Vintage charts can be tricky. They can enslave us to focus on a high-scoring vintage while neglecting a "lesser" year. Or they can be clues to opportunity - even the "bad" years offer good wines, if you know where to look. And they can provide immediate enjoyment while waiting for the better vintages to mature.
Case in point: the 2006 red Burgundies - dissed as an irregular or "classic" vintage and overshadowed by the highly touted 2005s, the 06s are drinking quite nice right now, thank you very much.
This is the subject of my column this week in The Washington Post. I hope you enjoy it.
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