2022 Caillou Blanc du Ch Talbot
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The 2022 Caillou Blanc offers an attractive bouquet of peach skin and nectarine, with the Sémillon perhaps more expressive than before. The palate is well balanced: it's not overly complex, but I appreciate the waxy texture and dash of ginger, which now seems more pronounced on the finish. Fine.
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Neal Martin
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Soft gold in colour, with fleshy peach and nectarine notes on the opening. Keeps the aromatics a little subdued, but this does a good job of marking the opulence of the vintage in its texture without sacrificing lift. A white wine with impact and character, and it's impressive.
Golden yellow, fleshy apricot and lemon curd, edge of butterscotch, much more in the style of the ripe 2019, and a clear reflection of the hot summer. Harvest August 31 to September 5, two weeks earlier than 2021. Barrel ferment and aged, one third new oak, 7 months with two months lees stirring + 7 months bottle ageing before release.
About the producer
Quality has not necessarily always lived up to this property’s Fourth Growth status, however there have been significant improvements in recent years, with a sustainable focus in the vineyard, and new winery and cellar.