2005 Château Palmer

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  5/13/2024 - MariusA Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Opened as part of comparing three bottles of bottles from the Margaux appellation from the 2005 vintage at three different price points. The bottles were 1.) Ch. Margaux, 2.) Ch. Palmer, and 3.) Ch. Brane-Cantenac
  
  Decanted for 2 hours. Blockbuster aromatics and nose. Full bodied, great moutful but tannins are still quite pronounced. WOTN for me but I'm confident it will be even greater in 5 years. Love this wine. 97
  
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  Lots of fun and unscientific. The '05 Margaux was terrific but needs significantly more time while the Brane-Cantenac performed really well because it's in a great drinking window.

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  5/3/2024 - dglebo Likes this wine: 95 Points

  19 year old Palmer that’s been in my cellar since 2008. Scarlet to the eye, with a lovely brown rim. Sweet and plum, maybe a hint of Madeira on the nose. Hints of raisin (in a positive way), perhaps sherry on the swallow. Round, full mouth with great depth. Mature Palmer that is not far from peak and will last a long time.

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  4/14/2024 - Purple Tooth wrote: 97 Points

  Well....You cant spell Bordeaux better than PAL MER...Not a very French name, but a very classy producer that has made some of the greatest wines ever made. The 1961 is still on my bucket list and I have dreamt about it many a night. Always elegant, snobbish, floral and exotic, yet with that deep night flower, jasmin, twisted into fresh manure and a coffee brew. Ample fruit makes it so cute and yet sexy at the same time. I almost blush as I steal sip after sip, like my first kisses from my lady. I dont think it gets much better than this in quality, so its only more age that's holding this back. drink or HOLD_

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  2/23/2024 - iobtoel wrote: 96 Points

  Blackcurrant nose followed by whiffs of cigar, tobacco. Tiniest hint of flint in the background. Rich but beautifully balanced. Fruit still to the fore, with the tobacco notes supporting velvety smooth tannins. Deliciously long and sweet finish. Very enjoyable!

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  2/19/2024 - kr522 wrote: 94 Points

  From magnum. Very enjoyable, but this one seemed a shade overripe….the second time in the past year that I’ve sensed this after many years of loving the balance. It was still a big hit with the table and quickly consumed, but more of a crowd-pleaser/easy to drink wine, than the brilliance I’ve encountered in other bottles

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