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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.1 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 2/23/2024 & rated 94 points: Bordeaux 2014, 10-years on tasted blind: Ripe and expressive nose. Coffee, toast, dark fruit, underbrush. Generous palate, round lots of stuffing, but holding back and tannins need further integration. Overall it felt still very young. Give it time till 2030. Group Rank 6/15 (1236 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 2/22/2024 & rated 93 points: Bordeaux 2014 - 10 Years On - 15 Reds: Fifteen red wines (14 left bank/1 right bank). All tasted blind. The 2014 vintage turned out to be good, but not exceptional. This vintage is characterized by a cool, classic style with an impressive expression of fresh fruit. The wines were rich in blue fruit, supported by a fine mineral backbone, without succumbing to overripeness or overbearing fruitiness. Contrary to expectations, the wines were not overly austere and showed good (excellent at the top) tannin structure, contributing to a classic Bordeaux experience. However, it's important to note that while these wines have commendable qualities, they lack the complexity and, to a lesser extent, the finesse and elegance characteristic of the most celebrated vintages. Many of the wines seemed a bit simplistic. I think they are likely to peak in the early rather than mature into 30, 40, 50-year wines as I don’t think there is enough fruit. My top three were a layered, blue-fruited Ducru Beaucaillou, a strawberry-laden, purity-driven Montrose (both rated 94pts), and an elegant Pichon Lalande (93pts), foreshadowing the great things this estate has produced in vintages since. The group winner was also the Ducru.
TN: Medium- expressive nose with lots of graphite minerality and a touch dark fruit. I noted: Very Cabernet, very Bordeaux, very Pauillac. But on the palate it revealed more Merlot and Margaux character. Quite a lot of stuffing with dark and red berries, from fresh and ripe, the whole spectrum. Lots of minerality and some herbs, and even some floral notes. Quite complete and already quite round. Very fine to drink. It opened up more and improved by the minute.
Decanting: Not decanted. This could have taken it home, would it have been decanted for 2-3 hours. (996 views) | | | Tasted by Ernestas on 8/11/2023 & rated 96 points: Tasted at Chateau Palmer, wine #2. Palmer named this vintage ‘Le vin du bicentenaire’, marking 200 years since Major General Charles Palmer bought the estate. The first vintage that brought Palmer back to its roots and closer to the land, the first fully biodynamic masterpiece. Blend of 49% CS, 45% Merlot and 6% PV, 60% new oak. Bursting concentrated aroma of wet earth, mushrooms, blackberries, cassis, chocolate, tobacco, rosemary. Full body, powerful, dense and concentrated yet elegant and restrained with multifaceted ever-changing complex smoky, earthy and floral dark fruit flavours, refined yet structured chewy tannins and long hedonistic finish. (1919 views) | | | Tasted by Ohlawuly on 5/18/2023 & rated 94 points: A well-made wine, but too young. I feel a little sorry for opening this wine so early.
Drinking in 4 days. It was reduced on day 1, started to open up on day 2, fully opened on day 3, and no significant change on day 3 and 4.
Medium ruby. Black fruit and spices in nose. Full-bodied, concentrated, and structured. Finish with plum, spice, cheery, and candied hibiscus.
At least another 3-5 years are needed. (2107 views) | | | Tasted by mchern02 on 4/8/2023 & rated 94 points: 3 hour decant - on the PnP tastes a little and it was alive and bright; quite approachable early
Gorgeous nose of black raspberry, minerals, cassis, anise and mike chocolate.
The palate is absolutely delicious and entrancing with crazy acidity and great length, black and red berries, and cool and bright. Though almost 50 percent merlot, the palate certainly isn’t soft and is more Daft Punk than Kenny G. Tannins have only moderately evolved but the acidity and texture make this very drinkable young.
