Talbot
Chateau Talbot is named after Connetable Talbot an Englishman and governor of Guyenne who died in the battle of Castillon in 1453. This big single plot estate in St Julien regularly exceeds its classification. Their wine has soft fruit with a sturdy structure that ages well. They also make a small amount of excellent white.
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Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,084.33 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (89)The 2019 Connetable de Talbot has a perfumed, well-defined bouquet with a skip in its step, featuring red berry fruit, cinnamon and touches of brown spice. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. This is a well-balanced Connetable with a bit more body than previous vintages, slightly savory in style and maybe missing a little length. But as a Deuxième Vin, it works well. 13.8% alcohol |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,084.33 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (90)The 2020 Connétable Talbot is matured in 15% new oak. It has a fresh blackberry and briary scented nose with tobacco scents emerging with time. The palate is fresh and energetic, quite chiseled tannins, a little chalky in texture with a graphite-tinged finish. This punches above my expectations and is well worth seeking out. |
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Bordeaux | 20 | 87-89 (VN (AG)) |
Inc. GST
SG$488.76 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (87-89)The 2021 Connetable Talbot is a very pretty second wine. Dried herbs, tobacco, mint, spice and leather give the Connetable its strong, savory personality. There is a bit of reduction, but good depth as well as potential. |
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Bordeaux | 20 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$473.50 |
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Bordeaux | 3 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$783.60 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,187.66 |
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Wine Advocate (90)Like most of the Cordier 1983s, Talbot is an unqualified success. The big nose of woodsy, herbal, and cassis-like fruit leaps from the glass. Jammy and full-bodied, with some viscosity and thick, chewy, port-like flavors, this full throttle yet soft, supple wine is ideal for drinking now and over the next 10 years. Last tasted, 5/93. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 85 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,366.86 |
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Wine Advocate (85)A sweet, soft, commercially-styled wine, the 1994 offers a medium deep ruby color, a smoky, berry-scented nose, supple, fruity flavors, medium body, no hard tannin (a rarity for a 1994), and an easy to understand finish. Drink it over the next 4-8 years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 91 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$3,009.90 |
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Wine Spectator (91)Lots of blackberry, licorice and light tar aromas. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long finish. This needs time.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2008. -JS |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,654.58 |
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Wine Spectator (94)Wonderful blackberry and violet character with intense aromas. Full-bodied, with big, silky tannins and a long, long finish. Super. Could be classic in quality. Could be better than 2000. Score range: 92-94 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WE) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,128.73 |
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Wine Enthusiast (94)93-95 Barrel sample. Huge black currant flavors, very ripe fruit, but also a great sense of balance, of proportion that give this wine both charm and impressiveness. It's going to age seriously, and well. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 91 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,507.43 |
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Wine Spectator (91)This displays blackberry, sweet tobacco and green coffee aromas. Full-bodied, with soft tannins and a caressing texture. This has a really lovely mouthfeel for the vintage. Best after 2014. 35,750 cases made. -JS |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,571.69 |
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James Suckling (94)Aromas of cocoa powder and currants, follow through to a full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a juicy, berry and chocolate aftertaste. Lovely polish to this. Try in 2018. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,507.43 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (92)The 2011 Talbot has a light and fragrant bouquet with red berry fruit, bell pepper and earthy notes, a touch of sage emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a satisfying succulent on the entry, quite fleshy for a Saint-Julien in this vintage, not complexity but judiciously spiced and lively on the finish. For me, this Talbot overperforms in context of the growing season. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 92 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,692.73 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (92)The 2011 Talbot has a light and fragrant bouquet with red berry fruit, bell pepper and earthy notes, a touch of sage emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a satisfying succulent on the entry, quite fleshy for a Saint-Julien in this vintage, not complexity but judiciously spiced and lively on the finish. For me, this Talbot overperforms in context of the growing season. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 92 (VN (AG)) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,463.83 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (92)The 2012 is a supple, inviting wine. Dark red cherry, plum, smoke and licorice appear first, followed by scents of graphite, smoke, violet and sage that add nuance. This expressive, open-knit Saint-Julien has a lot to offer. Above all else, the Talbot is incredibly sensual and inviting. It will be hard to resist young, but also has enough depth to drink well for two decades, perhaps longer. |
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Bordeaux | 8 | 92 (WE) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,322.13 |
