
2011 CHÂTEAU TALBOT 4ème Cru Classé Saint Julien
Bordeaux France
13%
Red
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As the general manager Jean-Pierre Marty remarks, Talbot does well in hot years. 37% Merlot, 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3 or 4% Petit Verdot. Nice bright nose. Curranty cassis. It quickly gathers pace on the palate, fine te...(read more)
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2017 CHÂTEAU TALBOT 4ème Cru Classé Saint Julien
Bordeaux France
13.5%
Red
.
Half-bottles
Jean-Michel Laporte (formerly of Conseillante) has now taken the reins here but he did not have input into this vintage. He has no plans to revolutionise things, just to make small, gradual changes like slowly increasing...(read more)
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2016 CHÂTEAU TALBOT 4ème Cru Classé Saint Julien
Left Bank Bordeaux France
Red
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Half-bottles
Very deeply coloured. Almost a wrestling match at first, as Talbot often is at this stage. Powerful tannins and very structured. The fruit is there, shy but intense and sweet blackcurrant behind all the mass. It was a ne...(read more)
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