2010 Connetable de Talbot
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Tasting notes
Lovely ripe Cabernet with currant and chocolate character. Full and silky with fine tannins. Impressive for a second wine. James Suckling jamessuckling.com
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Deep smoky blackcurrant fruit, robust with a fine firm finish, still a bit raw. Drink 2014-18. (15.5 points). Steven Spurrier, decanter.com
This sleek red shows nice intensity to its damson plum, black cherry, toasted vanilla and tobacco flavors, with a bright, floral-tinged finish. —J.M.James Molesworth, winespectator.com
A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot, this has a crisp blackberry, slightly tarry bouquet that takes a minute or two to open. The palate is dominated by the cedar and tobacco-tinged Cabernet rending this a rather austere, conservative Connetable Talbot, but with good weight and length. Classic in style. Drink 2012-2018. Tasted March 2011. Neal Martin erobertparker.com
About the producer

Quality has not necessarily always lived up to this property’s Fourth Growth status, however there have been significant improvements in recent years, with a sustainable focus in the vineyard, and new winery and cellar.