Château Talbot – Le Caillou 2017 – Bordeaux Blanc

The nose is fresh, mineral and offers gourmandize, straightness, freshness, a beautiful grain as well as a fine fleshiness. It reveals notes of fleshy white fruit (pear, peach) and citrus associated with small touches of quenette / lychee rose and discreet hints of fleshy fruits. The mouth is fruity, fleshy, gourmande, elegant, slightly tight and offers juiciness, a fine juicy / acid frame, a small tension, a beautiful fat, unctuousity, dynamism, a beautiful precision, a good freshness, a very discreet saline point (in the background) as well as a beautiful roundness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy Williams pear, fleshy / ripe peach and small notes of quenette, pink lychee, ripe citrus fruit (lemon, mandarin) associated with discreet touches of ripe apple, grapefruit as well as a discreet hint of rose and quince. Good length.