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2020 Château Talbot, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (76%),Merlot (21%),Petit Verdot (3%)
For laying down
Product: 20208011853
2020 Château Talbot, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

Cabernet Sauvignon 76%, Merlot 21%, Petit Verdot 3%

The 76% Cabernet Sauvignon is a record for Talbot, up from last year’s record of 69%. From those figures, the direction of travel is clear: more structure, more definition and more power. Some of Talbot’s more loose-limbed charm remains, and it’s to the wine’s advantage. Among the classic graphite and cedar notes are those wonderfully familiar touches of woodland, and a certain breadth. This is a step up from years past; there is now complexity and dimension. Jean-Michel Laporte and his team have made great progress.

Drink 2028-2042

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (76%),Merlot (21%),Petit Verdot (3%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Talbot

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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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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