Lacks the intense depth of the top vintages but is an awesome young drinking Palmer which will be enjoyable for a long time. Fresh! (2264 views) | | | Tasted by Jacob Christoffer on 2/13/2023 & rated 95 points: After a few hours of air, this wine gives a great experience. Where it starts closed and with strong tannins, after 3-4 hours you will get a soft, round and drinkable wine. It is a great wine now, but please keep them for a few more years. (2255 views) | | | Tasted by jmoon on 7/4/2022 & rated 94 points: Lovely, dense, juicy, delicious. Really needed 2-3 hours of air before it sang. In a good place now, long upside as plenty of stuffing. (3401 views) | | | Tasted by MarcelloW on 5/10/2022 & rated 96 points: This is really singing at the moment. Just needs a couple of hours in the decanter. Explosive nose. Should almost be drunken out of a burgundy glass. Drunk several of the great vintages like 05/10/15 lately, but at the moment this 2014 shows so good and makes more fun. Anyway… 2014 is an underestimated vintage, especially in Margaux and Pauillac. (2745 views) | | | Tasted by hkbob on 11/11/2021 & rated 94 points: Brilliant deep purple. Heady nose of violets, black raspberry, plum, and spice with a mineral note in the background. Very floral and quite feminine. This was just lovely although we did it a disservice by not providing a longer decant - at this stage of its early life, about 3 hours in a wide-bodied decanter would have worked wonders. Terrific energy, tension and inner mouth perfume. This still has decades to run and the score will certainly move higher with the benefit of time. What a treat. (3489 views) | | | Tasted by frenchiecagowine on 10/8/2021 & rated 92 points: 60 years of Chateau Palmer (Torali): Excellent Palmer, which drinks very well right now. I think this is in a very good window right now. Good balance between fruit, tannins and acidity, it's a real pleasure to drink. I'm not sure how this will age but it certainly has several years ahead. (3503 views) | | | Tasted by curtr on 3/10/2020 & rated 93 points: A nice pairing with the 2015 Alter Ego, youthful, balanced, medium intensity, I agree that this vintage reminds me of the 1985, drinking nicely considering how young the wine is. Drink 2029-41. (5844 views) | | | Tasted by Wylie_coyoti on 1/22/2020 & rated 93 points: Heavenly scents of cassis, red berries and dried citrus peel. Tart cherries and red currants on the palate. It finishes with such subtle tannins and a great lift at the end. (1425 views) | | | Tasted by Lateva on 10/27/2018 & rated 96 points: Slow O for 8 hours.
Wow, this is great. Stunning nose, black/blue fruit, tobacco, lead pencil. Palate is full and gorgeous. Outstanding (6112 views) | | | Tasted by Elpaninaro on 4/14/2018: One small glass from a half bottle- enjoyed over a 4 hour period
Good deep red-purple color, when first opened more assertive than expected- with noticeable, yet velvety, tannins, over time it remained firm but the fruit opened to show a very broad and attractive mid-weight palate, mulberries, cherries, a nice undertone of earth, excellent finish, excellent balance, also- there is a certain precision here, a sort of polish, I do not say this in a negative way- in fact I think this slight change will be an enhancement when this matures and all those little details manifest themselves openly, I have long been a fan of Palmer- but in terms of elegance and finesse, this is one of the most promising vintages I have ever had, it will not be one of the bigger ones- not by a long shot- but I could see this evolving along the lines of the greatest 1985s which are still showing beautifully today. (****)+, 2025-2050+ (6408 views) | | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 11/29/2017 & rated 94 points: Denne svært anerkjente Margaux-produsenten som gjør sin gamle 3.Cru Classe klassifisering til skamme hvert eneste år har en drueblend på 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% merlot og med 6% Petit Verdot.
Vinen er litt rødlilla på kjernen og lys lilla på kantene.
Vinen åpner herlig floral på nesen med intense forførende blå-lilla frukter og med et spisst krydder som virkelig fanger din interesse.
Vinen har bra fylde, men blir ikke for tung. Vinen har ganske så tilgjengelige og saftige frukter med lekne bjørnebær, litt syrlig solbær og kirsebærspreg. Tydelig anis og lakrisbåt preg også. Tanninene framstår som modne og godt integrerte allerede.
