1989 Château Talbot

Community Tasting Notes (202) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  5/11/2024 - winesavant68 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  There are some previous notes in the last five or six that is spot on. I bought this bottle at auction and it was a pnp slowly after a glorious bottle Jean Folliard.
  This wine first sniffs like fresh tree bark mulch from Home Depot just when you first open the bag. There is enough acid to suggest this could last another decade but it’s slightly past peak imo.
  The fruit still there reminds me of dried plums and English breakfast tea. There is no mistaking this wonderful Bordeaux. I’m drinking better than anyone in my neighborhood and for me that works.

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  5/2/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Tasted at a Bordeaux and pizza event. Excellent but not as good as my past bottles of this, I am guessing that this could have used more decant time (may have been pnp when I tasted). Very red fruited and good acidity, nice with pizza!

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  4/12/2024 - bitdrerik wrote: 92 Points

  Eðalklúbbur. Vínsmakk apríl 2024. (Marbakkabraut 12): Liturinn orðinn brúnleitur. Samt alveg mesta furða hvað hann var unglegur á 35 ára gömlu víni.
  Oxunartónar í ilmi en samt var hann líka ótrúlega ferskur. Viður, sag og lakk. Lítill ávöxtur.
  Á tungu. Bismarck brjóstsykur, piparmynta, sveppir (á góðan hátt), jarðarber og blóð.
  Flott vín og ótrúlega vel á sig komið miðað við að vera orðið 35 ára gamalt.
  Þess má geta að tappinn var orðinn blautur nánast í gegn. Vínið fékk létta umhellingu.

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  4/5/2024 - paulst Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Earth; mature; blackberry; earthy finish.

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  3/20/2024 - imsilver78 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  My last bottle of the 89 and the one with the most suspect cellaring. It was past peak but still drinkable. Subtle fruit, lots of tertiary notes on the nose. Still some acidity, not dead, mellow tannins. Still pretty well balanced although its definitely on the back side of the curve. We enjoyed the bottle but were very glad we opened it. We had 7 bottles of the 89, the other six were properly cellared since delivery in 91. I think they aged better, so this bottle may be a bit of a gamble depending on history.

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