james suckling uncorked

No Words Are Just for This Wine!

Posted: Apr 1, 2007 4:38am ET

It’s been a long week tasting in Bordeaux. The tannins of the 2006s are very strong. Most are slightly austere due to their being slightly unripe or overextracted. However, the best wines of the vintage have managed to maintain ripeness in their tannins, giving them a silky texture and light sweetness of fruit on the end.

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