Chateau Talbot 2010
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Item# 1651-10
James Suckling
94pt
Wine Enthusiast
93pt
Wine Spectator
91pt
Decanter
94pt
Wine Advocate
91pt
Tasting notes
This wine has an impression of subtlety found in aromatic nuances that mingle with notes of plum comfit, roast, supported by a cozy wooded. Mouth dense, expanded, fleshy, shows beautiful deep tannins ending on solid liquorices character.
Opaque plum/ruby color and notes of creme de cassis, licorice, roasted herbs and smoky barbecue. It's a brilliant effort, with full body, wonderful fruit, a savory, expansive mouthfeel, sensational texture and a long finish.
Opaque plum/ruby color and notes of creme de cassis, licorice, roasted herbs and smoky barbecue. It's a brilliant effort, with full body, wonderful fruit, a savory, expansive mouthfeel, sensational texture and a long finish.
History
Legend relates that the name of this imposing estate originates with Connetable Talbot, a famous English warrior, defeated at the battle of Castillon in 1453. Talbot is one of the Medoc's oldest estates, its glory never tainted. Through the years it has been fortunate enough to remain in good hands. The owners are Nancy BignonCordier and her family. They are the fourth generation of Cordiers to manage this Saint-Julien fourth classified growth.
Technical data
Appellation: Saint-Julien, 4th Grand Cru Classe in 1855
Surface Area: 105 ha
Soil: Medoc's gravelly soil
Density: 7700 plants/ha
Vines average age: 50 years
Pruning: Medoc Double Guyot pruning
Cultivation: Plowing 4 traditional ways
Harvest: By hand
Sorting: In the vineyard and at the sorting table
Vinification: In woodenvats
Maturing: 50% new barrels
Harvest 2010: From September 29th to October 15th
Blend 2010: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
Bottling date: From May 14th to June 05th 2012
Surface Area: 105 ha
Soil: Medoc's gravelly soil
Density: 7700 plants/ha
Vines average age: 50 years
Pruning: Medoc Double Guyot pruning
Cultivation: Plowing 4 traditional ways
Harvest: By hand
Sorting: In the vineyard and at the sorting table
Vinification: In woodenvats
Maturing: 50% new barrels
Harvest 2010: From September 29th to October 15th
Blend 2010: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
Bottling date: From May 14th to June 05th 2012
Vintage
After a rainy autumn, the land is restoring his groundwater in a harsh winter. The followed summer is drying with cool nights during the harvest season from late September to 15 October to pick healthy grapes perfectly ripe. Those allowed our plots produce fruit at this point concentrates (tannins, sugar and acidity). The development of 2010 was attached to take the best of these three components to achieve a great wine to lay witness to a prodigal nature and know-how in progress.
