chateau talbot 4eme cru classe st julien

Château Talbot

Château Talbot, 4ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2004

Name: Château Talbot, 4ème Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Talbot
Price: 68.21 GBP

92/100

Inside Bordeaux

86/100

Vinous

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2004
75cl
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£68.21

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A fresh nose of fruit compote, laced with herbs; jammy fruit on the palate with a very pleasant yeasty richness, developing noticeably towards a long and complex finish. Quite delicious.

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Critic Reviews

86/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2004 Talbot represents the style of wines predating the arrival of winemaker Jean-Michel Laporte. A little austere on the nose, there are plenty of sous-bois and tobacco scents, but it needs more fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a rounded entry, but overall, compared to its peers, it feels a little monotone and lacks complexity on the finish.

drinking window 2024 - 2032

date of review 06/2024

92/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

This captures so much about St Julien, with its balance, tobacco leaf, smoked earth, melted tannins, blond tobacco, blackberries and mint. It's delicious, from a time when the yields would have been high, and in a year that struggled to reach full maturity, and yet has a balanced charm that shows why this appellation delivers drinkability even when it misses concentration. The smoke is far more evident when you come back to it after a few hours of tasting other wines, suggest not giving it too long in carafe before drinking. Christian Hostein cellar master, 50% new oak for ageing.

drinking window 2024 - 2038

date of review 04/2024

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