2022 Chateau Talbot Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé

Château Talbot owes its name to the heroic English commander Connetable Talbot, who was killed in 1453 at the Battle of Castillon. The largest and one of the oldest Château of Saint Julien, is ideally situated a short distance from the Gironde, where the vineyards lie on a subsoil of fine gravel and produce one of the most beautiful red wines of Saint Julien. The popular Château Talbot makes wines with a good price-quality ratio. In the last 10 years, a lot has been invested in equipment and the vineyards and that is mainly why they make good consistent top Bordeaux year in and year out, which are still relatively affordable.

The 2022 Talbot is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The grapes were hand-harvested from 9th to 28th September. This year's Talbot is 13.5% alcohol and was aged for 15 months in French barrels (60% new). The grapes are from 42-year-old vines spread across 94.3 hectares in Saint-Julien. The 2022 Talbot is impressive, and if it lives up to all its promises will likely emerge as one of the finest wines from Saint-Julien since the 1980s. Relaxing in the glass with aromas of cherry, blackberry and cassis mingling with hints of violet and pencil lead, it is medium to full-bodied, velvety and concentrated, with a layered core of fruit, rich, structuring tannins and a long, vibrant finish.

FACT: Under the tab: Attachment you will find the official factsheet and we will send it to you digitally when you order this wine. Also worth mentioning that we buy the (Bordeaux) wines directly and never through intermediaries because then we do not know which journeys the wine has made and how it has been treated. The wines come from the cellars of the Chateau directly to our conditioned Warehouse in Dordrecht where all our wines are stored .