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Château Palmer Wine Dinner
at Vineum, Rotterdam
Tasted November 7, 2018 by Barry Rothof with 172 views
Flight 1 - Slightly spicy king crab salad with soybean jelly, grilled avocado, fresh acid sushi rice, crunch of wasabi nuts and wasabi sorbet (1 note)
White
2016 Château Palmer Vin Blanc de Palmer
90 points
Made of 40% muscadelle, 26% Loset and 34% Sauvignon gris. Exotic fruit aromas. The palet is creamy and full bodied with ripe citrus and glossy grapefruit. Nice but not very exciting!
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Flight 2 - Crispy fried sweetbread with soft cooked veal cheek with various preparatins of Jerusalem artichokes and welled morels (2 notes)
Red
2011 Alter Ego
91 points
Made of 48% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot. Lifted dark fruit on the nose. Structured with tight tannins, spice and black fruit flavours and integrated acidity.
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Red
2010 Alter Ego
92 points
Made of 49% Merlot and 51% Cabernet Sauvignon. Dark chocolate, musk and blackberry nose. Complex and beautiful balanced on the palate with solid tannic and acidic structure and primary fruit concentration. Young needs time!
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Flight 3 - Grilles tenderloin with creamy courgette, pommes dauphine and lovage gravy (2 notes)
Red
2008 Château Palmer
93 points
Made of 51% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Petit Verdot. Mineral, intense, dark fruited aromas. Powerful on the palate with lifted flavours of blackfruit, refreshing ripe tannins and strong integrated acidity, focused with very good concentration.
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Red
2006 Château Palmer
92 points
Made of 44% Merlot, 56% Cabernet Sauvignon. Open with sweet spice, flowers and developed fruit on the nose. Offering ripe dark cherry and cassis flavours more expressive and ready!
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Flight 4 - Various European cheeses with garnish (1 note)
Red
2000 Château Palmer
94 points
Made of 47% Merlot, 53% Cabernet Sauvignon. Generous, exciting with real energy, refreshing acidity, fine integrated tannins, wonderful balance, luscious fruit and finesse! Still young and very exciting!
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