Château Talbot

History

It is on the plateau of Saint-Julien that you can see Château Talbot from a distance, in the middle of an ocean of vineyards, among the large trees of its park. The history of this vintage is rich: it bears the name of Constable John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, famous English man of war and governor of Guyenne defeated at the Battle of Castillon in 1453. In 1855, during the classification of the Crus du Médoc and Graves ordered by Emperor Napoleon III, Château Talbot was promoted to the fourth Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Julien. After being owned by the Marquis d 'Aux for almost two centuries, the estate was acquired in 1918 by the Cordier family.

Château Talbot, the 4th Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Julien in the 1855 classification, unfolds its 111-hectare vineyard in a single piece on the slopes of alluvial gravel bordering the Gironde estuary. Owned by the Cordier family since 1918, the estate is now run by Nancy Bignon-Cordier, surrounded by her husband Jean-Paul and their children, perpetuating four generations of attachment to this Médoc Grand Cru.

The Vineyard

The 110 hectares of Château Talbot's vineyards extend all around the residence in the heart of the appellation. Planted on a terroir of fine Günzian gravel on a clay base, forming draining rumps, there are a majority of red vines (105 hectares) and a confidential area of white vines (5 hectares).

Certifications

Château Talbot is certified High Environmental Value Level 3 (HVE3).