2021 Chateau Talbot - St. Julien Grand Cru Classe

Decanter.com – 93 pts – GH: *Cranberry, red berry fruit and green peppercorns - something a little spicy on the nose. Charming and effortless. Clean and crunchy on the palate, crisp and high toned with some green apple, just ripe raspberry and strawberry fruit with juicy, bright but balanced acidity and a gently creamy, chalky texture all the way through. Nice personality, pretty but nuanced and well built. Not a showstopper, certainly on the lighter more delicate side, but they've done a good job here. Tangy, but cheerful and characterful. A nice effort.* - 12/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 91 pts – PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Ockerrandaufhellung. Reife Zwetschken, frische Waldbeeren, dunkle Kirschen, ein Hauch von Orangenzesten. Mittlerer Körper, rotbeeriger Touch, elegant und frisch strukturiert, feine Tannine, mineralisch und anhaftend, salziger Nachhall, gut antrinkbar.* - 03/2024

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20 pts: *Unerhört präziser, so fruchtiger wie saftiger Talbot mit erstklassigem Tannin, von grosser, fruchtiger Länge, perfekt ausbalanciert; durch und durch erfreulich.*

WeinWisser – 18/20 pts - TB: *Dunkle, likörige Nase, jugendlich, klassisch, mit viel Kraft und guter Tiefe. Im Mund zeigt er eine schmelzige Süße, ist sehr ansprechend und klar, kernig und differenziert. Guter, fester Talbot mit viel Fleisch und Kraft, sowie balsamischer Süße im Nachhall. Mit seinem frischen Cabernet-Kern erinnert er irgendwie an dichte 1995er Grands Crus.* - 02/2024

JancisRobinson.com – 15,5+/20pts – TP: *71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. Mid-ruby colour. Muted brambly fruit and fresh herbs on the nose. The palate is compact and fresh, bound by acidity but showing some pure red fruit. Tightly wound for the vintage, it needs some time to integrate the firm tannins on the back end. Medium weight.* - 11/2023

Vinous.com – 93 pts – AG: *The 2021 Talbot is an absolutely gorgeous wine. Aromatic, layered and impeccably balanced, Talbot is simply exquisite in 2021. Sweet pipe tobacco, incense, dried flowers, mint, licorice and blue-toned fruits are some of the notes that grace this super-refined Saint-Julien. All the elements are so well balanced. The floral, effusive finish is so inviting.* - 12/2023

Vinous.com – 90 pts – NM: *The 2021 Talbot, bottled in early May, has an unapologetically classical-styled nose: light black fruit, antique furniture, freshly rolled tobacco with some pencil shavings. It gains a little more /fruité/ with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins. Nicely balanced, this is underpinned by a keen thread of acidity, a bit austere toward the finish like many in this vintage. I wonder whether it will gain a bit more flesh during bottle aging?* - 11/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 91 pts – JL: *Forward, fresh, crisp, and packed with juicy, bright red fruits, mint, herbs, cedar and tobacco leaves, the wine is medium-bodied, savory, soft, leafy and vibrant, with a nice pop to the red berries in the mid-palate that stick around through to the end of the finish. The wine is produced blends 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2024-2042.* - 03/2024