2000 Joël Taluau Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  2/11/2024 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Agree with deaddeadwine, drinking wonderfully, classic aged Loire Cab Franc, green peppers and a touch of coffee, tertiary but still extremely enjoyable. Acidity is still significant so a longer life is very possible. $35 for a 24-year old wine of this quality is amazing.

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  7/28/2023 - Deaddeadwine Likes this wine:

  Really delicious, a hit with all at table. Everyone was amazed that one could purchase this now for $35.
  
  Quite savory with mostly tertiary elements present. Not a ton of fruit remaining, but enough. Only 12.5% alcohol, so quite light-bodied. Old-school wine. THIS IS NOT A WINE FOR THE BIG-FRUIT CROWD OR NEOPHYTES.
  
  In a word - excellent. Great accompaniment to grilled pork tenderloin with grilled polenta.

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  2/15/2022 - Deux Chevaux wrote:

  Dark ruby, with only slight bricking at the edges. Earthy, with suggestions of tobacco and just a (pleasant) touch of green/ bell pepper. Integrated and quite smooth, but with sufficient acidity to keep it lively. Not quite as impressive as the 1989 — yet still, very enjoyable over three nights.

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