Talbot - Saint-Julien 2020

TASTED

93 / 100

byAndreas Larssonthe7/6/2021

Pure nose, high ripeness, rather sweet fruit with some herbal spiciness, bay leaf and sage. Supple and ample texture, fine polish, elegant and persistent.

La Revue du Vin de France

95-96 / 100

the6/7/2021

Le cru signe un vin admirable de précision et de distinction en bouche, porté par une trame acidulée bien calée et salivante. Belle allonge fine.

Le Figaro

94-95 / 100

the6/2/2021

Un nez chatoyant aux notes de cassis, de prunes et de mûres. Une bouche qui commence tout en légèreté, avant de gagner en confiance et de libérer la puissance de ses tannins.

Vinous

92-95 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 Talbot is a hugely promising wine. It offers up an exotic mélange of inky dark fruit, chocolate, licorice, gravel, lavender and menthol. Brooding in the glass, with broad shoulders and tons of intensity, the 2020 is a Talbot that marries power, breadth and savory intensity with notable stylishness and tons of personality. Impressive.

Tastingbook.com

94 / 100

byMarkus Del Monegothe5/28/2021

Dark Purple colour with violet hue and black core. Aromatic nose with ripe black cherries, blackcurrants and mild spices, very classic style. On the palate excellent structure , balance and freshness, a wine with excellent aromatic depth and length.

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/28/2021

The 2020 Château Talbot is a winner and certainly an outstanding wine. Offering lots of blackcurrants, green tobacco, chocolate, and lead pencil notes, it’s a classic Saint-Julien, with medium to full body, velvety tannins, and a rounded, layered texture. It’s ripe, yet certainly plays in the fresher end of the pool and should have 15-20 years of longevity.

Vinous

92-94 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/27/2021

The 2020 Talbot has a fragrant nose with black cherries, bilberry, wild mint and chalk, quite harmonious and gaining intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet, almost candied opening, predominantly red berry fruit laced with mint and orange zest, and a liberal sprinkling of black pepper. I admire the way this Talbot builds so that it finishes with a flourish. This may well land at the top of my banded score.

Decanter.com

95 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

This is a great Talbot, a real success for the château. Subtle and deft touches throughout, from the smoked turmeric notes that lace the black fruits to the finessed aromatics that accompany the body of the wine. Balance and freshness, and a saline edge to the finish that is extremely moreish. Three years with Jean-Michel Laporte as director and he is doing great work.

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/21/2021

The array of flowers and fruits here, blackberry, black currant, kirsch and cassis is just great! Concentrated, fresh and lifted, the wine is long, elegant, and expansive with a solid touch of minerality and crispness to the fruits on the palate and in the finish bringing complexity and ageability here. This is going to be just great with 7-9 years of aging. Things continue improving here under the direction of Jean-Michel Laporte. 93-95 Pts 92-94

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2021

Deep purple-black colored, the 2020 Talbot storms out of the glass with powerful blackcurrants, raspberry leaves and baked plums scents, followed by suggestions of dried Mediterranean herbs, tobacco leaf and graphite. The medium-bodied palate delivers lovely freshness and an approachable chewiness, nicely framing the herb-laced black fruits, finishing savory.

Anthocyanes

91-93 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Avec des notes de cassis, de fruits frais et une pointe variétale, le nez reste classique. En bouche, c'est tendu, les tanins serrent, l'ensemble est structurant et sur l'allonge. On ressent toutefois une pointe variétale en finale. Une extraction puissante. Attendons les élevages que tout soit homogénéisé.

Bernard Burtschy

95-96 / 100

byBernard Burtschythe5/10/2021

Falstaff

92-94 / 100

the5/10/2021

Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Feine Pflaumen, ein Hauch von Cassis und Nougat unterlegt, kandierte Orangenzesten. Saftige Herzkirschenfrucht, angenehme Süße, reife gut integrierte Tannine, elegant, feinwürzig im Abgang, bereits gut entwickelt.