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| Community Tasting Notes (average 97.3 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Geerath on 10/30/2023: Bouquet is dark fruited, Cabernet dominated, it’s very deep and exotic but paradoxically not heavy or giving me a sense of being concentrated, maybe sultry a better word, there’s also tobacco, black cherry echoing raspberry, hint of oak with an indian spice maybe cumin. Palate is silky and sweet, medium acid. Tannins a little feminine, ever so slightly grippy, very finely rounded and integrated. Bottle says 14% alcohol. It’s all so embryonic at this stage with no offensive edges in anyway, it almost fails to be noticed, but there’s certainly an elegance to this. I’m NR just because I’m bedazzled by its profile at the moment (at gun point maybe 94-95 depends on how it shakes out over time) (5022 views) | | | Tasted by Noremedy21 on 7/29/2023 & rated 96 points: Similar in many ways to my note on Alter Ego last week. This was popped out of curiosity, after how much I enjoyed the AE.
In many ways this wine reflects its baby brother, beautiful perfumed aroma of violet, flowers, and raspberries / blueberries. The wine is a stunning garnet / crimson colour, with plenty of black fruit, tobacco, and mint on the palette, with a smidge of green underbrush and almost graphite in the tannins. As the evening went on the black fruit gave way to more red fruit as the tannins subsided. It has a wonderful silky mouthfeel, and a long 45+ second finish.
Overall relative to the Alter Ego, this wine has more structure, power and stuffing for the long haul. It went through a few stages of being open and closed over the 5 hour drinking window in which it was consumed (post 1 hour double decant).
Overall this wine has a bright future ahead of it, and if you have 4+ tucked away, it might be worth opening one just out of curiosity before this shuts down completely. Unsurprisingly I'll be cracking Alter Ego's before I come back to this again in 6-8 years time. 96+ (5816 views) | | | Tasted by elrascuache on 4/2/2023 & rated 100 points: This is such a memorable wine. Deep, dark ruby core that stretches to its edges. Its first nose is generous with floral notes, red fruits (raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries), and herbs (mint, oregano). The palate is fresh, neat, and silky. This wine will age gracefully, though I’m impressed by its remarkable clarity at this early stage of development. The blend is 43% Merlot, 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Petit Verdot. (7215 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/29/2022 & rated 98 points: The first thing you notice is the showy display of lilacs and roses before moving on to the currants, plums, cigar wrapper, black cherries and earthy nuances. As captivating as the perfume is, it is the sensuous, rich, silky, elegant, fresh, vibrant palate presence with its layers of perfectly ripe, black and red fruits. There is length, lift and longevity here with a vibrancy that resonates. The finish builds and expands as the fruits linger. Like all great vintages of Palmer, give this time to develop allowing the wine to gain complexity and additional nuances. This should age effortlessly for decades. Drink from 2032-2060. (12716 views) | | | Tasted by wineforth on 3/16/2022 & rated 96 points: Lord's 2019 in bottle tasting. One of the best wines of the evening, and so it should be at this price. Lovely violets on the nose, excellent length of finish. (7940 views) | | | Tasted by Tudz Drkl on 3/16/2022: Bready and yeasty nose with herbs, plums and dark red fruits. Great acidity and fine grained round tannins. This ended long on pure fruit. Delicious! (8984 views) | | | Tasted by evold89 on 3/14/2022: Engaging and pretty nose showing some blackberry mixed with cool red fruits. Has the Margaux touch showing some floral aromatics towards the purple spectrum.
On the palate it starts light on its feet, but adds weight in the glass and on the palate. Structured elegance I suppose would be fitting. Medium bodied and slightly «feminine» in style. There is some nice energy here and the vintage have been managed very well. Refined tannins. I have to agree with Neal Martin in that it has a certain «Côte de Nuits–like finish». Very fine. I found it a bit difficult to score this one, hence no scoring, but ballpark 95-97. (6931 views) | | | Tasted by wineappellation on 11/28/2021 & rated 97 points: Immense ripe black and red fruits, some undergrowth and truffle and then there are lifting dried flowers and pungent bellpepper and undertone of savoury and earthy notes. Broad yet precise, medium to full body. So fine and lingering. Great tension too. (7744 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 8/1/2020 & rated 97 points: Château Palmer, Margaux AOC (Assemblage aus 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot und 4% Petit Verdot. Verkostet am 22. Juli auf Château Palmer). Dichtes Rubin, Intensive Nase, nussig, viele reife, dunkle Früche, dazu Weihnachtsgewürze, florale Noten, auch eingekochte Kirschen, Tee, sehr komplex. Im Gaumen kräftig, druckvoll, sehr dicht und konzentriert, bleibt dabei aber ausgewogen, die sensationelle Struktur harmoniert mit der üppigen Frucht, ungemein präzis, sehr eigenständig und langanhaltend. Endet dunkelfruchtig und zeigt viel Rasse. Wenn Château Margaux die Lady ist, ist Palmer der noble Herr an ihrer Seite. 96-98/100 vvPunkte. vvWine.ch (13028 views) |
| By Neal Martin
Vinous, Bordeaux 2019: The Southwold Tasting (Feb 2023) (2/1/2023)
(Palmer Palmer Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/18/2023)
(Ch Palmer Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2019 Bordeaux from Bottle: The Two Towers (Feb 2022) (2/1/2022)
(Palmer Palmer Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Omne Trium Perfectum: Bordeaux 2019s in Bottle (Feb 2022) (2/1/2022)
(Palmer Palmer Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, Bordeaux 2019 in bottle: Margaux (1/5/2022)
(Château Palmer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, December 2021 (12/1/2021)
(Château Palmer Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (11/11/2021)
(Château Palmer Margaux, France) Subscribe to see review text. | JancisRobinson.com (6/9/2020)
(Ch Palmer Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2019 Margaux (5/24/2020)
(Château Palmer, Margaux, Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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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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