Château TalbotSt.-JulienJohn TalbotGeyenne18551918Désiré CordierNancy Bignon-Cordier
位於村最北邊和村交界處，距離河岸很近，土壤也是排水良好的礫石。本酒莊是村的最大地主，葡萄園有公頃的面積種植紅色品種：、、；另外也有公頃種植白色品種：、。在年完工的新酒窖中，木製和不銹鋼發酵槽並用，會視品種和地塊來做選擇；發酵完成的酒會在法國橡木桶內於恆溫度的陳年酒窖中熟成培個月。追求的是和諧而優雅的風格，從年代就一直維持相當優良的品質至今。近年來本酒莊還請到了著名的釀酒顧問的釀酒師來指導，酒質更顯美味宜人。
WA : 91-92+ Drink : NA
The 2021 Talbot is promising, exhibiting aromas of wild berries, cherries, cigar wrapper and sweet spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety palate that's bright and seamless, with an enveloping, charming profile despite analytically rather high levels of polyphenols. This is a fine effort that reminds Jean-Michel Laporte of the 2001 vintage in style—though the 2021 will benefit from all the improvements that the last two decades have witnessed at this address. Tasted four times.
Of this estate's 110 hectares, occupying one large block, 94 are planted to red varieties. The grand vin consistently derives from the plateau's higher-altitude gravel soils, but other parcels make a contribution in some vintages (Talbot also owns a solitary one-hectare block within the heart of Gruaud Larose that they are reluctant to part with). Historically, the density of plantation at Talbot was always rather low—because it was plowed by oxen rather than by horse, Jean-Michel Laporte speculates—but new plantings these days are at 8,000 vines per hectare, with Merlot being replaced by Cabernet Sauvignon in the deep gravels. In 2006, modernization began, with lower yields, a later harvest and war on Brettanomyces (almost a house signature in the past). Laporte, formerly winemaker of Pomerol's La Conseillante, has continued his predecessor's work and seeks to bring a bit more mid-palate volume to the wine, increasing somewhat the percentage of new oak to 60%.
