Chateau Talbot Saint Julien 2019 75cl, 13.5%

Description

Chateau Talbot Saint Julien 2019 75cl, 13.5% is a classic Left Bank Bordeaux from one of the leading estates of Saint-Julien. The official 2019 château technical sheet confirms Château Talbot as a Fourth Classified Growth in 1855, with a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot from Médoc gravel soils, shaped in a style built for elegance and longevity.

What makes this bottle especially attractive is the way the 2019 vintage combines structure with polish. Trade and critic notes describe a wine with ripe cassis, mulberry, cedar, tobacco and floral detail, supported by fine acidity, ripe tannins and a long, refined finish. That gives it the serious framework expected from Saint-Julien, while still keeping the charm and balance that make Talbot such a dependable name.

Why Choose Chateau Talbot Saint Julien 2019 75cl, 13.5%

Chateau Talbot Saint Julien 2019 75cl, 13.5% stands out because it combines the pedigree of a Fourth Growth with a vintage that shows real definition and freshness. The fruit was manually harvested, manually and optically sorted, vinified in oak vats and then aged for 15 months in oak barrels, 60% of them new. That gives the wine depth, polish and cellar potential without losing the refined, approachable style that has made Talbot so widely respected.

Ideal For.

This bottle is ideal for Bordeaux drinkers who enjoy Cabernet-led Saint-Julien with cassis, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and fine, structured tannins.

It is ideal for serving with veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, chicken and roasted or grilled meat dishes, where the wine’s structure and freshness can show particularly well.

It is also ideal for gifting or for adding a serious classified-growth Bordeaux to a cellar or premium wine shelf. This is an inference based on the estate classification, the élevage and the strong drinking window noted by merchants and critics.

Product Details

Product Name: Chateau Talbot Saint Julien 2019 75cl, 13.5%. The vintage and bottle format match your supplied title.

Category: Red Bordeaux wine.

Appellation: Saint-Julien.

Classification: Fourth Classified Growth in 1855.

Estate: Château Talbot.

Owner: Family Bignon-Cordier.

Country: France.

Vintage: 2019.

Bottle Size: 75cl.

ABV: Your supplied title states 13.5%, but the official 2019 château technical sheet lists 14.1% vol. This appears to be a listing discrepancy or market rounding difference.

Blend: 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.

Vineyard Area: 102.5 hectares.

Terroir: Médoc gravelly soils.

Age of Vines: 45 years.

Harvest: Manual, from 19 September to 8 October 2019.

Winemaking: In oak vats, with successive manual and optical sorting.

Maturation: 15 months in oak barrels, 60% new oak.

Bottle Count: A reviewed trade reference lists production at 23,333 cases. This is approximately 279,996 standard 75cl bottles if calculated at 12 bottles per case.

Collector’s Note

This bottle has strong collector appeal because Château Talbot is one of the most recognisable names in Saint-Julien, and the 2019 vintage is widely regarded as one of the château’s strongest recent releases. The combination of Fourth Growth status, Cabernet-led structure and critical praise gives it exactly the kind of profile many serious Bordeaux buyers look for when choosing a cellar-worthy Saint-Julien.

It is also attractive because Talbot tends to deliver polish as well as pedigree. In 2019, the wine shows ripe dark fruit, cedar, tobacco, floral lift and fine tannins, which gives it a complete and confident identity rather than relying on classification alone.