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1986 Château Talbot |
| Vintage | 1986 |  Label 1 of 16   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Talbot (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Médoc | ||
| Appellation | St. Julien |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 89 notes) | |
| Tasted by jspostles on 1/10/2010 & rated 96 points: My favorite wine of 10 bordeauxs at a local tasting (408 views) | |
| Tasted by costamalfitana on 12/31/2009 & rated 93 points: dark brick red, deep classic Saint-Julien nose, lots of structure, powerful for a 20 + year old claret and holding itself upright very well; after opening this wine needs some time to develop its potential, preferably in a Riedel Bordeaux glass. should be decanted for a few hours in advance. will last for 10+ more years. 1986 was a great year for some northern Haut-Medoc estates, but this vintage seems to remain undervalued by many. (486 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/24/2009 & rated 92 points: WineFanatic Bordeaux Offline (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – Deep ruby in colour. Dirty nose with some poopy notes, black fruits, hints of bell pepper and tobacco. Very northern Rhone like on the nose. Still quite a bit of tannin and acidity. Rich in the mouth and very smooth. Needs time. Excellent. 92+ (904 views) | |
| Tasted by dmalcolm on 11/24/2009: Wine Fanatic Bordeaux Offline: Smelled and tasted like a mature Northern Rhone. A medium weight wine with dark cherries, tar, earthy notes, and sweet tannins. (928 views) | |
| Tasted by thomaskeil on 11/16/2009 & rated 93 points: Decanted 3 hours ahead. Significant orange bricking over medium intensity garnet. Expressive nose seemingly led by secondary aromas of leather, cedar, pencil lead, tobacco, earth and spice, but with a good sense of cherry, blackberry and licorice/tar. Enters with medium intensity fruit with finely textured tannins, satisfying acidity. The medium complexity from the nose carries to the palate and well into medium length. Definitely has finesse and a sense of being complete. (1117 views) | |
| Tasted by oldsailor on 11/12/2009 & rated 91 points: No decant, and the wine evolved over the two-three hours of the tasting. Great nose and full of flavor. Filled well into the neck with a saturated cork. No brown rim. No signs of deterioration. (1065 views) | |
| Tasted by Papies on 11/7/2009 & rated 95 points: Our first Talbot and what a way to start. Tried it side by side with Grand-Puy-Lacoste 82 and it blew it out of the water. Big wine and we think it is at its right drinking age. Decanted it for 35mins and it opened very well. Very nice nose with good fruit. Well rounded and with a very nice mouthfeel and long finish. This was a very nice surprise and a true joy to experience. (1179 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 10/15/2009: to oh (1456 views) | |
| Tasted by depdoc on 9/20/2009 & rated 92 points: Filled well into the neck with a saturated cork. Decanted for an hour. No brown rim. Great nose and full of flavor. No signs of deterioration. (1634 views) | |
| Tasted by michaelhgraham on 7/17/2009 & rated 92 points: Very nearly full, well above shoulder. Good cork. Fine dark cherry color with no brown edge, excellent nose, no tannins, opened nicely with 30 minutes, and further in the glass. A very nice accompniment to barbequed veal chop and asparagus. (1813 views) | |
| Tasted by bobrossi on 7/3/2009 & rated 91 points: Fill just below the neck. Slightly brown at the edge but less than expected. Has slight funky taste that mostly left over time. Surprisingly good, and better than last year. Slight tannins, black fruit, viscous, sour cherries. Of all the older bordeaux I've had, this held up the best. I had stopped letting my wines get real old but I may re-think that. Sorry to see the last bottle go. (1958 views) | |
| Tasted by bon vivant on 6/14/2009: A solid bottle (Last bottle in Aug 2004 was a bit tight & herbaceous) this bottle's only problem was that it was served SBS with a spectacular bottle of 89 Palmer. Everything was here: very balanced and "proper" nothing out of place, so smooth it almost seemed a little boring. At one point it reminded me of a 90 Angelus only softer. The longer this was exposed to air the more weight it picked up and the more interesting and rewarding it became. Ultimately this turned out to be very, very enjoyable. A good showing from this generally under- archiving producer. (2063 views) | |
