Frankrike

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Petit Verdot

Ch. Palmer

Chateau Palmer 3eme Cru Classe Margaux

Bordeaux

Margaux

Deep garnet-purple colored. Bursts with bold notes of fresh black currants, red and black plums, and mulberries, opening out to reveal an undercurrent of black pepper, iron ore, chalk dust, and fragrant earth. The light to medium-bodied palate is filled with vibrant black and red berry layers and spicy sparks, framed by firm, chalky tannins and great tension, finishing long and earthy.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Medium intensity, inky colour and some delicious sappy fruits. Stretched out, sinewy, lean muscles, charcoal, slate, peony, gunsmoke, hugely engaging texture with salinity, and a mouthwatering finish. Easy to recommend, love it. Harvest 25 September to 10 October, 3.7ph, first year ageing in barrels, second in larger oak casks.

Inside Bordeaux

More reserved and understated than the Alter Ego on the first nose, with touch of gumoke reduction, but it doesn't take long to understand that this Palmer is full of coiled energy and lift. A ton of graphite, crushed rocks, crushed roses and peonies come in waves of aromatics through the palate, along with clearly defined and sculpted blue and red fruits. There is spice too, and a sense of momentum. 32hl/h yield, 55% new oak for ageing during the first year; with the wine then moving in moves into 3000l oak casks for the second year.

Dark brooding fruits, this is intense and concentrated, ripe flavours with an exotic edge, cassis, roasted plum, damson and star fruit with a curl of woodsmoke and tobacco leaf, set against fresher edges of blueberry and iris. This is serious, structured, with everything turned up pretty high, giving the imprint of the vintage in its black pepper, rosemary, turmeric, mandarin peel and clove. 3.79ph, harvest September 7 right through to October 5. Blend done by December, yield 23hl/h. Ageing sees the first year in barrel, then second year in larger sized oak casks to minimise oak impact, something that will be particularly important in a year with these unusually high alcohols.

The 2021 Palmer is deep purple-black in color. Notes of Morello cherries, fresh blackberries, and boysenberries pop from the glass, followed by suggestions of cinnamon stick, Sichuan pepper, aniseed, and crushed rocks, with a hint of roses. The light to medium-bodied palate has a racy backbone and rounded tannins framing the exuberant black fruits, finishing with a burst of energy.

Depth, and nuance, with striking liqourice, crayon, cigar box and dark chocolate from the first moment. Combines grip and freshness, understated power, serious yet vivid character to its blue and black fruits, with mint leaf, spiced red pepper, pomegrante, incense and tobacco leaf. Precise, slow and seductive, packed with signature Palmer identity. 3.77ph, 55% of overall production, with 13% press wine. Thomas Duroux director.

Sommelier

The 2018 Palmer has a deep garnet purple color. It prances out of the glass with opulent scents of blackberry pie, crème de cassis, and Morello cherries, plus fragrant hints of Chinese five spice, sandalwood, and potpourri. Full-bodied, rich, and seductive with plush tannins and tons of freshness on the palate, it finishes with epic length. Gorgeous!

Peony and rosebud aromatics on the nose, welcoming even although the austerity is clear right now. Needs another few years to soften, as has far more density than many 2017s, along with clarity of expression, sculpted blueberry and cassis fruits. Resonates through the finish and as it opens you see the smoked cedar edges and sweet liquorice root. Harvest September 20 to 29, 60% new oak.

Just hover your nose over the glass to get excited about this wine. Inky purple in colour, cigar box, tobacco bud, pencil lead, tight cassis and bilberry fruit. Where the 2015 is generous, the 2016 is tighter, less expressive at the five year mark, but with layers and potential to fire up an entire room. Has the structure and the chiselled fruit that signposts great Bordeaux in an exceptional vintage, with the nuanced whisper of violet and peony that takes you to the Margaux appellation. Powerful and muscular, still austere but the morieish juice on the finish tells you how much this has to give over the next few decades. Harvest October 3 to 18. Gets better every time you go back to it. 60% new oak.

Deep ruby in colour, so much texture to this wine you really can sink into it. A fist of blueberry, raspberry and cassis fruit, with juice running right through. A sense of energy and irresistable momentum that pushes forward just as the liquorice, slate and pummice stone minerality work to pull you back in. Hard to resist, this is just a wonderfully impressive vintage, dense and structured tannins with gunsmoke, grilled cedar and a smile on the finish. Harvest September 22 to October 7. At this point the estate was fully in conversion, working 100% organically and biodynamically. 60% new oak.

Deep garnet-brick in color, the 2014 Palmer features evocative scents of stewed plums, blackberry preserves, and garrigue with hints of leather, Indian spices, and underbrush. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock full of black fruit preserves and exotic spice notes framed by plush tannins, finishing long and opulent.

