2019 Château Talbot, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
Product: 20198011853
2019 Château Talbot, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

The Cordier family’s 100th vintage at Talbot also sees the highest ever percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, at 69%. Jean-Michel Laporte considers it, his second vintage, an exercise in “mastered power”. There is lots to admire – the fruit has lovely energy and bounces across the palate. A very good Talbot indeed. Drink 2027-2042.

Blend: 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Talbot

About this wine

Chateau Talbot

Château Talbot is one of the best-known Bordeaux wine estates to a UK audience, not surprisingly because it takes its name from John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, who in 1453 suffered the ignominy of losing the  battle, and with it his life, which allowed Bordeaux and its vineyards to slip back into French control after belonging to the British Crown for over 340 years. In the last century it has been owned by the Cordier family, and the red wine of the estate has long enjoyed a reputation for solid dependability. It is one of the largest estates in the Médoc and its 102 hectare single vineyard is situated inland from the Gironde River and west of the hamlet of St-Julien-Beychevelle.
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Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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