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The September 2022 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $450
OWC, damaged lid.
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". . . Talbot made very good wines in 2011 and 2012 under the consultancy of Stéphane Derononcourt. This is soft and nuanced with classic cigar box and pepper aromas, a hint of appealing reduction, plenty of texture, well-integrated oak, and filigree tannins."
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Red
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". . . Talbot made very good wines in 2011 and 2012 under the consultancy of Stéphane Derononcourt. This is soft and nuanced with classic cigar box and pepper aromas, a hint of appealing reduction, plenty of texture, well-integrated oak, and filigree tannins."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
The world's largest fine-wine region, built around blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Divided by the Gironde estuary into the structured Left Bank and the plush, Merlot-led Right Bank, it is the historic benchmark for age-worthy claret and sweet Sauternes.
Chateau Talbot is a Fourth Growth estate in Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, producing generous, supple and reliably classic Cabernet-based wines from its large single vineyard.
2012 in Bordeaux was a challenging, uneven year, with a wet spring and harvest-time rain favoring early-ripening Merlot; the Right Bank outperformed, producing supple, moderately structured wines built for earlier drinking than surrounding vintages.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.
Produces plush, supple, fruit-forward reds with plum and chocolate notes. Softer and earlier-maturing than Cabernet, it adds flesh and roundness to blends and stars in Right Bank Bordeaux.