This imposing estate owes its name to Constable Talbot, an English warrior, defeated at the battle of Castillon in 1453.

Ideally located by the estuary, the vineyard extends over the famous hilltops moulded in old Quaternary gravel where only the greatest wines are produced, and consists of 102 hectares of red vines and 5 hectares of white, situated in Saint-Julien. At Talbot, every effort is made to render as closely as possible the expression of this unique land.

The experience and knowledge of the Talbot land, which dates back almost a century, and the fact that we have archives, which were meticulously held by the passed generation, enables an extremely precise plot management.

Which results in a particularly well-adapted and structured wine production process. It is a question of listening to the vines, without excessive voluntarism, and while showing the deepest respect for nature.

The grapes are harvested by successive selection as soon as they obtain optimal maturity. They are firstly selected from the vine where a group of 180 grape pickers is directed by the château staff. Then, eight people carry out a second rigorous selection around a 7-metre-long sorting table.

In order to eliminate the morning dew or rain, the grape then passes through a long isothermal passage equipped with a hot-air ventilation system. This machine (originally designed for drying delicate fruit such as white peaches), the only one of its kind in the Médoc, bears witness once again of a real commitment to perfection.