The 2013 Palmer has a medium garnet color, with a touch of brick. It features slightly tired notions of raisin cake, sweaty leather, and rusty nails, over a waft of fallen leaves and dried herbs. The medium-bodied palate is coated with spicy dried berries and herbal sparks, framed by firm, chewy tannins and finishing on a peppery note.

A blend of 48% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 6% Petit Verdot, the 2012 Palmer is medium to deep garnet-purple colored. It explodes from the glass with a provocative perfume of stewed black plums, boysenberry preserves, and licorice, with suggestions of Chinese five spice, dried roses, and sandalwood. The medium-bodied palate is coated with black fruit preserves and exotic spice layers, supported by velvety tannins and just enough freshness, finishing with epic length. 

Touches of raspberry and tobacco leaf straight off the first nose. This could be opened now with a good few hours in a carafe, as the tannins are fine-boned and riven through with salinity and juice. An elegant, well-balanced Palmer with white truffle, loam, and soft white pepper spice, lingering through the finish. An early harvest following a dry summer that was not overly hot, running from September 7 to 29. A hail storm at the end of June damaged 90% of the vineyard so this is a small yield at 21hl/ha - the lowest since 1961 (until 2018) - and unusually has no Petit Verdot. 60% new oak.

Inky purple in colour. This begs to be taken slowly, as even visually you can see that the texture is rich and velvety and will benefit from a few more years softening in bottle. Dark chocolate and orange zest on the nose, this performs the levitating trick of heading upwards through your palate with mouthwatering acidities while pulling you downwards towards the tannins that are underpinning the whole experience. In between the two you find cassis, bilberry, raspberry and strawberry puree, just a whole array of pure, chiselled but juicy fruits.This is living up to promise, but needs more time, still a trace of austerity on the finish right now, even though the complexity and the layers are hard to resist. Sculpted, intense and concentrated. Harvest September 22 to October 20 - a full leisurely month, mirrored by the unhurried pace that this takes through your palate. 60% new oak.

Soy, liqourice, tar, white pepper and baked earth, this remains young and taut, with a punch of cassis, bilberry and fleshy black damson fruits. You reach out and touch the tannins, they are so velvety and rippled. Not as effortlessly balanced as the 2005, this has more of an exuberant character, with chocolate and turmeric spice rippling through the fruits, and a mouthwatering crushed mint leaf finish. You can approach this now with a good few hours in a carafe, but it will improve further with another few years in bottle. Harvest September 23 to October 14, 60% new oak. One hectare of the vineyard was tested in biodynamic farming in this vintage.

Young and dense in its fruit character, with black cherry and bilberry fruits, baked earth, black truffles and saffron spice. The tannins are velvety and muscular, the finish spicy and long, and this remains a concentrated wine with plenty of life ahead of it. A late ripening year, where Autumn really saved what had been a pretty difficult August and early September. Harvest October 1 to 17, 60% new oak.

White pepper, raspberry leaf, dancing minerality, fine-boned tannins, rosebud and peony aromatics. As is often the case with the 2007 vintage, the less dense fruit means that a smokey, grilled character is emphasised, which makes this an extremely appealing wine that is ready to drink now, and will give a ton of enjoyment over the next few years, but is less for the long term than many of the vintages in this vertical. Harvest September 20 to October 2, 60% new oak.

Less exuberant in its aromatics than the 2005, a touch of crème de cassis on the first nose, slightly chalky tannins but as it opens in the glass you dive through to the rich blackberry and cassis fruits. This is a satisfyingly balanced and classically Left Bank Palmer - concentrated, savoury fruits, touches of cedar and mint leaf on the finish, grilled liqourice, nuanced and finessed. Harvest September 19 to October 2, 60% new oak.

Enticing ruby red body, with aromatics that show a touch of orange zest and turmeric spice. The fruit is creamy, intense, a brilliant Palmer that has finesse and balance but a serious kick. Black pepper, cinammon, raspberry, bilberry fruits, smoked earth and campfire on the finish, so juicy, totally salivating with a slate-textured close of play. Delicious, and a great sign that the 2005 vintage is starting to swing open. Harvest September 22 to October 7, 60% new oak. A long dry summer, with 57% less rainfall than usual, although temperatures never climbed as high as in 2003. Impossible to stop smiling after this.

A more classic year than the 2003 or 2005 on either side, really showing beautifully right now, still young but full of promise, tension and juice. This is an extremely elegant, balanced Palmer, with dark berry fruits, cassis and blackberry, touch of campfire smoke, salinity and plenty of juice running through the muscular tannins. Plays with you on the finish, stretching out its flavours, salivating, totally gorgeous, suprisingly so for a vintage that can get overlooked. One that you could happily open now, or hold for another decade or more. Harvest September 27 to October 12, 60% new oak. Thomas Duroux's first vintage as director.

