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It's pretty disgusting. It reminds me of 2008, then 2009 capped by 2010.
Of course you could substitute 2004, 2005 and then such an over hyped 2006. I remember them saying that 2005 and 2006 were the best back to back vintages since 95-96 and so on.
Really 2000, was the best vintage of comparison to 1945, with 2005 right up there but like 2009-2010, there were many over ripe wines out there.
The fact that decent weather, lack of hail and better wine making, grape sorting and overall shared knowledge should make 2014-2016 very good wines, however they come at prices, especially the '15-'16 at 2009-2010 which were and are so overvalued. France and the more established wine makers are very much spending bank on marketing. With the fall of the Euro and Brecht devaluing the pour their hope is to price wines high and hope the Americans buy into the hype.
If you are a young person and have coi to stock up by all means buy as you see fit. Of course buying older vintages of mention are probably a better plan unless pricing gets better.
With Italy not having a bad vintage in ages and the quality of Tuscan Bordeaux blends at all time highs at a fraction of what the super secondscare asking for in these years, this is where I am putting money as my cellar is still filled with Bdx from 2003-2010 and I did buy a few select 2012 and 2014.
I love Bordeaux wines but like champagne, the better houses choosing not to make vintage wines in some of the more heralded vintages such as 2008, and 2012-2013 because they got blasted for making vintage in 2003, or 2005 and 2007.
It saddens me to see Crustal not making a wine in 2008 or 2012. Why Krug chose 2003 only Krug and LVMH know but they didn't make a 2092 or 2004.
Bordeaux is hyping and throwing marketing money around to supposedly save the region and keep it steady as one of the premier areas for wine in an age where everybody is making pretty damned good Bordeaux blends in the new world from the Italians to Andrew Will, FM, plenty in Napa, New Zealand and Oz as well. Don't forget harder to find South Africa and Argentina/Chile.
Considering how many great vintages Ireno has had, for $50, if you buy from somebody that discounts to so many Tuscany bdx blends that were previously unavailable on American shores or at just a few retailers...
I'm buying wines like Orma, Oreno even Saffredi "Pupile", rather than bothering with Sassicaia, Ornellaia and even Guado al Agassi as there isn't a need to spend that C note per bottle when you can buy close to 2 of the others. Great terroir, using French Oak...BTW buy Ornellaia's second wine if you love the oak. Le Serre Nuove is a very, very good well oaked Bdx blend that needs 15-20 years. I will cherry pick Bordeaux as I have done in 2014. It won't be wines that are in the 1855 classification but more wines designated Bourgeois and Bourgeois Spueriore as well as some from Fronsac, the Medic and Lalande de Pomerol.
My $0.02
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