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.

More proof that Talbot is on a roll, revved up and ready to take off. This is a brilliantly juicy but understated Talbot, lovely quality, classically-minded with cassis, blueberry, mint leaf, cocoa bean, espresso and powerful grilled fennel. Great stuff. 60% new oak for ageing, and a generous 54hl/ha yield.

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 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.

As with many Médoc wines this vintage, Château Talbot shows off the highest percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in its blend in recent memory, reflected in cool cassis and blueberry fruit, liquorice and cigar box aromas, leading to some plum and blackberry mid palate richness. Indeed, the palate evinces much depth, juiciness and salinity: all very good things that bode well for future complexity after barrel ageing (60% new oak) and five to ten years cellaring. But we are not in 2019 or 2020, as the finish does show some tannic austerity. All things considered, a very successful Talbot, and potential for a higher score in bottle.

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.

77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. Cask sample. Juicy and appealing. Lively St-Julien fruit. Medium-bodied, harmonious and balanced, the tannins integrated. Rewarding. Could be GV . (JL)

77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. Cask sample. Juicy and appealing. Lively St-Julien fruit. Medium-bodied, harmonious and balanced, the tannins integrated. Rewarding. Could be GV . (JL)