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Friday, September 23, 2011 - Perhaps I am just happy and at ease with the world today but anyway the 2006 Roth Lay impresses me with a really incredible aromatic complexity, even greater than the 2007 at present. This is my bottle number 6 or 7 of the 2006 and it has never been better. Opened and drunk over two hours it first showed a richness with some botrytis and sugar balanced by acidity. Then the aromatic fireworks began - lemon, rocks, tropical fruits; after that the sour cherries of sangiovese or certain pinot noirs; a whiff of raspberry; then Sun Maid raisins (sulphur?) and then something that was just harmonious and nice with the aftertaste of violets that I associate with H-L wines. At times it reminded structurally of the 2001 spätlesen of Müller Catoir with their 10,5-11 % alcohol and a sweetness or rather richness which is integrated into a wonderfully energetic and intriguing taste with good acidity. If Romanée Conti is as good as this it must indeed be a great wine.

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