Pauillac vs St. Julien (2006)

Always attractive to compare worthy wines of the two adjacent regions - though it was understood that 2006 vintage is too young to really enjoy, not to mention it's wasn't a great vintage.

• 2006 Château Lagrange (St. Julien) 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  gentle pleasant aroma, not rich enough, still very closed, tannic, woody, quite boring at this stage

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• 2006 Château Duhart-Milon 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  wonderful animal aroma, even impressive, however weak in taste, too dry, still very closed

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• 2006 Clos du Marquis 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  very pleasant aroma, kind of 'sweet & cute, flattering wine' - but still closed. much too early to drink now

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• 2006 Les Forts de Latour 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  classic 2nd wine aroma, balanced & pleasant. too young.

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• 2006 Château Léoville Poyferré 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  elegant & typical St. Julien aroma, a bit bitter, woody. too young to enjoy

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• 2006 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  wonderful aroma, balanced with taste, which quite tannic, a bit woody, with long after-taste. Still very closed

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• 2006 Château Léoville Barton 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  restrained aroma, not developed enough yet, very tannic, dry & closed. too young to enjoy.

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• 2006 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  light & elegant aroma, very elegant taste, but still weak (in taste), balanced. Too young to enjoy.

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• 2006 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  great aroma, quite impressive; tannic in taste, balanced, complex, structured. very closed. too young to enjoy.

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• 2006 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  elegant & feminine aroma, smooth, velvet in palate, well balanced. too young to enjoy.

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• 2006 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  nice golden color, sweet & strong aroma, sweet and smooth in taste. A pure dessert.

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One could appreciate the potential of the wines and to get a handful impression of the vast differences between wines from very adjacent vineyards. But as said already - one could not really enjoy tasting such young wines. This tasting took place at least 10 years too early...