En flott vin, som kanskje mangler litt trøkk og tydelighet for å klatre mye høyere opp på skalaen foreløpig. www.botti.no (5955 views) | | | Tasted by Mr. Parker on 1/7/2017 & rated 94 points: Sinds 2014 biologisch dynamisch verbouwd. Een wijn die zich kenmerkt door een uitzonderlijke balans. In de neus iets kruidnagel door het eikenhout, maar ook prachtig mineraal en verfijnd. de smaak is rond en gestructureerd met fris zwart frit en fijne tanninen, gevolgd door een lange intense afdronk. Grootse wijn! (7195 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/22/2015 & rated 95 points: Espresso bean, truffle, floral, plum and earthy scents pop quickly as your nose meets the glass. A polished and elegant debutante wrapped in a gown of velvety tannins, this wine is fresh, clean and pure leaving you with a sensuous drape of lingering fruits. This wine is the first fully biodynamic vintage for the chateau. Produced from a blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot, the reached 13.5 alcohol with a pH of 3.6. It represents 55% of the harvest, which took place between September 22 and October 14. 94-95 Pts (8459 views) |
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Vinous, Test of Endurance: Bordeaux 2014 Ten Years On (Mar 2024) (3/1/2024)
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Vinous, Bordeaux 2014: The Southwold Tasting (Mar 2018) (3/18/2018)
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Vinous, 2014 Bordeaux: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over (Apr 2015) (4/1/2015)
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| Château Palmer Producer website - Read more about Chateau Palmer
Château Palmer, whose pedigree architecture is a hallmark of its superb produce, is an undisputed star of the prestigious Margaux appellation. History reports that in the 18th century, its wines (under the name Château de Gascq) were held in very high esteem at the court of Versailles, then later by Louis XV. Its vineyard lies upon the famous gravel hillocks home to the greatest of Médoc wines.
A time-proven blend of grape varieties, especially thorough vineyard management and wine-making strickly designed to respect a superb 'terroir' constantly produce wines of immense expression, unrivalled elegance and charm, exceptionnal aromatic complexity and legendary subtlety
Owner: Société Civile du Château Palmer, formed in 1938 by families of French, English and Dutch origin.
Origin: Charles Palmer, English Major General purchased the estate in 1814. A passionate entrepreneur, Charles Palmer expanded and modernized the estate and gave his name to one of the most beautiful properties in Margaux.
The terroir:
Area: 55 hectares spread over the rises of Cantenac. Most of the plots are located on the plateau of thin gravel from the Güntz period, situated along the water.
Soil: Plateau of thin gravel from the Güntz period
Grape varieties planted: 47 % Merlot, 47 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 6 % Petit Verdot
Average age of the vines: 38 years
The Team:
CEO: Thomas Duroux
Technical Director: Sabrina Pernet
Cellar Master: Olivier Campadieu
Vineyard Manager: Jacques Dupin
Oenologist: Jacques BoissenotRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Margaux Read more about Margaux and its wines As with a large part of the Bordeaux vineyards, vines first appeared in Margaux during the Gallo-Roman period.
In 1705 a text mentions Château Margaux . But we have to wait for the end of the eighteenth century and the coming of the earliest techniques in aging for the concept of wines of high quality to develop. The confirmation of this was the famous 1855 classification which recognized 21 Crus Classés in the Margaux appellation. One hundred years later, the Viticultural Federation and the Margaux appellation of controlled origin were born. The appellation, which stretches out over five communes, is actually unique in the Médoc in that it is the only one to contain all the range of wines, as rich as they are vast, from First Great Cru Classé to the Fifths, not forgetting its famous Crus Bourgeois and its Crus Artisans.
In Margaux there is a predominance of Garonne gravel on a central plateau of about 4 miles in length and one and a quarter wide. To the east-south-east, it overlooks the low lying land by the estuary. Its east side is marked by gentle, dry valleys and a succession of ridges.The layer of gravel in Margaux was spread out by a former Garonne in the early Quaternary. Rather large in size, it is mingled with shingle of average dimension and represents the finest ensemble of Günz gravel in the Haut-Médoc. It is on this ancient layer on a Tertiary terrace of limestone or clayey marl that the best Médoc crus lie. All the conditions for successful wine are present : a large amount of gravel and pebbles, poor soil which cannot retain water and deep rooted vines.
It is customary to say that Margaux wines are the "most feminine" in the Médoc, thus stressing their delicacy, suppleness and their fruity, elegant aromas. This does not affect their great propensity for aging; just the opposite, for the relatively thin terroir imparts tannins which give them long life. The other characteristic of these wines which combine an elegant vitality, subtlety and consistency, is their diversity and personality. Over and above the flavour which is their "common denominator", they present an exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours which show up differently from one château to another.
Production conditions (Decree dated August 10 1954)
In order to have the right to the Margaux appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Margaux, Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labarde, "excluding the land which by the nature of its soil or because of its situation, is unfit to produce wine of this appellation".
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot
Soil: Gravel and silt plateau on a layer of limestone or silt on clay
Surface Area: 1,530 ha |
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