2018 Château Palmer

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 97.3 points

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  11/7/2023 - ayalao3 wrote: 94 Points

  Maybe tasting it alongside, pichon lalande, margaux and hb 2018 did this one a disservice, but I believe most critics got this one wrong. There is an off smell and taste, some say probably due to mildew. Not a bad wine but not up to par with the 2015. Not as “napa like” as I had heard. Hopefully an off bottle.

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  11/21/2022 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  Wine Workshop: Chateau Palmer (Benoit): This was just too much on the heels of all of the really lovely and well aged wines. If I force myself to take a step back I can see the appeal and why critics would be so excited. It has that character that I understand to have been true of the 1982s when they came out. This is big and dense and intense and should have a long and fruitful life ahead (one critic noted 70 years which would be lovely but then no one at our table is likely to be alive). Very intense and dense.

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  10/26/2022 - beatles wrote:

  Tasted blind, and I actually thought this was a barrel-sample; extemely primary, dense, dense fruit, black fruit indeed. David Sichel had high hopes for this, compared to the 1982 & 1961, he might be right, for me it's too eearly ti judge.
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  6/25/2022 - KAT9 wrote: 98 Points

  Intensity, super fruity, super balanced. A few people called it Napa, high end Napa. Oak is minimal. This wine is something! For the fans, try the Joseph Phelps backus, it scratches the same itch.

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  5/28/2022 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Decanted and followed over 5-6hrs. Pretty closed initially. After a few hours has a rather intense nose. Darker fruited, but some floral nose still notable. Palate is very dense and concentrated. A definite liquor character of the fruit is present. Tannins while strong are refined and polished and despite the concentration of the fruit are still prominent. Intense lengthy finish. Better on night 2 with similar profile.
  Unique bdx. Maybe the most powerful young bdx I’ve ever had. Retains some Margaux roots but hard to say where this goes as it’s so unlike anything I’ve had from bdx. Did ‘47 Cheval Blanc stand out like this?

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