Jane Anson: 93 Punkte
"Vibrant plum colour, warm and welcoming aromatics, cloves and turmeric spice, this stretches out through the palate, showing a luscious, satiny texture that reflects the warmth of the vintage, and the slightly higher alcohols than usual (rare at Talbot, that tends to show lower alcohols than its neighbours, like Lafite in Pauillac). Black chocolate, espresso, fennel, cassis and gunsmoke, generous and a little atypical. Special anniversary bottle to celebrate 100 years under the Bignon-Cordier family. 60% new oak for ageing as of this vintage, and Jean-Michel Laporte's first as director." (12/2023)
Decanter: 94 Punkte
"The youthful and sumptuous 2018 comes in a strikingly heavy engraved bottle that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Cordier ownership. It is both delicious and atypical. Atypical, because this ripe and juicy wine, weighing in at a stated 14.5% alcohol, is unusually muscular for St-Julien. Delicious, because its exuberant fruitiness and silky, suave texture makes it hard to resist now. More in keeping with a California-style wine than a St-Julien it is, nonetheless, a marvellous combination and balance of power and elegance. Laporte describes the 2018 as 'a garage wine' and not the style he wants to make. He attributes its size to the warmth of the vintage and thinks it will settle down with proper ageing." - Michael Apstein (10/2024)
Vinum: 17/20 Punkte
"Beginnt saftig und fruchtig, die Tannine sind kompakt und lückenlos dicht, das Finale voll und lang: tadellos gemacht, Jahrgangstypisch und doch stilvoll." - Rolf Bichsel (09/2021) Falstaff: 94 Punkte "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine Edelholzwürze, Cassis und Brombeeren, ein Hauch von Nougat, tabakiger Anklang, mineralischer Anklang. Saftig, elegant, schokoladige Textur, reife Kirschfrucht, runde Tannine, bleibt haften, sehr gutes Reifepotenzial." - Peter Moser (02/2021)
Fine Wine Guide | Giuseppe Lauria: 92 Punkte
"Purpurgranat mit violettem Rand. Würziges Waldbeerbouquet, schwarzer Pfeffer und Ledernoten, dahinter Trockenfleisch, blättrige Noten und getrocknete Wildkirschen. Am festen Gaumen mit fleischigem, pfeffrigem Extrakt und guter Länge. Im gebündelten Finale mit kleinen blauen Beeren und Zwetschgenschalenton endend. Ein burschikoser St.-Julien." (08/2020)
