CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1988
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1988
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1988
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1988
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1988
CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1988
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1988

CHÂTEAU TALBOT 1988

Wine 1988 4ème Cru Classé  Bordeaux Saint Julien

Grape variety/Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon (~66%), Merlot (~26%), Petit Verdot (~5%), Cabernet Franc (~3%) (variations may occur from one vintage to another)

Ageing: The wine is aged in barrels for 14 to 16 months and 50 to 60% of the barrels are renewed annually.

Food and Wine Pairing: Red or white meats, poultry, game birds or cheeses.

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85-89 / 100 Rated by 3 experts

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88 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate January - 2003
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Dark plumgarnetruby, with more colour saturation than the 1989 or 1990, this wine has notes of new saddle leather intermixed with smoked beef, tapenade, vanilla, and an almost chocolatey mocha character. Some moderate tannins still need to be integrated, but this medium-bodied wine has excellent grip, depth, and overall character. As it has aged, it seems to have developed more personality, depth, and style than the more highly renowned 1989.
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86 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
86 / 100
Wine Spectator March - 2009
Wine Spectator
Amber, ruby color, with aromas of tobacco and prune that follow through to a medium body, with light coffee and berry flavours. Medium finish. Little thin now.
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Vintage Wine  1988
Classification Médoc - 4ème Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Saint Julien
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Talbot
Château Talbot
Château Talbot

Château Talbot is among the most renowned classified growths of Saint-Julien, on Bordeaux’s left bank. Promoted to Fourth Growth in the 1855 classification, it takes its name from the English constable John Talbot, who fell at the Battle of Castillon in 1453. Owned by the Cordier family since 1918, the estate cultivates 110 hectares of contiguous gravel soils, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, producing a straightforward, consistent wine with excellent ageing potential.

Great vintages have punctuated its history, from the legendary 1945 to the 1982 wine, a benchmark for the estate, through to the 1986 vintage and the more recent 2009. The estate also produces the second wine Connétable Talbot and the rare Caillou White, one of the first white wines to be replanted in the Médoc.

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