| Tasted by David J Cooper on 6/6/2009: Medium red. Sweet cabernet nose. Seemed like an American wine until tasting. later the sweet nose began to show more claret like. Great flavours and lots of structure to age for a very long time. This one fooled us because it didn't seem tight enough to be an 86. Great wine. (2072 views) | |
| Tasted by reichken on 5/26/2009 & rated 92 points: 1986 Bordeaux Night @ The Hawksmoor: dark color, peppery black fruits on the nose, perhaps a bit of casis. in the mouth this was all silky tannins, medium weight well balanced wine, with a touch of sweet fruits, and beautiful minerals. i think most people at the table were surprised at how well this drunk. great to try next to its sibling the Gruaud. evolving well, tied for WOTF (2158 views) | |
| Tasted by GlennK on 5/21/2009 & rated 94 points: Nose started off a bit funky but quickly evolved to crushed berries, pencil shavings and tar/earthy notes. Really fun nose to spend time on. Tasty black cherry fruit on the palate with fully integrated, sweet tannins on the finish. Nice elegance on the palate to go with the mature nose. Not as long or structured as the Gruaud-Larose tasted next to it, but more pleasing to drink right now. (2183 views) | |
| Tasted by smithatdrycreek on 4/28/2009 & rated 92 points: (1781 views) | |
| Tasted by paulst on 4/22/2009 & rated 87 points: Initially un-pronounced on the nose with some leather on the palate; eventually some earthy light soft cherry; evolved with some lightly acidic mocha. (2517 views) | |
| Tasted by gr8fl1 on 4/12/2009 & rated 92 points: totally mature and tasting great--have 7 left and no concerns for next few years (2474 views) | |
| Tasted by wineamateur on 3/15/2009 & rated 92 points: Lovely chunky, old-style claret. Perfectly mature. The classic blackcurrant and cedar notes are there on the nose, and the palate has plenty of sweet fruit and great length. Very well balanced. All in all, a lovely wine. (2741 views) | |
| Tasted by tbabes on 12/25/2008 & rated 95 points: The fill was base neck; the cork was saturated, but came out with little fanfare. More youthful appearance than the '82 Talbot, with a darker purple core, but these wines are much more alike than not. A very fragrant nose, with the classic Talbot aromas of dark black fruits, tapenade, fennel, and white truffle; just a hint of creosote. Medium to full bodied on the palate, with fantastic concentration, a rather velvety mouthfeel (particularly for an '86 from the northern medoc), good structure, and a long, stimulating finish. Good stuff indeed! (2894 views) | |
| Tasted by 60ouvrees on 11/28/2008: Perfectly mature and drinking very nicely. (2840 views) | |
| Tasted by minipanda on 11/6/2008 & rated 88 points: Bordeaux Divers, Aux Renforts, Sezegnin: Nez de poivron, tabac. belle matière, tannins à peine fondus, un certain déséquilibre avec un caratère un peu végétal. (2943 views) | |
| Tasted by paulst on 10/19/2008 & rated 90 points: Leather, earth, cassis and blackberry. (2977 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 10/19/2008: great funky nose, best in flight (with Gruaud and Rauzan Segla), but not as dense on the palate - have had better bottles, though over time seems to add some body and fullness. Tied with Gruaud in group voting - Rauzan was best in flight. (3001 views) | |
| Tasted by bonedoc on 8/31/2008 & rated 93 points: drinking nicely in a classic "old world" style, still plenty of understated fruit but i think i would drink over the next few years, not much longer. (3068 views) | |
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About red wine The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines. The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs. Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards. The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water. The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet. Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936) In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils", - satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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