DaleW wrote:
> On Feb 6, 1:09�pm, whocares > wrote:
>> DaleW > wrote in news:d29de741-241d-47f9-9463-75d49093d1d0
>> @a12g2000pro.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> With marinated flank steak, a broccoli/red pepper salad, and a green
>>> salad, the 2006 Baudry Chinon. This is just the base bottling, about
>>> $16. Young but quite tasty, blackberries and black cherries with a
>>> light floral note and good length. Good acidity, firm but not hard
>>> tannins, this should probably age but I enjoyed last night. Plenty big
>>> enough to stand up to rare meat, but handles the peppery spice of the
>>> marinade too. Accidental match, but hard to imagine anything doing
>>> better. A fine wine for the price, B++
>> So interesting!!!
>>
>> Emery and I were chez Baudry last october and we both agree that the wines
>> did not show that well, specially when compared to the wonderful 2005s we
>> had tasted the year before in a previous visit.
>>
>> In the meantime I have read John Gilman's gazette and he raves about the
>> 2006s. I guess it is time to taste a couple of bottles.
>>
>> s.
>
> Just read John's note, he's more poetic than I am (I might well have
> read before buying this, can't recall, but I respect his tastes on
> Loire). Maybe they were just at an awkward stage then.
> I have a lone bottle of the '05 of this, but I also have 1 or 2 of the
> '05Granges and ';05 Grezeaux (sp?)

Yes, really curious. I was really put off by the development of the 06,
and not only didn't buy but I wouldn't have recommended it as typical
of the Baudry's work. I much preferred the 07s, much I think to the
annoyance of Matthew (I think Bernard preferred to 07s also).

No tired slightly flabby notes at all from Dale's bottle.

It's enough to make you wonder if we tasted the same wine! Anyway
if they were just awkward, it was very awkward indeed. But such
can certainly happen. Santiago, we'll have to verify these bottles
next visit!

-E

P.S. had a Huet LHL sec the other night, bought during the same trip,
it was really fabulous!