Talbot - Saint-Julien 2019

Wine Spectator

95

byJames Molesworththe11/15/2022

Well-built and rather refined for the vintage, with a deep well of red and black currant paste and plum reduction flavors supported by a deeply inlaid iron note, all of which run the length of the wine. Offers subtle savory, tobacco and singed cedar notes that add range, with a savory echo that leaves a mouthwatering feel in the end. Built to cellar. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2025 through 2040. 23,333 cases made, 1,167 cases imported.

Alexandre Ma

94

byAlexandre Mathe5/11/2022

Talbot 2019 is a wine of absolute masculine power, emerging a hint of "wildness" from the rich toasted aromas ( a small number of reductive notes). A compactly powerful palate that smoothly touches my taste buds, like fresh fruit bursting out full of juices. The tenderly plush tannins throw an impressive punchline at length, ingeniously adding a special sense of layer towards the lingering finish. Talbot 2019?????????????,???????????????“??”??(???????)???????????,????????????????????????????????????????,???????????????????

Jamessuckling.com

95

byJames Sucklingthe5/2/2022

Ripe redcurrants and plums with violet and other flowers on the nose. Full-bodied with firm, polished tannins that are ripe yet firm. Pure fruit here. Pretty center-palate. Chewy finish. Give this at least five or six years to come around. Best after 2026.

Jeb DUNNUCK

93

byJeb Dunnuckthe4/12/2022

The 2019 Château Talbot is straight-up impressive, sporting a dense purple hue as well as a powerful nose of cassis, scorched earth, smoked tobacco, and spicy wood. Rich, black-fruited, medium to full-bodied, and structured, it's a rock-solid, balanced Saint-Julien that will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and age for 15-20 years.

Wine Advocate

93

byWilliam Kelleythe4/7/2022

The 2019 Talbot is performing well, opening in the glass with aromas of earthy cassis, plums, burning embers and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and succulent, with powdery tannins, lively acids and a savory finish, it's Jean-Michel Laporte's second vintage at this sleeping giant of Saint-Julien. This will be an estate to watch closely going forward.

Vinous

92

byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2022

The 2019 Talbot is a powerful, earthy Saint-Julien. The tannins have never softened, though. Ultimately, Talbot feels a bit heavy, four-square and forbidding. Tasted two times.

Vinous

92

byAntonio Gallonithe2/24/2022

The 2019 Talbot is a powerful, earthy Saint-Julien. The tannins have never softened, though. Ultimately, Talbot feels a bit heavy, four-square and forbidding. Tasted two times.

Vinous

94

byNeal Martinthe2/17/2022

The 2019 Talbot was one of the best recent vintages that I had tasted when a sample was sent to me last year, in no small part thanks to the appointment of Jean-Michel Laporte. The 2019 has a large proportion (69%) of Cabernet Sauvignon, higher than previous vintages. Bottled in May 2021, it retains that delineated, focused bouquet of blackberry scents and touches of pencil lead, hints of raspberry and cedar. Just classic Saint-Julien. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins and a superb line of acidity. Much more cohesive with more substance than prior vintages. There is a touch of spiciness toward the lingering finish, which reveals tobacco and gravel-like notes. Talbot made a great wine in 2019 and it will age with style. 14.1% alcohol

Wine Advocate

91-93

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe7/15/2020

Casting a deep garnet-purple color, the 2019 Talbot leaps from the glass with vibrant notions of crushed blackberries, boysenberries and ripe blackcurrants plus hints of pencil shavings, cardamom, incense and Ceylon tea. Medium-bodied, the palate is refreshing and nicely balanced, featuring a good core of crunchy black fruit and soft, approachable tannins, finishing with earthy restraint.

WeinWisser

18

byTjark Witzgallthe7/7/2020

Bettane & Desseauve

95-96

by Bettane & Desseauvethe7/3/2020

17,5-18

Vinous

91-93

byAntonio Gallonithe6/18/2020

The 2019 Talbot is a big, powerful wine. Black cherry, plum, licorice, menthol, spice, lavender and earthy notes give the 2019 a distinct impression of savoriness. The tannins are a bit burly, as they often are with Talbot, and yet the 2019 appears to have enough fruit depth to balance things out.

Vinous

93-95

byNeal Martinthe6/16/2020

The 2019 Talbot has a very cohesive bouquet, "streamlined" being the operative word, before opening gradually to reveal a Pauillac-inspired aromatics, pencil shaving scents permeating the black fruit. Yet it is still unmistakably Talbot. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins, creamy in texture with more depth in the middle than previous vintages (a shortcoming that, estate director Jean-Michel Laporte told me in the past he wants to address.) The great aspect of this Talbot is that it doesn't take its foot off the pedal on the finish, exerting impressive grip with that pencil lead lingering in the mouth. Superb. Expect this to land at the top of my banded score.

Jamessuckling.com

94-95

byJames Sucklingthe6/4/2020

A juicy, fruity wine with lots of blue fruit, blackberries and dark chocolate. Pretty depth and structure to this. Polished and structured at the same time.

The World of Fine Wines

92-94

byMichael Schusterthe5/13/2020

Crisply ripe cassis-cored Cabernet nose, with a particularly pronounced fruit; very nicely
balanced, fairly full-bodied, fresh in acidity, very fine-textured in tannin; a refined, fresh yet
sweetly ripe, cassis-cored flavor, long and even and fine, beautifully supple and gently fleshy
in texture, long and graceful across the palate, subtly mineral behind the deliciously refined fruitcore, and with a very long fruit-perfumed and gravel-fragrant aftertaste. Succulent, subtle, long to develop, with a fine complexity, a really lovely, particularly elegant, complete and classy Talbot. A beauty, so harmonious, perhaps the finest I can remember tasting en primeur? 2030–50+.