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2006 Côte-Rôtie

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Côte Rôtie

Northern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Syrah/Shiraz

Vintages
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"Two thousand seven is like a cross of 2006 and 2005," Bernard Burgaud told me. "It has the power of 2005 but not the solid tannins. The texture reminds me of 2006, but I find more depth and weight in '07. The 2006s should probably be drunk before the 2007s, at least for my wines. " Burgaud uses only 20% new oak: "just the amount that I replace in the normal barrel rotation. I want my wines to taste like Cote-Rotie, not like the wood. "

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Bernard Burgaud describes vintage 2006 as "great, and a style that I really like, similar to 1988 or 1989 and much more elegant than 2005." He went on: "It is a classic vintage that should appeal to everyone, while 2005 is not for everybody. The '05s are solid wines and will need a lot of time to show themselves." At the end of our tasting he opened a bottle of his 1988 to show where he thinks the 2006 will be in two decades. That 1988 was mature but with no signs of decay, offering redcurrant, dried cherry, truffle and cured tobacco aromas and flavors, and strong spice and kirsch building on the long finish.