I also had a bottle of the '06 last week. It's pretty lean expression of nebbiolo, but I kind of appreciate that. Acid was raging, but the fruit was definitely there. Affordable nebbiolo I can drink now? Yes, please.
 
Looking through my notes I noticed that Alex at Brovia told us that 2006 was very good for them, but overall it wasn't the vintage that 2004 or 2005 was, and that quite a few people had difficulty with the vintage.
 
I visited a bunch of traditionalists in the spring of 09 (G Conterno, F Rinaldi, G Rinaldi, G Mascarello, Cavallotto, Giacosa). Aside from Giacosa, I was told that 04 was like 01, excellent and on the riper/fuller side. 05 was also very good, a bit fresher, perhaps more like 99, and that 06, 07 and 08 were more difficult but could produce good wines with work.

I have been surprised to see everyone stateside hyping 06 over 05. The 05's I tasted were pretty excellent across the board and I've been buying them happily. The few 06's and 07's I sampled were also very good, but I wouldn't say that 06 stood out compared to 05 or 07 to any degree at all...
 
I feel that '06 Burgundy is actually better than its reputation in general, and I suspect the reason is the same in both cases: '04 Piedmont/'05 Burgundy got supah-dupah hype, and it simply can't happen like that two years in a row, so...
 
originally posted by Josh Beck:

Aside from Giacosa, I was told that 04 was like 01, excellent and on the riper/fuller side.
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Not that you are asking or anything, but my personal opinion is that these two vintages are dissimilar. Much more structure and classic tannins from '01. '04s are approachable in comparison.
 
I agree with you, Levi. The 01's I've had are total vins de garde, classic, tannic, and currently closed. '99 and '04 are suitable for aging too but they are softer wines.

I hope Nicolas doesn't come beat us up for what no doubt are false generalizations about the vintage though.
 
originally posted by Morgan Harris:
Locanda Verde was pouring the Produttori '08 Langhe Nebbiolo by the glass, for like $16 or so.

I also had a bottle of the '06 last week. It's pretty lean expression of nebbiolo, but I kind of appreciate that. Acid was raging, but the fruit was definitely there. Affordable nebbiolo I can drink now? Yes, please.
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This may just show how out of whack my taste is these days, but I had this wine again last night at dinner with some friends, and it didn't seem at all lean or acidic to me. Loved it.

Also opened were the Produttori 2000 Barbaresco, which was excellent and seemed still quite young and a bottle of 2000 Sociando Mallet. The Sociando Mallet was surprisingly open and ready to drink. It was a little on the ripe, glossy side of the spectrum and certainly soft compared to the Produttori wines, but I thought it was likable.
 
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