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"Unlike 1986 and 1996, which did not favor the right bank wines of Pomerol and St.-Emilion, 2006 presents a totally different scenario. The Pomerols are excellent across the board, including the satellite appellation of Lalande-de-Pomerol. These wines taste as though they are from a completely different vintage than those from the Médoc. They possess sweet tannin, low acidity, ripe fruit, and loads of flesh and charm. In many ways, they remind me of the vastly underrated 2001 Pomerols. The 2006 Pomerols will be gorgeous wines to drink young, but the best of them will age well. Moreover, a handful of true blockbusters were produced from vineyards where much of the harvest took place before the heavy rains arrived in mid-September. St.-Emilion appears to be the wild card in this vintage, with quality all over the board. Unlike 2005, which is a monumental vintage for all of St.-Emilion, 2006 includes some truly classic, great wines as well as some disappointments. Overall, it is good to very good, but this vast appellation, with its enormous diversity of terroirs, is more irregular than any other major appellation.

In the Graves and Pessac-Léognan regions, aside from the brilliant whites, there are some top-notch reds. No doubt the reasonably early Merlot harvest explains such brilliant efforts as La Mission-Haut-Brion."

    --Robert Parker - Wine Advocate, Issue 170