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    45min
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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 1975

Bordeaux: After four miserable vintages came the hot vintage of 1975 which briefly put Bordeaux wines in the spotlight once again. The unstable temperature of September turned into good weather for the harvest. The grapes were high in sugar, but many reds, especially those made from Cabernet Sauvignon, lacked phenolic ripeness. This resulted in masculine and even aggressive reds with austere and even harsh tannins.

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The 1975 Talbot is served from magnum that was reconditioned in 2012. Harvest took place from 22 September to 6 October with a reported 12-13° alcohol for the Merlot and 11.5-12° alcohol for the Cabernet Sauvignon. Quite deep in colour, it has a slightly meaty bouquet with leathery red fruit, touches of sage and dusty attic. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity. It just lacks complexity on the mid-palate, masculine and a little dry like so many 1975s are at this age, dictates by the tannins when more flesh would have rendered a better wine. Provenance plays its part here, though I would still advise bottles from sound cellars to be drunk soon. Tasted at the centenary Château Talbot vertical at the property.

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St. Julien, Bordeaux
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