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Wine Enthusiast (92)Ripe and packed with red berries, this wine is as much about fruit as structure. The tannins have a supporting role, giving a dry core. It brings out the fruitiness of the vintage. Drink from 2019. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 93 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,697.04 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (93)The 2015 Talbot shows much better now than just a year ago. Here it has a much more intense bouquet than Gruaud Larose and Lagrange. Upfront blackberry and bilberry scents, cedar and subtle mint aromas lend complexity with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin on the entry, a fine bead of acidity with layers of graphite-infused black fruit. I love the precision on the finish here and the persistence is superb. Impressive. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,193.46 |
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Wine Spectator (95)Rock 'em, sock 'em St.-Julien, with mouthcoating ganache and tar notes backed by commensurate cassis, blueberry paste and blackberry reduction flavors. The long finish rumbles through, with buried brambly grip providing the support for the dense fruit and toast to meld. Best from 2025 through 2040. 29,833 cases made. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$568.39 |
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Wine Spectator (95)Rock 'em, sock 'em St.-Julien, with mouthcoating ganache and tar notes backed by commensurate cassis, blueberry paste and blackberry reduction flavors. The long finish rumbles through, with buried brambly grip providing the support for the dense fruit and toast to meld. Best from 2025 through 2040. 29,833 cases made. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 92-93 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,293.74 |
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James Suckling (92-93)This is solid and structured with blackberry and currant character. Full-bodied, muscular and dialed-in. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 92-93 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$697.21 |
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James Suckling (92-93)This is solid and structured with blackberry and currant character. Full-bodied, muscular and dialed-in. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,389.58 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Very attractive core of pretty fruit and polished yet chewy tannins. Medium to full body, integrated tannins and a driven finish. One of the best Talbots in a long time. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$772.03 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Very attractive core of pretty fruit and polished yet chewy tannins. Medium to full body, integrated tannins and a driven finish. One of the best Talbots in a long time. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$544.37 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Very attractive core of pretty fruit and polished yet chewy tannins. Medium to full body, integrated tannins and a driven finish. One of the best Talbots in a long time. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$521.52 |
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James Suckling (94-95)A juicy, fruity wine with lots of blue fruit, blackberries and dark chocolate. Pretty depth and structure to this. Polished and structured at the same time. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 95 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$856.15 |
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Decanter (95)This is a great Talbot, a real success for the château. Subtle and deft touches throughout, from the smoked turmeric notes that lace the black fruits to the finessed aromatics that accompany the body of the wine. Balance and freshness, and a saline edge to the finish that is extremely moreish. Three years with Jean-Michel Laporte as director and he is doing great work. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$765.68 |
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Decanter (95)This is a great Talbot, a real success for the château. Subtle and deft touches throughout, from the smoked turmeric notes that lace the black fruits to the finessed aromatics that accompany the body of the wine. Balance and freshness, and a saline edge to the finish that is extremely moreish. Three years with Jean-Michel Laporte as director and he is doing great work. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92-94 (TDB) |
Inc. GST
SG$775.43 |
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The Drinks Business (92-94)Talbot (St Julien; 71% Cabernet Sauvignon; 24% Merlot; 5% Petit Verdot; 12% alcohol; a final yield of 44 hl/ha; tasted at the UGCB press tasting and at Lagrange with very similar notes). This, too, is very impressive and continues a steep upward trajectory since around 2018. On the nose, one is struck first by the ripeness and the associated natural sweetness of the fruit; I find walnuts and a dark stone and berry fruit – mulberries and sloes and damsons – and then, with air, all the cedar that defines this as Talbot. On the palate, this cool summer edition of Talbot comes across as quite serious even slightly austere, with a lovely tight, compact, dense core that stays closely strapped to the notable spine. In the context of the vintage, this is a great wine and clearly the product of a very strict selection. It has a beautiful texture, structure and mouthfeel. I particularly like the sinuous and luminous mid-palate. Tasted blind, I might well have mistaken this for Gruaud Larose (something that would not have been possible even a few vintages ago). Tasted a second time, I find it closest in style to Gruaud Larose; both properties continue their parallel upward trajectories in this vintage |
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Talbot
(6x75cl)
2023
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Bordeaux | - | - |
Expected Price Range
SG$392 -
SG$466
