2017 Château Talbot Connétable de Talbot

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  3/17/2024 - belfast taxman wrote: 90 Points

  This has improved significantly over the last 18 months. Lovely balance and very St Julien cedar and black fruit. In a really good spot right now. Very enjoyable with St Patrick Night Lamb

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  12/9/2023 - Fine wine Lad Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Wine drunk straight from the bottle
  
  The wine is clear and deep ruby in colour
  There is a small amount of sediment in the bottle.
  
  On the nose: Cherry, fresh red fruit, slight alcohol hot sensation and cinnamon, spiced and caramelised/candied apple to finish.
  
  On the palate: Fresh red fruit - Cherry, strawberry, raspberry with leather and smoke to finish.
  
  The body is full - medium.
  The wine has a slightly angular texture.
  The wine finishes V-long.
  The wine has medium - medium fresh acidity.
  The wine has medium - medium, slightly dry tannins.
  
  Conclusion
  Not overly sweet, Very fresh and vibrant. Great structure of slightly dry grippy tannin perfectly matched with fresh vibrant acidity. Not immediately Bordeaux in style and you don't get any sense of new oak in the glass. I guess this wine is young and will mature in the coming years with the tannin becoming more round and the acidity becoming more relaxed and smooth. Over time the edges will be rounded so to speak. However right now this wine is absolutely balanced and explodes on the palate with a super long finish. The wine will change but hard to think how it will improve over time. This was the only bottle I had but would have been interesting to see where this wine will go.

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  9/17/2022 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  54 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 46 % Merlot
  from fine Gunzian gravels with a core of fossil-rich limestone
  with vines of average age 30 yrs planted 7,700/ha yielding
  49 hl/ha sustainably farmed (certified High Environmental Value Level 3).
  Manual harvest. Successive (manual and optical/floating) sorting.
  Vinified in stainless steel tanks.
  Aged 15 months in oak barrels (15% new).
  13% Abv.
  Proprietors: Lorraine Cordier and Nancy Bignon-Cordier,
  the daughters of Jean Cordier.
  Estate Director: Jean-Michel Laporte
  Enologist: Eric Boissenot
  Consultant: Stephane Derenoncourt
  
  Second wine of Chateau Talbot, Saint-Julien,
  4ème Grand Cru Classé en 1855
  
  A(ccuray)=2: Deep ruby/purple. Robust Bordeaux blend.
  B(alance)=2: Compact components awaiting integration and resolution.
  C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, cedar, licorice, earth.
  D(epth)=1: Tight mouthfeel. Good length and finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,1]= 7/10
  
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  9/5/2022 - belfast taxman wrote: 88 Points

  Very dark and a tad broody. Decent structure with a gentle tannic finish. Not a first wine but should last a year or two - a good Claret.

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  2/21/2022 - wckang Likes this wine: 88 Points

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