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Wine Description
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...
Wine Information
BY CHRISTIAN HOSTEIN
My views on 2010 campaign
Big blue sky above our beloved Médoc, with north east breeze and 23°C this afternoon.
These are perfect harvesting conditions, especially for the Moulin patch, our cabernet sauvignon core located right in the middle of the Talbot plateau.
Since October 4th the bigger harvest team has been picking fruit so black that it turned blue, showing velvety bloom, thick skins, ample tannin, sweet an...
Vintage 2010
Drought and cool temperatures contribute to optimal ripeness
The sum of summer temperatures in 2010 was close to that of summer 2009 (962°C compared to 982°C), but significantly colder than those of 2005, which totaled 1052°C. These cool temperatures had a substantial influence on the balance of our wines, preserving a good level of acidity and an attractive aromatic freshness.
Very little precipitation (only 267 mm) from March to August...
