Chateau Talbot 2013

Professional reviews

Winespectator (88)

Good black cherry and blackberry fruit, with a light, singed wood frame. Stays fresh through the finish. Not big, but well-rendered.

Rene Gabriel (17)

Rene Gabriel rates this wine 17/20 points.

Robert Parker (87)

The 2013 Talbot is missing some fruit concentration on the nose and consequently it seems a little dusty and dour. The palate is better: medium-bodied and providing more pleasure than the aromatics with red and black fruit, cedar and cigar box notes and quite driving acidity towards the finish that imparts freshness on the finish. If those aromatics can take flight in bottle, then this will deserve a higher score. It is a lightweight at the moment although Talbot does have a tendency to gain weight with age.