2021 Caillou Blanc du Ch Talbot
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The 2021 Caillou Blanc Talbot is similar to the sample I tasted a few months earlier. Displaying pear and orange pith on the nose, well-defined and focused, this is very appealing. The palate has slimmed down a little in the intervening period, with hints of lychee emerging on the finish. Fine.
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Neal Martin
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Vivid pale gold, restrained in comparison with many vintages of Caillou Blanc in this line up, with a different architecture, showing more grip and freshness. Lychee, white peaches, geen apple, citrus, a cleaner and leaner version of the wine and entirely successful in my opinion. Barrel ferment and aged, 33% new oak, 7 months with two months lees stirring + 7 months bottle ageing before release.
The 2021 Caillou Blanc Talbot was picked September 14–16 and matured in 30% new oak. It has an attractive nose of orange pith and light apricot scents. The palate is well balanced with a pleasing fatness, not amazingly complex, yet the 27% Sémillon lends a lovely honeyed texture on the finish. (13.5% alcohol)
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.