Château Talbot spans 107 hectares of vines in the commune of Saint-Julien Beychevelle, making it one of the most extensive estates in the Médoc. Like the majority of renowned Saint-Julien wines, this Fourth Grand Cru Classé opens up slowly, revealing its greatest secrets only after a few years. A neighbor to Lagrange, Talbot has long produced a great wine for laying down, both tannic and structured. At the same time, it remains refined, rich, and round enough to be enjoyed after five years. Its wilder side makes for exquisite pairings with game.

The history of the château begins with Connétable John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, an English warrior defeated at the Battle of Castillon in 1453. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the estate belonged to the Marquis d'Aux and Lescout. In 1855, during the classification of Médoc and Graves wines commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III, Château Talbot attained the rank of Fourth Grand Cru Classé in Saint-Julien. The château was finally acquired in 1917 by the Cordier family, who headed the wine merchant firm of the same name. Under the impetus of the Cordiers, this estate established itself among the great wines of Saint-Julien. Their expertise, combined with their desire to blend ancestral know-how with modern technology, paid off. In 1987, they had a second wooden vat room built, allowing the grand vin to be vinified with greater elegance. The Cordier daughters, Nancy and Lorraine, managed the estate until Lorraine’s untimely death in 2011. Nancy Bignon Cordier and her husband Jean-Paul have held the reins since that date, always seeking to elevate Talbot to even higher levels of quality.
Today…
Jean-Pierre Marty is the estate’s general manager, Christian Hostein has been the technical director since 1988, and Jean-Max Drouilhet is the cellar master. To craft this Fourth Grand Cru Classé each year, they benefit from the expert advice of Eric Boissenot and Stéphane Denoncourt.