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2006 Réserve de la Comtesse

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Place of Origin

France

Pauillac

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Bordeaux Blend

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The big news here is that Hubert de Bouard, owner of L'Angelus, was brought in to consult beginning with the 2006 harvest. Technical director Thomas Do-Chi-Nam gave a clear explanation of the challenges of the 2006 harvest. "In the hot weather of early September, some of the grape skins burned in the sun, and this made them a bit fragile and could have compromised some of the merlot in particular," he said. "Then the ripeness happened quickly in our various blocks." Do-Chi-Nam said the estate ultimately declassified more merlot than usual, opting to retain "the sappy, round, fresh lots." He noted that Pichon-Lalande had coulure in both its cabernet and merlot vines, so the estate began with 10% fewer berries in 2006 than in 2005. Production was a reasonable 41 hectoliters per hectare.