2018 Château Palmer
Community Tasting Note
Cailles wrote:
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - Following the raving in-the-bottle reviews of so many critics we needed to see for ourselves if this indeed could be a legend in the making. It is a very concentrated, intense wine yet it is light and airy enough already this young. Very, very promising it shines bright with its complexity and precision. This 2018 felt a bit fresher, less ripe, purer and less Napaesque than the 2015 (the last hot vintage before 2018) I‘ve tried a fee months ago. Will it be a legend? Maybe, I liked it a lot but it is not the most promising young Bordeaux I‘ve had in the past year (Margaux 15, Cheval 15 would take that spot).
TN: Highly elegant and balanced nose with graphite, wet slate, red and blue berries, some hints of floral aromas. Intense but delicate, high precision and layered. On the palate the wine is incredibly concentrated and yet without any excess weight. There is broad aroma spectrum dominated by red berries, blue fruit, floral, stems, minerality, fresh cigarbox, wet earth. The wine has silky tannins and a high freshness. It is very feminine and delicate and very harmonious with a creamy yet light structure. It is not too ripe and no alcohol is showing despite the very hot vintage.
Decanting: Not decanted but followed over two days. Good from the go but better a few hours after opening. I guess this would need a solid 2 hours ij the decanter.
Glass: Conterno Sensory
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