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    1 741
  • Producer ranking ?

    38
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

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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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Vintage 1934

A vintage that is often described as too tannic and harsh, and in many cases this is true. There are however a number of wines that have been very attractive and charming in recent times, I was particularly impressed by Mouton and Latour. It shows that the harsh tannic wines of Bordeaux will often come if one only has the patience to wait.

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Brick red

ending

Medium

taste

Average in Acidity, Balanced, Well-structured, Tired, One-dimensional and Rich

Verdict

Mediocre and Wine for food

Written Notes

The 1934 Talbot comes from a bottle recondition in 2007, a wet season where double the average rainfall was reported in mid-August, following a turnaround in the weather and a perfect September. Harvest began on 14 September. It has an appealing bouquet with rustic red berry fruit, damp undergrowth, peppermint and sage, fully mature but defined and nicely focused. The palate is medium-bodied with an almost citrus-fresh entry. Fine acidity here, balanced though not as complex as the top-tier Left Bank wines of the vintage. I appreciate the sour cherry note towards the finish. It’s not a persistent Saint-Julien, but still enjoyable if you have a penchant for ancient Claret. Tasted at the centenary Château Talbot vertical at the property.

 

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Origin

St. Julien, Bordeaux
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