4/5

fruit

5/5

body

3/5

acidity

5/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Talbot

2016 {(currentVariant.size?' | ':'')} {( currentVariant.size )}

Various vintages

Black fruit / Cigar / Graphite / Leathery / Mint / Oaky / Tobacco

Saint Julien, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Cellar

4th Growth

VN 94

meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Antonio Galloni

The 2016 Talbot is aromatically quite expressive, but less available on the palate, where it is quite closed down. Time in the glass brings out a host of sweet tobacco, smoke, leather, cedar, mint, licorice and red-toned fruit. In two tastings, Talbot gave the impression it is going to need at least a few years to fully come into its own. Even so there is plenty to look forward to once the tannins start to melt away a bit. Consultants Stéphane Derenoncourt and Julien Lavenu have done quite a bit to raise the bar here, but I get a sense more is possible. Tasted two times.

4/5

fruit

5/5

body

3/5

acidity

5/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Saint Julien, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Cellar

4th Growth

Black fruit / Cigar / Graphite / Leathery / Mint / Oaky / Tobacco

meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Antonio Galloni

The 2016 Talbot is aromatically quite expressive, but less available on the palate, where it is quite closed down. Time in the glass brings out a host of sweet tobacco, smoke, leather, cedar, mint, licorice and red-toned fruit. In two tastings, Talbot gave the impression it is going to need at least a few years to fully come into its own. Even so there is plenty to look forward to once the tannins start to melt away a bit. Consultants Stéphane Derenoncourt and Julien Lavenu have done quite a bit to raise the bar here, but I get a sense more is possible. Tasted two times.

Talbot

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