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Domaine/Maison Vincent Girardin

After making 400 barrels of red wine in the 2005 vintage, Girardin produced 200 in 2006 and just 100 in 2007. Typically, he sells off the stuff he doesn't like in bulk. The '06 vintage, according to Girardin, produced a much wider variation in quality on the Cote de Beaune than on the Cote de Nuits, due mostly to problems with rot. Even at its best, he added, 2006 doesn't have the power of 2005, "but the framework of the wine is more classic and less exuberant. The tannins are currently a bit angular, and the wines demand almost the same aging as the 2005s." Incidentally, Girardin told me his 2001 reds are very good now, the 2000s in decline and the '98s rather rustic. But then technique here continues to evolve for the better. The 2005 reds were bottled without fining or filtration last spring, and, at the time of my November visit, Girardin expected all the 2006s to be bottled by the end of January. (Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL)

From 2006 and 2005 Red Burgundies (Mar 2008) by Stephen Tanzer

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2005 Corton Renardes

Release Price: $95

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