Tuscany 2006 and 2007: A New Golden Age

by Antonio Galloni

Readers who enjoy the best Tuscany has to offer will find no shortage of compelling wines at virtually all price points in vintages 2006 and 2007. I continue to be impressed with the consistently stunning 2006s. Most of the entry-level wines have been on the market for some time, and as I have written on this site previously, the vintage offers incredible quality from top to bottom in all of the region’s main appellations. Over the coming months many of the higher-end bottlings will be arriving on retailers’ shelves. The best of these wines offer breathtaking richness in a style that marries ripeness with structure to a degree that has seldom, if ever, been seen in Tuscany. Although 2006 is very strong across the board, I couldn’t help notice that Maremma in particular was graced with a number of simply profound wines that readers won’t want to miss. Simply put, it is hard to go wrong with a bottle of Tuscan red in 2006.