Château Talbot 2008

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 759; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 857. The average score for Château Talbot is 896, making this a below 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 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Château Talbot: Burly, Edges. The wine has been ready to drink for 3 years (since 2013) and should be consumed within the next 8 years (by 2024). 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 Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Les Forts de Latour 2008, Les Forts de Latour 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Figeac 2012, Château Gloria 2009, Château Gloria 2010.

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.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
65	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	94%
61	Château Lafite Rothschild 2008	1594%
61	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008	-29%
57	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012	8%
56	Château Palmer 2012	312%
47	Les Forts de Latour 2009	291%
45	Les Forts de Latour 2005	267%
44	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	205%
44	Château Figeac 2012	23%
43	Château Margaux 2006	732%
42	Château Cos d’Estournel 2005	362%
42	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	152%
41	Château Pontet-Canet 2008	79%
41	Château Haut-Brion 2008	64%
41	Château Palmer 2008	150%
40	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	20%
40	Château Cheval Blanc 2007	669%
40	Château Brane-Cantenac 2009	134%
40	Château Pontet-Canet 2007	4%
40	Château Margaux 2008	472%
40	Château Brane-Cantenac 2010	67%
40	Les Forts de Latour 2010	336%
40	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014	24%
40	Château Mouton Rothschild 2008	701%
39	Château Batailley 2010	648%
39	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010	59%
39	Château Potensac 2005	-41%
39	Château Margaux 2010	2044%
39	Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2012	377%
39	Château Cos d’Estournel 2008	54%
39	Château Latour 2003	1707%
38	Château Mouton Rothschild 2006	1069%
38	Château Haut-Brion 2010	1620%
38	Château Pontet-Canet 2009	316%
38	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2014	569%
38	Château Haut-Brion 2009	1496%
38	Château Margaux 2009	2407%
38	Château Latour 1996	1716%
38	Château Latour 2011	649%
37	Château Giscours 2009	18%
37	Château Batailley 2014	-49%
37	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005	901%

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-17	gbp	42
2016-01-05	gbp	45