Château Talbot is a winery in the Saint-Julien

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of the

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region of

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. Château Talbot is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. It was classified as one of ten ''Quatrièmes Crus Classés'' (Fourth Growths) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.

History

The Château used to be the property of Sir John Talbot, Governor of Aquitaine, Earl of Shrewsbury, in the 15th century. The property belonged to the Marquis of Aux for several decades, receiving its first ''

Cocks & Féret ''Cocks & Féret'' or simply ''Féret'', is the colloquial name of a Bordeaux wine directory originally created by Charles Cocks and Michel-Édouard Féret in 1846, which was published under the name ''Bordeaux, its Wines and the Claret Country'' ...

'' lists in 1846 and 1855 and fourth growth classification in 1855, was then bought by Monsieur A. Claverie in 1899, before being acquired by Désiré Cordier in 1917.Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.co
Chateau Talbot
/ref> His son Georges, then his grandson Jean inherited the property and since his death in 1993 the present owners are his daughters Lorraine Rustmann and Nancy Bignon-Cordier, the fourth generation of the Cordier family.

Production

The

vineyard A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards ...

area of Chateau Talbot extends , located a short distance from the

Gironde estuary The Gironde estuary ( , US usually ; french: estuaire de la Gironde, ; oc, estuari de aGironda, ) is a navigable estuary (though often referred to as a river) in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Gar ...

, is among the largest in

. The vineyard is on fine gravelly rises, which are well drained. The distribution of red wine grape varieties is 68%

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...

, 28%

Merlot Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of ''merle'', the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the ...

and 4% Petit Verdot. The average age of the vines is 42 years old with a 45 hl/ha yield. There are also cultivated white grape varieties on , given to 80%

Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape most likely gets its name from the French words ''sauvage'' ("wild") and ''blanc'' ("white") due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in ...

and 20% Sémillon. All the grapes are harvested by hand with no fewer than 180 grape-pickersChâteau Talbot, Harvest
and may be fermented either in wood or stainless steel tanks.Château Talbot, Vatroom
Château Talbot produces three wines; an eponymous ''grand vin'', a

second wine Second wine or second label ( French: ''Second vin'') is a term commonly associated with Bordeaux wine to refer to a second label wine made from '' cuvee'' not selected for use in the ''Grand vin'' or first label. In some cases a third wine or e ...

called Connétable de Talbot released since the 1979 vintage, respectively aged 15 and 12 months in oak barrel, and one of the

Médoc The Médoc (; oc, label= Gascon, Medòc ) is a region of France, well known as a wine growing region, located in the ''département'' of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Its name comes from ''(Pagus) Medull ...

's oldest dry white wines, Caillou Blanc.Château Talbot, Caillou Blanc

References

External links

Château Talbot official site
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History

Production

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