1986 Talbot
Bordeaux, France
$365.00
| Colour | : | Red |
| Producer | : | Talbot |
| Country | : | France |
| Region | : | Bordeaux |
| Sub Region | : | St Julien |
| Variety | : | Proprietary Blend |
| Vintage | : | 1986 |
| Capacity | : | 750 ml - Standard Bottle |
| Rating | : | AG94 - Vinous by Antonio Galloni |
| Tasting Note | : | The 1986 Talbot has a strong reputation although my solitary encounter back in 2001 seems contrary. Fortunately this bottle upholds this as being one of the finest Talbots in recent years, one in which the château recorded a record in terms of quantity. It has a beautiful, quite beguiling, classically styled bouquet with wild strawberry, cranberry, sandalwood and black truffle, perhaps the best aromatics of this vertical. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin. Lovely soy-tinged red and black fruit infused with chestnut and sea salt, quite linear and not reach, yet it is less austere than many of its peers with a sense of brightness on the finish. Its freshness indicates that it will easily offer another two decades of pleasure if provenance is sound. Excellent. Tasted at the centenary Château Talbot vertical at the property. |
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