As is virtually always the case, this is bigger and more robust though at the price of less elegance with a much earthier and more obviously sauvage character on the red and dark berry fruit nose that introduces rich, full and more serious big-bodied flavors underpinned by more robust and rustic tannins though not any more depth or length. A qualitative choice but note that the respective characters are miles apart. (90-93)/2014+ Burghound

For those who like their burgundy rich and seductive. VERY gorgeous. And not a ridiculous price for the quality. Lovely, layered and complex. Great balance. A real jewel. 18/20 Jancis Robinson MW

Romain Taupenot calls 2006 a ‘blend of 2000 and 2002’! It has the tenderness, ripeness and round accessibility of 2000 with the vibrancy, structure and acidity of 2002! The growing season had its fair share of challenges as there was some rot and, in certain sectors, hail damage, which was worse in Gevrey and Morey. “We began picking on September 21st and there was moderate sorting necessary to separate out the substandard fruit. By the time we finished, we actually had lower yields than in 2005 but the fruit that we kept had excellent sugars at between 12 and 13.4% as well as ideal acidities. Frankly, the ripeness levels were an excellent surprise because even after a terrific September, August was still so poor that we didn’t expect it. I decided to do a slightly softer vinification than normal as I wanted to be sure that bitter seed tannins were being inadvertently extracted, which would risk unbalancing the wines in a highly transparent vintage like 2006. The malos were mixed but most finished relatively early and overall, the wines have improved in barrel every month. In late November the wines were racked and assembled in mass to allow them time to marry well before the bottling.”