2009 Château Palmer

Red Bordeaux Blend

Jeff Leve wrote: 99 points

September 20, 2019 - Just starting to knock on the door of secondary aromatics, you can peek into the wine and find truffle, flowers, tobacco leaf, smoked cherries and spice. But that is only the beginning. Once you taste the wine and you feel those sensuous textures as the wine glides across your palate, you know this is special. The wine has more than ample density, but it is not heavy. The lift in the mid-palate keeps all those layers of ripe, dark red, earthy fruits alive. Vibrant, elegant and silky, the end note remains with you for at least 50 seconds or more. If you like more youthful fruit in your wine, you can drink this now. If you want to enjoy the wine as it heads to its peak, give it another decade of rest. This should age effortlessly for decades.

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Illadelph commented:

9/26/19, 3:09 PM - Nice notes. Did you decant, and if so, how long?

Thanks!
Jeff Leve commented:

9/26/19, 3:37 PM - The bottle was tasted in Bordeaux at Chateau Palmer and was at best splashed decanted, or just popped and poured. If it was my bottle, I give it about 2 hours. at the most.