(this special bottling

intense and beautifully delineated mineral-driven flavors are less rich but more powerful and more complex on the strikingly long finish

five-spice powder and lavender pastille flavors given lift and spine by a core of juicy acidity

6% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot

Mineral- and smoke-accented blackberry and blueberry on the intensely perfumed nose and in the mouth

Caillou Blanc Talbot Size:12x750ml (this special bottlingPromises more on the nose than the palate gives at the moment, but seriously good. Wonderfully exotic aromas of pineapple, passion fruit and melon, with hints of vanilla. Medium bodied, with lots of toasted oak flavors and a creamy, fruit aftertaste. Needs more time to develop. Best from 2000 through 2004. JS