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Bordeaux | 4 | 90 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$887.04 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (90)The 2020 Caillou de Talbot Blanc, bottled a month prior to my visit, has a pretty lime and grapefruit scented nose. Hints of white tea emerge with time. The palate is well balanced with almond and caramelized pear notes, a touch of stem ginger emerging with time. Quite spicy, somehow, I can imagine this partnering Asian food with style thank to a scintilla of Muscat lingering on the aftertaste. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$876.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (89)The 2019 Connetable de Talbot has a perfumed, well-defined bouquet with a skip in its step, featuring red berry fruit, cinnamon and touches of brown spice. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. This is a well-balanced Connetable with a bit more body than previous vintages, slightly savory in style and maybe missing a little length. But as a Deuxième Vin, it works well. 13.8% alcohol |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$876.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (90)The 2020 Connétable Talbot is matured in 15% new oak. It has a fresh blackberry and briary scented nose with tobacco scents emerging with time. The palate is fresh and energetic, quite chiseled tannins, a little chalky in texture with a graphite-tinged finish. This punches above my expectations and is well worth seeking out. |
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Bordeaux | 20 | 87-89 (VN (AG)) |
In Bond
SG$389.00 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (87-89)The 2021 Connetable Talbot is a very pretty second wine. Dried herbs, tobacco, mint, spice and leather give the Connetable its strong, savory personality. There is a bit of reduction, but good depth as well as potential. |
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Bordeaux | 20 | - |
In Bond
SG$375.00 |
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Bordeaux | 3 | - |
In Bond
SG$709.00 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$1,050.00 |
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Wine Advocate (90)Like most of the Cordier 1983s, Talbot is an unqualified success. The big nose of woodsy, herbal, and cassis-like fruit leaps from the glass. Jammy and full-bodied, with some viscosity and thick, chewy, port-like flavors, this full throttle yet soft, supple wine is ideal for drinking now and over the next 10 years. Last tasted, 5/93. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 85 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$1,155.00 |
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Wine Advocate (85)A sweet, soft, commercially-styled wine, the 1994 offers a medium deep ruby color, a smoky, berry-scented nose, supple, fruity flavors, medium body, no hard tannin (a rarity for a 1994), and an easy to understand finish. Drink it over the next 4-8 years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 91 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$2,660.00 |
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Wine Spectator (91)Lots of blackberry, licorice and light tar aromas. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long finish. This needs time.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2008. -JS |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$1,415.00 |
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Wine Spectator (94)Wonderful blackberry and violet character with intense aromas. Full-bodied, with big, silky tannins and a long, long finish. Super. Could be classic in quality. Could be better than 2000. Score range: 92-94 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WE) |
In Bond
SG$1,850.00 |
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Wine Enthusiast (94)93-95 Barrel sample. Huge black currant flavors, very ripe fruit, but also a great sense of balance, of proportion that give this wine both charm and impressiveness. It's going to age seriously, and well. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 91 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$1,280.00 |
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Wine Spectator (91)This displays blackberry, sweet tobacco and green coffee aromas. Full-bodied, with soft tannins and a caressing texture. This has a really lovely mouthfeel for the vintage. Best after 2014. 35,750 cases made. -JS |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$1,335.00 |
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James Suckling (94)Aromas of cocoa powder and currants, follow through to a full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a juicy, berry and chocolate aftertaste. Lovely polish to this. Try in 2018. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$1,280.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (92)The 2011 Talbot has a light and fragrant bouquet with red berry fruit, bell pepper and earthy notes, a touch of sage emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a satisfying succulent on the entry, quite fleshy for a Saint-Julien in this vintage, not complexity but judiciously spiced and lively on the finish. For me, this Talbot overperforms in context of the growing season. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 92 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$1,450.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (92)The 2011 Talbot has a light and fragrant bouquet with red berry fruit, bell pepper and earthy notes, a touch of sage emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a satisfying succulent on the entry, quite fleshy for a Saint-Julien in this vintage, not complexity but judiciously spiced and lively on the finish. For me, this Talbot overperforms in context of the growing season. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 92 (VN (AG)) |
In Bond
SG$1,240.00 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (92)The 2012 is a supple, inviting wine. Dark red cherry, plum, smoke and licorice appear first, followed by scents of graphite, smoke, violet and sage that add nuance. This expressive, open-knit Saint-Julien has a lot to offer. Above all else, the Talbot is incredibly sensual and inviting. It will be hard to resist young, but also has enough depth to drink well for two decades, perhaps longer. |
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Bordeaux | 8 | 92 (WE) |
In Bond
SG$1,110.00 |
