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  • Country ranking ?

    1 286
  • Producer ranking ?

    12
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    from 2020
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables

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The Story

Undeniably, Talbot is one of the most famous Médoc wines. This fine reputation is no doubt due to a mysterious combination of factors, such as the size of its vineyard, nearly one hundred hectares, and the regularity of its wine.  Nearly a century in the same family, the name Talbot is concise and hard-hitting, easy to pronounce in all languages and a part of our history… However, the first thing that makes Talbot popular is the wonderful natu...

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Wine Information

September will stay in memory of the producers because there was no drop of water.
The vine hopefully started to ripe its fruits and stopped to grow up. Then, the grapes evolved in a masterful way.

All the elements were combined to hope to have good things, the vines were in a good health, the temperatures not too high, fresh nights and nice afternoons.

The sugar was concentrated with a tannic richness and a good acidity. 

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Vintage 2014

Bordeaux Vintage 2014 - is not a great vintage like 2005, 2009 or 2010 but it will be able to secure a position as one of the very good vintages of Bordeaux.

Generally scheduled between the end of March and the beginning of April, Primeur Week in Bordeaux is always an exciting time because it allows a first glimpse of the latest vintage. The sheer number of wines available for tasting is impressive and a week almost seems short. This is why...

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Written Notes

Tasted in September 2019. Silky fruit and tannin put in velvety wrapping. Classic stuff, splendid acidity, fine structure and well-defined on the palate. Tasty effort.

  • 92p

Medium deep colour. Sweet raspberry pastille aromas with vanilla, spice notes. Generous almost velvety in texture with raspberry black fruits, chocolaty tannins and underlying savoury oak. Finishes chalky dry. Well balanced and integrated already. 95 points

  • 95p

Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, some spices, vanilla, faint scented floral note behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, anise, dark berries, some spices, nuanced, long. 93

  • 93p
Dark purple red with violet hue and almost black centre. Opulent and densely woven character, ripe berries, chocolate and hints of mild spices. On the palate well balanced with good weight and length, firm tannins and elegant fruit.
  • 91p
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Origin

St. Julien, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

No Potential

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None
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