The 2006 Coteaux d’Aix en Provence Paradis is a down-sized version of the 2007, offering hints of cedar, licorice, tobacco smoke, and red and black currants. Medium-bodied and evolved, it should be drunk over the next 6-7 years. This partial look at the Tardieu-Laurent portfolio concentrates on the value-priced offerings from the southern Rhone. Michel Tardieu’s Chateauneuf du Papes were reviewed in issue #179.Importer: Wilson Daniels Ltd., St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661