2007-CHÂTEAU-TALBOT-4ème-Cru-Classé-Saint-Julien

CHÂTEAU TALBOT

2007 4ème Cru Classé Saint Julien

Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Saint Julien
Classification 4ème Cru Classé
ABV 13%

Rather as we were told at the neigbouring estate of Lagrange, quality in the end was very homogenous across the vineyard, and there will be no third wine - all was good enough for either the first wine or the Connetable, but with the first wine being only 58% of the crop, selection was obviously necessary. This has a good dark colour and clean cassis fruit, round and reasonably weighty. Fine tannins and crisp Cabernet expression. Good acidity and grip, and the nicely complex harmony of red and black fruit lingers on the finish. Rating: 90 L&S (Apr 2008)


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Rating: 84-86 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (May 2008)

Has a pretty core of ripe plum and berry fruit, with a medium body, fine tannins and a clean finish. Rating: 87-90 James Suckling, The Wine Spectator (May 2008)

This Talbot has very good ripeness on the nose with dense black fruit, although if anything it is perhaps lacking a little delineation. Lifted blackberries, a touch of iodine and wine gums. The palate is medium-bodied: this is obviously a wine in which a lot of work has gone into. Blackberry, cedar and a touch of bilberry, quite chewy tannins with a sappy finish. This is either going to be wonderful after bottling or the exact opposite;let's hope the latter. Good effort. Rating: 88-89 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2008)

Château Talbot

St Julien Quatrième cru 1855

John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury was sent by King Henry VI to re-impose some English rule on this troublesome part of his Kingdom, but ended up being killed at the Battle of Castillon in 1453. Quite what connection he had with this particular bit of St Julien is unknown but, at least as far back as the 17th Century, the large estate in the centre of the appellation has been known as Château Talbot and it has generally been held that it was named for said John Talbot.

Désiré Cordier bought Talbot in 1917 and it is still in the hands of the Cordier family.

Sitting right in the middle of St Julien, surrounded by the great names of the appellation, and at 107ha of vineyard, Château Talbot is hard to miss. The vineyards are planted to 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Fermentation takes place in a combination of traditional wooden vats and modern stainless steel, with the Grand Vin spending 14 months in oak (50%-60% new).

There is a second wine named in honour of John Talbot, who's local title was Connétable Talbot.

With such big production and with an easy name to read and remember in the English-speaking market, Château Talbot has a healthy following and reliable reputation. It is a reputation that Talbot, by and large, lives up to with well-flavoured structured wines.

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