Intense spice, majoring on smoked earth, pink pepper and black truffle notes, the fruit is softened, heading towards raspberry puree, crème de mure and fig. Plenty of freshness, with orange peel and graphite adding structure and texture. Soft rose petal colour around the edges shows the evolution overall, but there is still so much pleasure to be had here, and at least another decade of drinking. One of those vintages when you can really see the benefit that Bordeaux gets from being able to blend - far less Merlot was used in this wine than usual, because of the unusually high levels of ripeness and sugar that was found in the grape after the long hot summer (with temperatures reguarly breaking 40C during June, July and August). Harvest September 8 to 20, 60% new oak.

Plenty of upfront raspberry and blackberry fruits, not as elegant as the 2001 but with structure and concentration. Touches of white pepper spice, along with gunsmoke and cigar box as it opens, this is enjoyable and has a skip of acidity that keeps your mouth watering and keeps momentum drawing you forward through the palate. Harvest September 26 to October 7, 60% new oak. Palmer avoided some of the heavier rains that affected much of Bordeaux during harvest (just 5mm on this spot in the biggest storm of September 20), and was seen as one of the wines of the vintage. Impressive, and surprising.

Nose a little more subdued than the 2000, but this has the truffle, rosebud and woodsmoke combination of a Palmer that is at a perfect moment to share. Loganberry, raspberry, tobacco leaf, peony, mint leaf, the tannins are finessed and finely spun, tracing the outline of the fruit but not constricting it in any way. Waves of aromatics through the palate keep you hooked, this is nuanced, elegant, moreish, with so much Margaux appellation charater, and a juicy finish. Harvest September 29 to October 11. 60% new oak.

Breathe deep to enjoy the curl of violet and woodsmoke aromatics that are coming out of this glass. Softened russet pink around the edges at 21 years old, still deep ruby through the core. The fruits are a little more tertiary than I expected, brambled raspberry, with hawthorn, tobacco, white pepper, truffle and campfire notes, but as it opens up, the palate expands outwards and builds in concentration and grip. No question this once-stubborn vintage is now open for business, and overall this is soft and welcoming but has decades ahead of it. Harvest September 21 to October 7. 60% new oak.

Usedvanlig ren og presis nese, lag på lag med klassisk aroma av «Bordeaux», cedertre, eukalyptus, tobakk, solbær, plommer, flott munnfølelse, vinen er sømløs, fra A til Å er smakskurven perfekt, fyldig anslag, strukturert, fantastisk dyp fruktkjerne, men med et «burgundersk» og luftig preg, modne behagelige tanniner, en strålende vin som drikker nydelig nå og sikkert i 15 år til.

The color is dense, but the nose is light, porous and medium fruity with blackcurrants. There are also red roses, cedar and minerals. It is complex and appealing. The palate is medium-bodied, velvety, medium-fruity and acidic in a fine balance. The tannins are fine-grained and fully integrated. The finish is long and acidic. It’s lovely to drink now, but can be aged for many more years, but I don’t think it will get any better than it is now.

Expert

Elegant. Kjølig til 90 å være. Floral på duft. Sigarboks, kirsebær/jordbær, raffinert struktur, delikat, presis - på topp i 2045

Amateur

Denne fikk dessverre litt for kort tid i karaffelen. Tror den burde ha minst 3 timer. Lukket, men fortsatt en god vin. 

Amatør

Lys rød, orange kant mot brunt. Svak frukt mot mørke bær, sopp, blyantkvess, søtlig tobakk og et snev av appelsinzesty. Med+ syre med en fin balanse mot modenenrøde bær og snev av fiken. Med konsentrasjon og fult integrerte tanniner. En meget delikat vin som hadde kommet et godt stykke på vei

WSET 2

Definitivt moden - tanninene har «smeltet» sammen med sødmefull frukt mot jordbær/bringebær - klassiske aromaer - en delikat bdx - fin til kjøttkaker (90)

Light transparent ruby. Mature dried cherries, figs, dates, tobacco and truffles. Fresh acidity. Leather, figs, cigar case and dates. Fully integrated tannins. Medium long

Lys rubin farge, nesen er medium - intens med sort te, treverk, jordlig, mynte, jordbær, solbær og blåbær.

Smaken er ren, tørr, slank og elegant men litt sliten og kjeller/sopp preg fra midt med svake og fine tanniner i finish

WSET Diploma

Medium brick in color, the 1961 Château Palmer opens a little broody with notes of sweaty leather and iodine, soon giving way to an alluring core of fruit cake, dried blueberries, cigar box, and iron ore, plus touches of dried herbs and black truffles. The light to medium-bodied palate has a satiny texture and lively acidity framing the mature, delicate dried berry flavors, finishing on a peppery note.

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Produsent	Ch. Palmer
Årgang	2024
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Margaux
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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