Chateau Talbot 4.Cru Classé Saint Julien 2010

James Suckling

There's a real purity of fruit here with currant and blueberry aromas coming out in the glass. Full body, with fine tannins and a fresh and clean acidity. Very polished tannins. It's all about balance and drinkability here.

Robert Parker

One of the best Talbots over recent years, and possibly the best since the 1986 and 1982, this sexy juggernaut of a wine struts forth with an opaque plum/ruby/purple color and terrific notes of creme de cassis, licorice, roasted herbs and smoky barbecue. It is a brilliant effort, with full body, wonderful fruit, a savory, expansive mouthfeel, sensational texture and a long finish, but no hardness or astringency. This is a fabulous Talbot to drink over the next 20-25 years.

Wine Enthusiast

This wine shows black currant fruit, with just the right balancing acidity. Talbot is progressing well in its quest to bring out its fine terroir.

Falstaff

Deep dark ruby garnet, violet reflections, delicate brightening of the edges, a hint of kitchen herbs, dark fruit, liquorice and candied orange zest. Substantial, fine blackberry fruit, pleasant fruit sweetness, well integrated tannins, black forest berry jam in the finish, harmonious, fine extract sweetness in the finish, shows a very good length, a promising food companion for the future.

Vinous

It has a very appealing bouquet with blackberry, wild hedgerow, crushed strawberry, cedar and graphite aromas that seem more intense than previous bottles. The palate feels rounded and supple with layers of tobacco and 5-spice infused black fruit, fanning out to a voluminous and quite concentrated finish.

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