2021 Château Talbot Caillou Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  10/12/2023 - Janda_42 wrote:

  Eye: A golden-straw in the center going towards a green-gray in the rim.
  
  Nose: Grass, peach, spiced apple sauce, salt, glue, esters.
  
  Palette: Tongue tingling High acidity. Lemon, tropical fruit, stone fruit, gin-botanicals. Quite a bit of unctuous lees character. A little cat’s pee and bitter citrus peel.
  
  Finish: Moderate length. My tongue continues to buzz from acidity and feel the weight of the oak and creaminess of the lees for a good length of time after the taste has faded.
  
  Overall: I highly agree with a review I saw which said this wine is more about how it feels in the mouth than its flavor. The taste is a little difficult to parse, but the varieties in mouth texture are tremendously apparent.

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  10/11/2023 - sjfunkenhauser wrote: 92 Points

  Medium gold colour.
  
  Pronounced aromas of pineapple, peach, pear, apricot, nectarine, star fruit, orange peel, marmalade, fresh lemon, white blossoms, wet stone, acascia, nutmeg and fresh honey.
  
  Pronounced palate.
  
  Medium (+) body, high acidity, long finish.

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  10/10/2023 - paulst wrote: 95 Points

  Mellow; semi-sweet; crusty; lemon with light honey; layered long finish.

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  8/21/2023 - Ernestas Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Bought at Chateau Talbot. One of the first whites produced in Medoc, made from 45 year old vines, a blend of 73% SB and 27% Semillon, aged for 8 months on its lees with batonnage in 33% new oak. Medium golden colour. Medium+ intensity rich round aroma of lemon peel, honey, acacia, mango, peach. Medium+ body, concentrated and dense with tense structure and well balanced juicy high acidity, rich layered flavours echoing aroma, lengthy clean and refreshing finish.

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  7/22/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Refined, elegant. Exotic nose. Some heft on the palate with great fresh acidity and toasty notes coming through. Delicious. Drink now or hold.
  
  WSET notes :
  
  Medium gold.
  
  Pronounced on the nose with grapefruit, mango, pineapple, starfruit, peach, orange blossom, bread, wet rock, and vanilla. Youthful.
  
  Pronounced and dry on the palate with toast coming through. Medium body, high acidity, medium alcohol, long finish.
  
  Can drink now but has potential for aging.

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