2006 CHÂTEAU TALBOT 4ème Cru Classé Saint Julien, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAU TALBOT

2006 4ème Cru Classé Saint Julien

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

Attractively blackcurranty scented, a slightly edgier palate than some, marginally leafy. Taut wiry fruit and good length. Rating: 90 L&S (Apr 2007)


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62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc. Dense core with a touch of brick at the rim. Bright and vital with a stony, smoky nuance and some leafy, Cabernet notes. Long and linear on the palate. Ripe but with a distinctive tannic edge. There’s a little more muscle and power here but the fruit enrobes the tannins. Structured for ageing and that stony, terroir note prominent again. (JL) 13% Drinking range: 2016 - 2035 Rating: 16.5++ James Lawther MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2022)

The 2006 Talbot offers this Saint-Julien’s trademark cedar and tobacco scents and as I remarked previously, there is a scent of walking around a stately home. The palate is medium-bodied with decent weight, rather austere in style and needing more flesh to come through on the finish. Respectable given the vintage but not the most exciting Talbot that you will ever taste. Tasted at a private lunch in London. Drinking range: 2019 - 2030 Rating: 88 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Oct 2019)

Medium ruby-red. Wild aromas of cassis, minerals, leather and meat. Supple and sweet but with modest grip and cut to the redcurrant and leather flavors. The tannins build, leaving the finish a bit tough. Rating: 88 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (May 2009)

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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