Château Palmer vertical
Burg Layen, Nahe, Germany
Tasted Saturday, March 29, 2014 by mwanasheria with 831 views
Introduction
A vertical tasting of Château Palmer at Burg Layen. This was on one of the very first warm days in spring, so we went into the cool cellar after a nice day outside. The Palmers were all fabulous, with some nice surprises.
Flight 1 - The Palmers. (12 Notes)
The tasting consisted of twelve vintages of Palmer including 83, 89 and 05.
Flight 2 - Sampling the 2013ers in the cellar. (2 Notes)
We tried the yet unfiltered 2013 off-dry from Goldloch. It seems that at least at this estate 2013 has brought out quite some acidity, resulting in nicely balanced off-dry wines.
Closing
Made it home safely.
1979 Château Palmer 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Acidity very present, forest floor, red fruit seemingly on the retreat, slightly thin but really very pleasant. Drink up.
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1980 Château Palmer 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
A nice surprise, I hate to admit but I continue to like the 1980 Bordeaux ... Obviously a bit thin and watery, but fresh, simple, nice acidity and with an attractive finish. A nice wine to be had a glass of on the terrace before dinner. Obviously prices of the 1980 Palmer, Haut Brion etc. are not in line with the idea of a nice summer wine!
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1982 Château Palmer 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Very elegant, silky, earthy, tobacco, and a very nice sweetness. This is really good, even though I remember it to be even better. May be time to drink up these 1982s.
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1983 Château Palmer 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
The bouquet is still spectacular with malt, coffee, truffles. On the palate sweet chocolate, underwood, coffee. A real beauty.
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1985 Château Palmer 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Green bouquet of bell pepper, truffles. On the palate all harmony with berries, sweet chocolate. A real beauty.
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1989 Château Palmer 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
From magnum. Even better than I remembered it. Nose of leather, truffles. Very elegant palate with coffee, roasted nuts, dark cherries, sweet tannins. Great.
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1990 Château Palmer 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Very elegant bouquet. On the palate nice and elegant and balanced but slightly thinner than the 1989.
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1992 Château Palmer 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
This is a green underripe wine that is really out of balance. Compared to how successfully this estate managed tough conditions in 1991, this is a failure.
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1999 Château Palmer 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Quite tannic and dry on the palate, little fruit. The tannins suggest that this will take forever to integrate and come into balance - if ever. Not a great success. On the other hand, when tasting through it, all the ingredients seem to be there.
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2001 Château Palmer 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Nose of malt, cherries. On the palate cedar, vanilla, blackberries. Tastes quite young, maybe a tad too rustic for my liking.
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2005 Château Palmer 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Fat, sappy, creamy texture, sweet fruit, silky tannins. Vanilla, cedar, wood and incredibly concentrated. In need of further cellaring.
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2008 Château Palmer 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Very charming, very classic, very elegant. Cool bouquet of cold cigar, red fruit.
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