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Talbot 2010

St Julien, Fourth Growth

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Tasting Notes

The Talbot 2010 offers dusky black fruit on the nose: cedar and graphite aromas, a touch of mulch and woodland. It needs more vigour and delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a soft, broody entry. There are hints of mulberry and Asian spice, but I am seeking more backbone and penetration towards the finish. Still, this is a very fine Talbot, yet regrettably, since this is an estate I adore, it continues to lag behind its peers.

Score: 88

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 March 2013

Tasted at the chateau and at the UGC, the Talbot was picked from 29th September with the young vines and around the 4th October for the older. This is the second vintage under Stephane Derenancourt. A blend 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2010 has a refined bouquet that for me, has better harmony and focus than the 2009 at this stage last year, a purity that perhaps has been missing from the estate in recent vintages. The palate is impressive: the Cabernet Sauvignon very pure and focused, a newfound sense of mineralité and elegance and precision towards the finish. One of the best Talbot produced in recent years...but there is still room to improve. Drink 2014- Tasted April 2011.

Score: 90 - 92

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2014+ 15 April 2011

One of the best Talbots over recent years, and possibly the best since the 1986 and 1982, this sexy juggernaut of a wine struts forth with an opaque plum/ruby/purple color and terrific notes of crème de cassis, licorice, roasted herbs and smoky barbecue. It is a brilliant effort, with full body, wonderful fruit, a savory, expansive mouthfeel, sensational texture and a long finish, but no hardness or astringency. This is a fabulous Talbot to drink over the next 20-25 years.

Score: 94

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2038 01 February 2013

2010: Abundant amounts of sweet, up-front fruit give this wine a precocious appeal compared to many of its brethren. It exhibits a dense plum/ruby/purple hue along with sweet boysenberry, black currant, cherry, smoke and licorice aromas and flavors. This deep, medium to full-bodied, classic Talbot should be approachable when released, and age effortlessly for 15 or more years.

Score: 91 - 93

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 04 May 2011

Lots of blackberry and wild dark fruits, not cultivated cassis. Even a touch of citrus. More citrus on the palate too, quite unusual. Very fluid and fresh across the palate. Finest of tannins. Very distinctive and finishes with a whiff of oak char.

Score: 17

Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2016-2028 10 April 2012

Expressive Cabernet nose followed by reasonable density of rich black fruits. Really quite opulent for Talbot, though with a streak of complicating green towards the finish.

Score: 89 - 92

Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2011

Dark crimson. Delightful, rather floral fragrance. Medium weight. Polished and fine. A really very winning wine with great balance even if it is not the most intense 2010. For relatively early drinking.

Score: 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2016-2030 19 April 2011

Rich, very ripe cassis Cabernet fruit, smooth, even succulent flavours, quite an open style in this vintage.

Score: 17

Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2016-2026 01 April 2011

Plump and rather open, with delicious plum, raspberry and black cherry fruit melded with spice and anise. This has a nice chocolaty finish, with a velvety feel.

Score: 90 - 93

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 31 March 2011