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Vintage | Wine 1986 |
Classification | Médoc - 4ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Julien |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Talbot |
Country | France |
At Chateau Talbot, wine combines past and future. Respect for traditions and technological developments will live in perfect harmony. From the union of technical, regional and men who operate with passion, sprang wines of character, harmonious and complex. st reached in twenty years to be among the most popular wines of the Bordeaux region. . It is undeniable that Talbot is one of the most famous wines of the Medoc. This good reputation is probably due to a mysterious combination of several factors: the size of its vineyards, nearly one hundred acres, the regularity of its wines, for nearly a century in the same family, the name of Talbot short and punchy , easy to pronounce in all languages and is part of our history ... But what makes the popularity of first Talbot is the wonderful nature of its wine. "Talbot is for many the ideal of St. Julien, generous bouquet, very stable and safe in Aging and stress Bettane Desseauve in their Grand Guide des Vins de France. True, Talbot is a champion of life, but that did not stop even in its first youth to be nice and round, always marked by silky tannins and sweet, very civilized. Talbot, an outgoing nature, he never turned in on itself, and has the courtesy to be every day in good mood. It is a racy wine, with complex notes of liquorice and tan, delightfully classic without any restraint. . .
CHÂTEAU MOUTON BARONNE PHILIPPE 1986
Pauillac
Saint Julien
Pomerol
Pomerol
Pauillac
Pauillac
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1986
Saint Julien
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1986
Pauillac
CHÂTEAU PHELAN SEGUR Magnum 1986
Saint Estèphe
(01-2003) A fabulous wine, and one of the two greatest Talbots of the last 50 years, this wine still has a very murky garnet/plum/purple color and a spectacular nose of sweet creme de cassis intermixed with freshly ground pepper, melted road tar, herbes de Provence, and beef blood. It is followed by an enormously concentrated wine of full body, layers of concentration and sweet tannin. A prodigious Talbot.
(09-2002) This exceptional charmer is deep ruby with a brick rim but less yellow than the Figeac. The nose is extremely opulent by any standards, but especially for this vintage. The flavour is deeply intriguing in a classical way. It's full and spreads comfortingly over the palate. Complete, concentrated and very successful for a Talbot, although the acidity became more obvious in the glass and there was a very slight hint of something metallic on the finish.