WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 903; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1996 which is 900. The average score for Château Talbot is 892, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Talbot they use words like Fruit, Black, Full, Ruby, Tannins, Ripe, Currant, Purple, Tannin, Soft, Sweet, Licorice, Oak, Supple, Impressive. The 1996 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1996 but no other wine from Château Talbot: Malted, Olives, Large, Milk, Mild, Saturated. The wine has been ready to drink for 13 years (since 2003) and should be consumed within the next 1 years (by 2017). It normally takes wines from Château Talbot around 5 years to be ready to start drinking, and 14 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château Margaux 2001, Les Forts de Latour 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Gloria 2009, Château Branaire-Ducru 2010, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Talbot 1996
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
81 |