2021 Talbot, Saint Julien

Tasting Note

Wine Advocate: 91-92+

The 2021 Talbot is promising, exhibiting aromas of wild berries, cherries, cigar wrapper and sweet spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety palate that's bright and seamless, with an enveloping, charming profile despite analytically rather high levels of polyphenols. This is a fine effort that reminds Jean-Michel Laporte of the 2001 vintage in style—though the 2021 will benefit from all the improvements that the last two decades have witnessed at this address. Tasted four times.

Sotheby's Wine: 91-93

Appealing nose of black cherries, blackcurrant, and liquorice. Bright, fresh, juicy fruit. Gentle extraction - nothing forced here. Has fruit all the way through and finishes with black cherry, liquorice, and lead pencil. A very attractive Talbot - elegant, fresh, balanced, harmonious. - Jamie Ritchie