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Château Talbot 4ème Grand Cru Classé (OWC if 6 MG) 2008

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • 13% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

A classic, complex, rounded Saint-Julien, which boasts an excellent ageing potential. More info

The wines, vinified with the precious advice of the legendary wine consultant Jacques Boissenot (who died in 2014) and Stéphane Derenoncourt, are consistently rich and extremely elegant. Their open character and silky tannins enable them to be enjoyed young, and also to be kept in the cellar for many years. With time, they develop a delicate, complex aromatic bouquet of cedar and Havana tobacco.

Château Talbot 4ème Grand Cru Classé (OWC if 6 MG)serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Daube de boeuf, Lamproie à la bordelaise, Lapin aux pruneaux.

Peak: Drink until 2020

  • Vintage score: 14/20
  • What the experts say...

    "The evolved, soft, silky 2008 Talbot is unquestionably a sleeper of the vintage, offering a dark plum/garnet color, loads of roasted herb, berry, black cherry, plum and Asian spice aromas intermixed with an attractive forest floor-like note." R. Parker (05/2011)

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    Château Talbot 4ème Grand Cru Classé (OWC if 6 MG)

    The wine

    The wines, vinified with the precious advice of the legendary wine consultant Jacques Boissenot (who died in 2014) and Stéphane Derenoncourt, are consistently rich and extremely elegant. Their open character and silky tannins enable them to be enjoyed young, and also to be kept in the cellar for many years. With time, they develop a delicate, complex aromatic bouquet of cedar and Havana tobacco.

    Information about domain Château Talbot

    A property within the Cordier estates, the Château Talbot has always been considered the twin brother of the Château Gruaud Larose. Located to the north of the latter, Talbot rubs shoulders with the vines of Léoville Poyferré. Its sweeping contiguous vineyard lies on gravel with a calcareous subsoil.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Magnum
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Producer
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: Yes
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Julien
    • Classification: 4ème Grand Cru Classé
    • Producer/Owner: Famille Bignon-Cordier
    • Vintage: 2008
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: Drink until 2020
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Sustainable farming 
    • Size (in ha): 102
    • Volume: 400000 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Petit verdot, 5% Cabernet franc
    Château Talbot 4ème Grand Cru Classé (OWC if 6 MG)
    Château Talbot 4ème Grand Cru Classé (OWC if 6 MG)

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