Château Talbot 2025 is a classic Saint-Julien that combines elegance, structure, and ageing potential. Crafted from 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 9% Petit Verdot, it offers expressive aromas of cassis, dark cherries, violet, and spice, leading to a palate of ripe dark fruit, fine-grained tannins, and fresh acidity. Balanced and persistent, this En Primeur release reflects the hallmark style of Château Talbot—approachable in its youth yet built to evolve beautifully over the coming decades.

James Suckling | JS 95-96
Published: Apr 21, 2026

This is juicy and incisive, with expressive dark fruit and fine-grained, almost grainy tannins. A savory quality in the long finish. Persistent and cohesive.

The Wine Advocate | RP 91-93
Published: Apr 30, 2026

Bright and harmonious, the 2025 Talbot wafts from the glass with aromas of mulberries, violet, cassis, dark cherries and spice, framed by well-integrated oak. Medium- to full-bodied, it’s concentrated and dense, built around a massive core of fruit framed by structured, youthful tannins and concludes with a somewhat firm, gently bitter finish. It's a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 9% Petit Verdot.

Jancis Robinson | JR 17
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Drink: 2032-2045

74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot. 28 hl/ha. Cask sample.
Dark-fruit aromas. Palate juicy, ripe and fresh. Clean, persistent finish. Structured and balanced. Everything in place. A classic from this estate. (JL)

Chateau-talbot.com

It’s true, Talbot is a champion of longevity, which doesn’t prevent it from being amiable and round even in its earliest youth, always marked by silky, smooth, very civilized tannins. Talbot is outgoing by nature, never inward-looking. It’s a racy wine, with complex notes of Havana and licorice, deliciously classic without the slightest hint of austerity.

Owner: Family Bignon-Cordier
Appellation: Saint-Julien, 4th Classified Growth in 1855
Area of vines: 102,5 ha
Terroir: Medoc’s gravelly soil
Planting density: 7 700 plants/ha
Age of vines: 49 years
Pruning: Medoc double guyot
Farming: Traditional plowing 4 ways
Harvests: Manual
Sorting:; Successive (manual and optical/floating sorting)
Winemaking: In oak vats

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