A medium- to full-bodied red with very fine tannins. It’s firm and structured, showing a bright, dark-fruited character. Focused, with a good center-palate and a lingering finish. Really polished.

The 2023 Talbot is another strong wine for this re-emerging estate. Powerful deep and impressively resonant the 2023 is striking. Dark-toned fruit new leather lavender and dried herbs build over time. There's terrific depth and intensity here with fine balance to match. This is a superb showing from Talbot and the team led by Estate Director Jean-Michel Laporte. Drink 2030-2053.

Offering up aromas of dark berries, baking chocolate, plums, espresso roast and crushed mint, the 2023 Talbot is medium to full-bodied, deep and fleshy, with a rich but lively core of fruit, powdery tannins and a long, penetrating finish. Harvested over the course of fully four weeks, it's a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot that attained 13% alcohol.

Offering up aromas of dark berries baking chocolate plums espresso roast and crushed mint the 2023 Talbot is medium to full-bodied deep and fleshy with a rich but lively core of fruit powdery tannins and a long penetrating finish. Harvested over the course of fully four weeks it's a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot that attained 13% alcohol.

The 2023 Talbot contains the highest proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon to date at 77%. It was picked from September 13 to October 6 at 54hL/ha according to winemaker Jean-Michel Laporte. Matured in 60% new oak this has a fragrant bouquet that like one or two fellow Saint-Julien wines discretely unfolds in the glass. Quite precise with blackberry cedar and light pencil box scents there is a Pauillac-like tincture here. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled grainy tannins. It’s overtly classic in style albeit with more mid-weight depth compared to some vintages of Talbot. Displaying fine cohesion and sapidity this fans out on the finish with a deft touch of white pepper livening things up. This is a very promising Talbot and I may actually prefer it to the previous vintage.