2006 Bordeaux....

[andrawes76]

Not sure about you guys, but Ive opened up some 2006's (Clerc Milon, Ducru Beaucaillou which I will post later on) and decanted them to find them much more lovely and desirable than the 05's.

Do you guys think that 2005 was over rated media-wise? I just feel like 2006, even young, are stellar, certainly cellar-worthy, and more affordable. I get the feeling from the notes I am seeing about the 2009 vintage that this is again... a big media hype designed to inflate the price of Bordeaux by taking advantage of their Asian market position. While I appreciate Robert Parker, it seems to me that his love for Bordeaux affects his judgment with respect to rating the vintages fairly. He hyped the 2005's and downgraded the 2006's only to go back and give the 2006's a strong buy recommendation because "over time they may prove to be as worthy as the 2005's."

Anyone care to share or chime in?