Wine purchased en primeur and stored in a northern European cellar shortly after bottling, which this evening is down to +0.5C, so perhaps the fact that this still has a good amount of crimson in the crimson-ruby colour, shouldn't be completely surprising. While ruby at the rim, this doesn't even look middle-aged to me.
Floral, subtle new barrique nose is proper Margaux. Caramel for a while, before returning to the floral theme, in particular, violets. Two hours later, there is more oak coming through, but the floral side becomes more intense too, adding blueberry muffin and some slightly roasted fruit notes to make for a very, very alluring and appealing nose.
Medium body, elegant, feminine with a nice sweetness. Ample concentration and polish, rounded, but still with considerable tannic grip after the middle. This is a lovely ''second'' wine, but the palate tends to reinforce its status, with the lack of grand vin complexity as well as length suggesting that the younger vines from Palmer are the source. Thanks to the nose, this is fine wine, with a good future. Thirty years are quite achievable.
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Fantastic nose filled with creme de cassis and new oak. Medium-full bodied with an excellent inner core of sweet fruit. Lots of black currant fruit and charred wood on the palate as well as a bit of spice and salty minerals. Drink now-2022. 91
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Medium-darkish ruby colour. The nose is earthy and oaky at the start, with plums and a faint hint of violets at two hours. After another two hours, the fruit becomes a lot darker and some new barrique is showing. A substantial amount of mature and seemingly simple fruit with the first mouthful, but its still got decent grip. At four hours, the palate has become more dense, with more perceptible extraction, and a lot sweeter. Ample. The deliciously sweet fruit expresses itself far, far more on the palate than it does on the nose. This fine 2nd wine should improve over the next couple of years and drink well till age twenty.
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Kind of a dull purple. Interesting old world nose. A little sourness, but nice sweetness and leather on the nose. After a few minutes in the glass a caramel sweetness comes out on nose. Little barnyard on the nose. Bruised apple flavors some sweetness mixed with a little sour, also hints of leather flavors.
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Deep ruby in color! Complex flowery nose of spices, pepper, and some red fruits! Quite dense on the palate, still a little tannic to me! Sweet and it can be held for a few years at least!
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Wow, drinking great now - really good at opening and got better over 1.5 hrs. Bigger body than expected, nice structure, vgood complexity and finish and integration. Very good value.
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A little closed and tannic until it had 30-45 minutes in the decanter. At which point it opened up to a pleasant tobacco nose and nice smooth medium bodied bordeaux, albeit with some slightly drying tannins and fading fruit. I'd drink this up over the next couple years.
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Decanted about 45 minutes. Good deep ruby color, no bricking. Nose a little funky, with tar, earth, raspberries. Gravel, cigar box, shades of black currant on the palate. Rather austere. Not bad, but not impressive either.
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Dark blue with blackberry on the nose. Sweet ripe fruit on the palate with moderate blackberry finish. Very smooth and elegant. Not a lot of complexity or Margaux spice on the nose on the palate which holds back the score. Should get better over the next 3-4 years as there is still a good amount a tannin remaining. Great for a second wine from a weaker vintage!
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Had with rack of lamb, rosemary potatoes. Along with 2003 Pontet-Canet. This was a bit tight at first, but opened up, showing a bit of if not greeness, then maybe steminess. But not in a bad way. Tannic and still needs time. Half bottle left to report on, but a very good Bdx and at less than $30 when I bought it, a heck of a value. On day two, this had become quite integrated and smooth.....drinking very nicely indeed.
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Chateau Palmer Dinner (Western Chicago IL Suburbs): Smooth and charming even if a bit simple. Flavors of blackberry with a bit of chocolate. Sweet and silky tannins at a vey nice place now. Short, pleasant fruit. Drink in the next couple of years.
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1/11/2023 - Ingmars wrote:
Wine purchased en primeur and stored in a northern European cellar shortly after bottling, which this evening is down to +0.5C, so perhaps the fact that this still has a good amount of crimson in the crimson-ruby colour, shouldn't be completely surprising. While ruby at the rim, this doesn't even look middle-aged to me.
Floral, subtle new barrique nose is proper Margaux. Caramel for a while, before returning to the floral theme, in particular, violets. Two hours later, there is more oak coming through, but the floral side becomes more intense too, adding blueberry muffin and some slightly roasted fruit notes to make for a very, very alluring and appealing nose.
