Palmer Vertical

Boka
Tasted Sunday, October 23, 2011 by psmith with 636 views

Introduction

Hosted by Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe at Boka with Bernard de Laage. Great event!

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 2004 Château Laville Haut-Brion Blanc

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Somewhat muted nose. Mineral and light chalk/citrus. Clean flavors. Mineral driven, with plenty of backbone. Weighty texture. Needs lots of time, and less open then the last time I had this.

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Flight 2 (1 Note)

  • 1984 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Light red fruits and earth. In decline and with less framing and structure, but still offering classic Palmer elements. Surprisingly enjoyable.

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

  • 1989 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Still dark berry, chocolate, and cedar/tobacco notes, but in a great place with exceptional balance and youthful verve. Fine structure and a velvety mouthfeel. Great Palmer.

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  • 2000 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Bold while still offering characteristic femininity. Berry and chocolate notes. Fine tannins. Just great balance despite its youth. Lot of resemblance to the '89. Gorgeous wine.

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  • 1998 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Forward, and a bit top heavy. Classic notes up front but a bit of a hole in the middle and without characteristic, soft textural elements. Enjoyable but not a great Palmer and probably better near term.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 1966 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Softened. Dark fruits remain in the forefront, and some relatively ripe, lush flavors. Structural elements secondary. Tobacco nuance. A very good '66

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  • 1976 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Top heavy, and somewhat overripe brandied cherry fruit. Sweet. A bit hollow in the middle. Past its best. OK

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  • 1986 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Very young, dark, with purple fruits and characteristic (vintage rather than wine) aggressive, hard tannins. Classic flavors but still very, very primary. Great raw materials but hard to say how long this may take.

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

Flight 6 (3 Notes)

  • 1971 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Classy, medium bodied wine but with an underlying power. Earth driven tobacco and cedar notes. Mature, with great balance. Feminine. Very good Palmer.

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  • 1983 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Great forefront tobacco notes framing black cherry fruits. Early in maturity. Great balance and mouthfeel, and tamed a bit by age. Feminine. Wonderful texture. Really good.

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  • 1955 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Soft dark fruits, with good balance and fine, caressing texture. Medium bodied. Mature. Earthy with mushroom notes. Very nice.

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