Nose: The immediate impression is of the mildness of the pure, airy, bright bouquet. A floral, fruity pastel tone then unfolds & quickly darkens into candied fruit, ripe hay & toasted notes, along with hints of licorice. Palate: The wine's opulence
- contained & succulent, round at heart
- reveals itself in the mouth. The envelope slides & stretches, & the wine becomes more complex & edgy, silkier than it is creamy. The whole eventually melts into an exquisite bitterness tinged with the briny taste of the sea The weather in 2006 was mixed, but warm & dry overall. While July was scorching hot, August was unusually cool & wet. The almost summery weather in September made the vintage possible by drying out the few patches of botrytis & maturing the grapes far more than usual. The harvest began on September 11 & lasted nearly four weeks.