1986 Joël Taluau Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  3/14/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote:

  Magnum. W/PH team at Indie. Light ruby-garnet. My nose isn’t fully back from Covid, but it had lovely dried cherry and dried leave notes. Soft palate. Good acid. I didn’t pick up on tobacco / pyrazines but Aaron did.

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  5/2/2021 - contextwine wrote: 90 Points

  Definitely had the green bell peppers going for it up front but also such a pleasant cranberry fruit as it lingered. Light and bright, it was a great pairing with fennel-sausage pizza. Was also impressed with how little sediment there was for a 35 year old wine.

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  2/8/2021 - Cha2811 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Opened a Magnum earlier this week. Strong capsicum/bell pepper taste with a slight hint of vanilla? Enjoyable wine - but slightly unidimensional. Might go better with a medium cheese

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  9/13/2020 - blanquito wrote: 91 Points

  Gosh, my palate sure has changed through the years. I probably wouldn’t have liked this even 5 years ago, but tonight with a steak, I am digging this (the low price doesn’t hurt). Super green, capsicum-filled bouquet redolent with green bell pepper, black peppercorns, unsweetened cranberries, celery stalk, and woodsmoke. The palate is light and bright, but avoids dilution and is super intense and grippy from the pyrazines and bight acids. Despite the light color and fruit, there is enough glycerin to give this a layered mouthfeel and the finish is drying and medium-long. So food friendly. Too one-note to really go crazy over and the green-phobic would detest this wine, but I very much enjoy.

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