a somewhat contrary view about the 2006 vintage in Burgundy & Beaujolais

originally posted by Levi Dalton:
[...]in other words if you were looking for the producer in the sweet spot for 2006 - then I would answer Alain Burguet.

Alain Burguet is to 2006 as Mugneret-Gibourg was to 2004, in my opinion.
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Claude Kolm has gone on record as saying that Chevillon excelled in '06.

Mark Lipton
 
I haven't had the '06 Chevillon or Rousseau wines. And apart from a few Mugnier wines, nothing that costs more than $60 (which certainly limits you in Burgundy these days).

I do like the '06 Coudert Fleuries better than most.

Interesting comment on Burguet. I'll check that out.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
I liked Pacalet a lot. If only they were cheaper.
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Hipster.

Actually, I bought a bottle of 2006 Gevrey-Chambertin yesterday; curious to see how it's progressed. Tasted a lineup of his 2006s in late Oct./early Nov. at the Caves Aug tasting and it was drinking so very prettily.
 
I have to agree about the 06 tete julienas - it seemed way too ripe/soft to my taste. I did buy a decent bundle of it though, as it struck me as something that would be a crowd pleaser now rather than something to cellar for later. The 06 coudert fluerie, on the other hand was quite pretty and quite balanced. I'd think it'll show well in a few years.

In terms of 06 cote d'or reds, I've found myself in general agreement with the wine press. The wines are fruit forward and generous young. They are, however, terribly priced. One pays several hundred dollars (or much much more) a bottle partly on the idea that the wines will have longevity. I'm not sure I see this in 06 burgundy.

And just a side note, one line-up I did taste surprised me with it's quality. The 06 bouchard wines were impressive, in my opinion.
 
There's a lot of really good 2006 Burgundy, IMO -- from people who did the work. The prices are largely another issue (although there are some exceptions). I suspect we'll see some interesting sales this spring, though.
 
I'm seeing some good deals already even without closeout pricing. It just shows how much of the 2005 pricing was driven by vast markups at the retail level. Without that premium, some 2006s have almost returned to 2004 levels. I just ordered some Angerville Taillepieds from Winex for $65 a bottle. The best price I ever saw on the 2005 was $110.
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
I'm seeing some good deals already even without closeout pricing. It just shows how much of the 2005 pricing was driven by vast markups at the retail level. Without that premium, some 2006s have almost returned to 2004 levels. I just ordered some Angerville Taillepieds from Winex for $65 a bottle. The best price I ever saw on the 2005 was $110.
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And the Angerville Clos des Ducs was $80 for a short time. Still kicking myself for missing that one...
 
originally posted by Claude Kolm:
There's a lot of really good 2006 Burgundy, IMO -- from people who did the work. The prices are largely another issue (although there are some exceptions). I suspect we'll see some interesting sales this spring, though.
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You'd think so. It will be interesting to see if wines I used to buy 5-6 years ago, like Chevillon 1er Crus or D'Angerville wines ever get back down to anything like their former range. Maybe not. It doesn't take that many people to buy their small production.
 
originally posted by Bwood:
I haven't had the '06 Chevillon or Rousseau wines. And apart from a few Mugnier wines, nothing that costs more than $60 (which certainly limits you in Burgundy these days).

I do like the '06 Coudert Fleuries better than most.

Interesting comment on Burguet. I'll check that out.
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Burguet and Mugnier were both excellent in 2006 from my tasting.

Too $$ for me though, and no 2001.
 
originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
I'm seeing some good deals already even without closeout pricing. It just shows how much of the 2005 pricing was driven by vast markups at the retail level. Without that premium, some 2006s have almost returned to 2004 levels. I just ordered some Angerville Taillepieds from Winex for $65 a bottle. The best price I ever saw on the 2005 was $110.
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Crush just offered the 2002 Champans for $70.
 
originally posted by Bwood:
originally posted by Claude Kolm:
There's a lot of really good 2006 Burgundy, IMO -- from people who did the work. The prices are largely another issue (although there are some exceptions). I suspect we'll see some interesting sales this spring, though.
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You'd think so. It will be interesting to see if wines I used to buy 5-6 years ago, like Chevillon 1er Crus or D'Angerville wines ever get back down to anything like their former range. Maybe not. It doesn't take that many people to buy their small production.
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Some of the NYC people picked up 2006 Chandon-de-Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses les Vergelesses for less than $20. Out here, I picked up 2005 Marchal Bourgogne rouge and Ladoix for $5. When things go bust, they really go bust.
 
Uh, that was $5 per bottle, not for the two. But did get a case discount (multiple cases at that price), taking it down to $4.50/bottle.
 
It was 2-3 months ago. It's one of these places that specializes in buying up stuff out of bankruptcy. Most of the time, just Australian and California shit, but every once in a while . . . . My girlfriend goes by there fairly often because she likes some of the deals they get on pasta, crackers, and the like. She took a liking to Marchal's wines when we were in Burgundy in 2007 and spotted them on the shelf.
 
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