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Wine Enthusiast (92)Ripe and packed with red berries, this wine is as much about fruit as structure. The tannins have a supporting role, giving a dry core. It brings out the fruitiness of the vintage. Drink from 2019. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 93 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$1,450.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (93)The 2015 Talbot shows much better now than just a year ago. Here it has a much more intense bouquet than Gruaud Larose and Lagrange. Upfront blackberry and bilberry scents, cedar and subtle mint aromas lend complexity with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin on the entry, a fine bead of acidity with layers of graphite-infused black fruit. I love the precision on the finish here and the persistence is superb. Impressive. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$988.00 |
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Wine Spectator (95)Rock 'em, sock 'em St.-Julien, with mouthcoating ganache and tar notes backed by commensurate cassis, blueberry paste and blackberry reduction flavors. The long finish rumbles through, with buried brambly grip providing the support for the dense fruit and toast to meld. Best from 2025 through 2040. 29,833 cases made. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$468.00 |
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Wine Spectator (95)Rock 'em, sock 'em St.-Julien, with mouthcoating ganache and tar notes backed by commensurate cassis, blueberry paste and blackberry reduction flavors. The long finish rumbles through, with buried brambly grip providing the support for the dense fruit and toast to meld. Best from 2025 through 2040. 29,833 cases made. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 92-93 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$1,080.00 |
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James Suckling (92-93)This is solid and structured with blackberry and currant character. Full-bodied, muscular and dialed-in. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 92-93 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$604.00 |
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James Suckling (92-93)This is solid and structured with blackberry and currant character. Full-bodied, muscular and dialed-in. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$1,160.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Very attractive core of pretty fruit and polished yet chewy tannins. Medium to full body, integrated tannins and a driven finish. One of the best Talbots in a long time. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$670.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Very attractive core of pretty fruit and polished yet chewy tannins. Medium to full body, integrated tannins and a driven finish. One of the best Talbots in a long time. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$442.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Very attractive core of pretty fruit and polished yet chewy tannins. Medium to full body, integrated tannins and a driven finish. One of the best Talbots in a long time. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$425.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)A juicy, fruity wine with lots of blue fruit, blackberries and dark chocolate. Pretty depth and structure to this. Polished and structured at the same time. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 95 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$732.00 |
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Decanter (95)This is a great Talbot, a real success for the château. Subtle and deft touches throughout, from the smoked turmeric notes that lace the black fruits to the finessed aromatics that accompany the body of the wine. Balance and freshness, and a saline edge to the finish that is extremely moreish. Three years with Jean-Michel Laporte as director and he is doing great work. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$649.00 |
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Decanter (95)This is a great Talbot, a real success for the château. Subtle and deft touches throughout, from the smoked turmeric notes that lace the black fruits to the finessed aromatics that accompany the body of the wine. Balance and freshness, and a saline edge to the finish that is extremely moreish. Three years with Jean-Michel Laporte as director and he is doing great work. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92-94 (TDB) |
In Bond
SG$652.00 |
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The Drinks Business (92-94)Talbot (St Julien; 71% Cabernet Sauvignon; 24% Merlot; 5% Petit Verdot; 12% alcohol; a final yield of 44 hl/ha; tasted at the UGCB press tasting and at Lagrange with very similar notes). This, too, is very impressive and continues a steep upward trajectory since around 2018. On the nose, one is struck first by the ripeness and the associated natural sweetness of the fruit; I find walnuts and a dark stone and berry fruit – mulberries and sloes and damsons – and then, with air, all the cedar that defines this as Talbot. On the palate, this cool summer edition of Talbot comes across as quite serious even slightly austere, with a lovely tight, compact, dense core that stays closely strapped to the notable spine. In the context of the vintage, this is a great wine and clearly the product of a very strict selection. It has a beautiful texture, structure and mouthfeel. I particularly like the sinuous and luminous mid-palate. Tasted blind, I might well have mistaken this for Gruaud Larose (something that would not have been possible even a few vintages ago). Tasted a second time, I find it closest in style to Gruaud Larose; both properties continue their parallel upward trajectories in this vintage |
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Talbot
(6x75cl)
2023
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Bordeaux | - | - |
Expected Price Range
SG$392 -
SG$466
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Bordeaux | 4 | 90 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$695.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (90)The 2020 Caillou de Talbot Blanc, bottled a month prior to my visit, has a pretty lime and grapefruit scented nose. Hints of white tea emerge with time. The palate is well balanced with almond and caramelized pear notes, a touch of stem ginger emerging with time. Quite spicy, somehow, I can imagine this partnering Asian food with style thank to a scintilla of Muscat lingering on the aftertaste. |