Medium body, elegant, feminine with a nice sweetness. Ample concentration and polish, rounded, but still with considerable tannic grip after the middle. This is a lovely ''second'' wine, but the palate tends to reinforce its status, with the lack of grand vin complexity as well as length suggesting that the younger vines from Palmer are the source. Thanks to the nose, this is fine wine, with a good future. Thirty years are quite achievable.
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6/21/2018 - WineGuyX Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fantastic nose filled with creme de cassis and new oak. Medium-full bodied with an excellent inner core of sweet fruit. Lots of black currant fruit and charred wood on the palate as well as a bit of spice and salty minerals. Drink now-2022. 91
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4/10/2015 - evanbaines Likes this wine:
Fully mature. Very enjoyable... Posting this after a few days so tough to recall descriptors.
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12/24/2014 - Ingmars wrote:
Medium-darkish ruby colour. The nose is earthy and oaky at the start, with plums and a faint hint of violets at two hours. After another two hours, the fruit becomes a lot darker and some new barrique is showing. A substantial amount of mature and seemingly simple fruit with the first mouthful, but its still got decent grip. At four hours, the palate has become more dense, with more perceptible extraction, and a lot sweeter. Ample. The deliciously sweet fruit expresses itself far, far more on the palate than it does on the nose. This fine 2nd wine should improve over the next couple of years and drink well till age twenty.
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3/11/2014 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Kind of a dull purple. Interesting old world nose. A little sourness, but nice sweetness and leather on the nose. After a few minutes in the glass a caramel sweetness comes out on nose. Little barnyard on the nose. Bruised apple flavors some sweetness mixed with a little sour, also hints of leather flavors.
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3/23/2013 - Tao wrote: 91 Points
Deep ruby in color! Complex flowery nose of spices, pepper, and some red fruits! Quite dense on the palate, still a little tannic to me! Sweet and it can be held for a few years at least!
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3/3/2013 - rh marcin wrote: 89 Points
- Brick color.
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12/22/2012 - Seabirch Likes this wine: 94 Points
An great wine? Great structure and body. A complex wine that still has time left. I opened up very well when open and decanted for over an hour.
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10/25/2012 - Happybob wrote: 91 Points
Wow, drinking great now - really good at opening and got better over 1.5 hrs. Bigger body than expected, nice structure, vgood complexity and finish and integration. Very good value.
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4/10/2011 - bullmrkt wrote: 89 Points
A little closed and tannic until it had 30-45 minutes in the decanter. At which point it opened up to a pleasant tobacco nose and nice smooth medium bodied bordeaux, albeit with some slightly drying tannins and fading fruit. I'd drink this up over the next couple years.
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12/6/2009 - kstoddard wrote: 89 Points
Dark ruby color. Blackfruit with soy sauce on the nose. Tastes of blackberry, currant, cedar and charcoal. Nice acidity. Medium bodied. Earthy finish.
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4/25/2009 - JuniorSamples wrote: 86 Points
Decanted about 45 minutes. Good deep ruby color, no bricking. Nose a little funky, with tar, earth, raspberries. Gravel, cigar box, shades of black currant on the palate. Rather austere. Not bad, but not impressive either.
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1/18/2009 - pawine wrote: 91 Points
Dark blue with blackberry on the nose. Sweet ripe fruit on the palate with moderate blackberry finish. Very smooth and elegant. Not a lot of complexity or Margaux spice on the nose on the palate which holds back the score. Should get better over the next 3-4 years as there is still a good amount a tannin remaining. Great for a second wine from a weaker vintage!
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2/17/2008 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
Suprising loads of fruit with a mocha-y core. Nice.
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5/24/2007 - Colima74 wrote: 90 Points
Had with rack of lamb, rosemary potatoes. Along with 2003 Pontet-Canet. This was a bit tight at first, but opened up, showing a bit of if not greeness, then maybe steminess. But not in a bad way. Tannic and still needs time. Half bottle left to report on, but a very good Bdx and at less than $30 when I bought it, a heck of a value. On day two, this had become quite integrated and smooth.....drinking very nicely indeed.
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6/4/2006 - mls wrote: 87 Points
Very nice with duck confit. Lots of terroir.
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6/11/2005 - Luiz Paulo wrote:
Gostosíssimo
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10/21/2004 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Chateau Palmer Dinner (Western Chicago IL Suburbs): Smooth and charming even if a bit simple. Flavors of blackberry with a bit of chocolate. Sweet and silky tannins at a vey nice place now. Short, pleasant fruit. Drink in the next couple of years.
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8/9/2003 - dbg wrote:
very good-excellent, still some tannins
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