I met you in DC this year at Lavandou when Ben Gilberti had a tasting among a number of us. It was a real fun evening and a pleasure to talk with you. [I brought the Legras 1996 Champagne and talked with you after the dinner about it.]
One thing I noticed in the tasting (and have noticed in tasting other Bordeaux of late) is that recently Bordeaux from good vintages tasted really good and sometimes better than wine from so-called great vintages. Historically, it has been the ripest vintages that have been considered to be the greatest vintages, but with better viticulture practices and global warming, I am wondering is some of the recent great vintages are almost too much of a good thing. While I have traditionally enjoyed the great vintages (although I have always loved your 1979), lately I have enjoyed more the balance of vintages like 2001, 2004 and 2006.
Am I nuts and just not seeing the potential in the recent great vintages or are we looking at a change in how to look at vintages?
I hope to see you again soon.