This is the most impressive Talbot since the 1982 and 1986. It reveals an opaque plum/garnet/purple color as well as knock-out aromas of black fruits, cedar, incense, licorice, and a Provencal garrigue-like character. Substantial, sexy, and seductive, it is almost slutty in its exuberance and ostentatiousness. It was a thrill to drink this loaded St.-Julien. It should offer irresistible drinking 2024-2029.94 points from Robert Parker, The Wine AdvocateUndeniably, Talbot is one of the most famous Mdoc wines. This fine reputation is no doubt due to a mysterious combination of factors, such as the size of its vineyard, nearly one hundred hectares, and the regularity of its wine. Nearly a century in the same family, the name Talbot is concise and hard-hitting, easy to pronounce in all languages and a part of our history However, the first thing that makes Talbot popular is the wonderful nature of its wine.For many, Talbot embodies the ideal Saint Julien, a generous bouquet, extremely stable and dependable during aging, emphasize Bettane and Desseauve in their Guide to French Wines.Its true. A champion of longevity, even when young Talbot is pleasant and rounded, ever distinguished by silky, mild and very civilized tannins. Talbot possesses an extraverted nature. Its never withdrawn into itself, and has the courtesy of being in a good mood every day. Its a racy wine, with complex marks of Havana and licorice, classically delicious without ever the slightest hint of austerity.
