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2009 Château Talbot, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready, but will keep
Neal Martin MW
90/100
Stephen Tanzer
91/100
Jane Anson MW
94/100
James Suckling
94/100
Robert Parker
92-94/100
17/20
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
Robert Parker
91/100
James Suckling
92-95/100
Product: 20098011853
2009 Château Talbot, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

Wonderfully aromatic, Ch. Talbot’s 2009 is a concentrated wine which brims with pure, ripe blackberry fruit. There is so much fruit in fact that the fine, powdery tannins feel almost hidden as they glide smoothly across the palate. Make no mistake though - they are there, and herald a long and promising life for this elegant yet mellow wine.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2009
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Talbot

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 90/100
The 2009 Talbot has a much more modest bouquet than the Gruaud Larose, missing the same horsepower and fruit concentration, airy in style, and attractive but not as memorable as others. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a fine bead of acidity. Quite linear and conservative but with satisfying precision on the finish. It is a classic Talbot that should give 25 to 30 years of pleasure, though not the best amongst its peers. Tasted at BI Wines & Spirits Ten Year On tasting.Drink 2020 - 2033Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (March 2019)
Drink 2020 - 2033
Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (Mar 2019)
Stephen Tanzer 91/100
Bright ruby-red. Slightly rustic aromas of musky black raspberry, black cherry, dark chocolate, leather and game. Sweet, glossy and pliant, with lovely intensity and lift to the flavours of dark cherry, cherry pit and spices. Hints at the horsey quality typical of this chateau but boasts terrific enveloping fruit and noteworthy sweetness. Finishes with broad, plush tannins and excellent length. One of the top few Talbot vintages of the last 25 years.Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com.com (July 2012)
Drink 2020 - 2033
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com (Jul 2012)
Jane Anson MW 94/100
As with the 2005 vintage, you immediately feel the effects of the year translate into more layers of flavour. I love this 2009 because it is still a classic Bordeaux, well balanced in alcohol – nothing excessive but it allows the château to show the best of itself. Sometimes Talbot can be a little reserved, a little too classical, but here the fruit is generous, dark, brambly and still young. The mint notes remain fresh, but the graphite and slate are more evident, and you can feel the tug of a great Cabernet here. Aged in 50% new oak.Drink 2020 - 2038jane_anson_mw, janeanson_com (December 2017)
Drink 2020 - 2033
Jane Anson MW, JaneAnson.com (Dec 2017)
James Suckling 94/100
Aromas of cocoa powder and currants, follow through to a full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a juicy, berry and chocolate aftertaste. Lovely polish to this. Try in 2018james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (March 2012)
Drink 2020 - 2033
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Mar 2012)
Robert Parker 92-94/100
Tasted two times.This is the most impressive Talbot since the 1982 and 1986. It reveals an opaque plum/garnet/purple color as well as knock-out aromas of black fruits, cedar, incense, licorice, and a Provencal garrigue-like character. Substantial, sexy, and seductive, it is almost slutty in its exuberance and ostentatiousness. It was a thrill to drink this loaded St.-Julien. It should offer irresistible drinking over the next 20-25 years.Drink 2010 - 2035Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate (April 2010)
Drink 2020 - 2033
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2010)
17/20
Dense purple red, good earthy blackcurrant fruit, quite spicy, broad and open, very smooth texture and enough weight for the future.
Drink 2020 - 2033
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Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Some development at the rim. Light, graphite nose not without its attractions... Very sweet start but lifted and easy and utterly relaxed. Slightly dry tannins on the end. But very solid effort. Nice neat persistence. jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com - Apr 2010
Drink 2020 - 2033
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2010)
Robert Parker 91/100
Extremely sexy, soft, supple and opulent, with notes of cedar, herbs, incense and black currant fruit, this is a full-bodied, generously endowed but silky Talbot to drink now and over the next 20+ years. By any standard of measurement, this is irresistible... It was a thrill to drink this loaded St.-Julien. It should offer irresistible drinking over the next 20-25 years. robert_parker - Wine Advocate - Feb 2012
Drink 2020 - 2033
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Feb 2012)
James Suckling 92-95/100
A red with a solid core of blueberry and currant aromas, with spices too. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a balanced finish. Very pretty. james_suckling - Wine Spectator - Apr 2010
Drink 2020 - 2033
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2010)

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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