1989 Château Talbot

Community Tasting Notes (200) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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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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  2/14/2024 - tutticalvi wrote: 95 Points

  Fabulous. Dark fruit, olive tapenade not much tannin. But extraordinarily delicious. Last bottle.

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  12/13/2023 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Deep, dark garnet in color with slight bricking & clearing at the edges. Initially the nose had a touch of barnyard notes which dissipated with airing to a full, forward & attractive nose of matured, ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blueberries, & cassis with overtones of classic cigar box notes of cedar & tobacco, floral notes of violets, earthy/dusty, leather, herbs, minerals & truffles in the background. Medium-full bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & cassis with herbs, mushrooms, minerals, spices & a slight hint of oak. Lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & airing but at 34 years of age, it is at or close to its peak of development although it should hold here for a few more years. However, I doubt any further development would occur from additional aging. Fill was at lower neck; cork was stained 1/2 up but intact.

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