20 Rene Gabriel
50 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 44 % Merlot, 6 % Petit Verdot. 37 hl/ha. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Extrem würzig, viel schwarzer Pfeffer, Trüffelanklänge, Cassis, Brombeeren, grosses Nasenkino, schon zu diesem Zeitpunkt. Im Gaumen samtig, anmutig, runde, schier schon schmeichelnde Tannine aufweisend, viel Lakritze und Maulbeeren im langen, erhabenen, aromatischen Finale. Das Palmer-Team vergleicht diesen Jahrgang mit einer Mischung aus 2005, 2009 und 2010. Für mich ist das ganz einfach ein riesengrosser Palmer. Nicht spektakulär, sondern beruhigend. Auf extrem hohen Niveau. Margaux-Nonchalance. Als ich anfing Primeurweine zu verkosten, schien mir der Palmer beim Jahrgang 1985 um eine Nuance besser als der Château Margaux. Das Gefühl hatte ich heuer – nach 30 Jahren – auch wieder! Und irgendwo fand ich beim 2015er auch gewisse geschmackliche Parallelen zum 2005er und 1985er… Es ist der absolut beste Margaux der Appellation. 20/20 2022 – 2048
100 James Suckling
I am breathless with the dark-berry, lavender and burnt-orange aromas. Some salt. Just so formidable and deep. Stunningly sexy on the palate with a density and power, yet it leaves things so clean and bright. You want to drink it and enjoy it now, but it has the structure to last forever. Drink in 2022
20 Rene Gabriel
50 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 44 % Merlot, 6 % Petit Verdot. 37 hl/ha. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Extrem würzig, viel schwarzer Pfeffer, Trüffelanklänge, Cassis, Brombeeren, grosses Nasenkino, schon zu diesem Zeitpunkt. Im Gaumen samtig, anmutig, runde, schier schon schmeichelnde Tannine aufweisend, viel Lakritze und Maulbeeren im langen, erhabenen, aromatischen Finale. Das Palmer-Team vergleicht diesen Jahrgang mit einer Mischung aus 2005, 2009 und 2010. Für mich ist das ganz einfach ein riesengrosser Palmer. Nicht spektakulär, sondern beruhigend. Auf extrem hohen Niveau. Margaux-Nonchalance. Als ich anfing Primeurweine zu verkosten, schien mir der Palmer beim Jahrgang 1985 um eine Nuance besser als der Château Margaux. Das Gefühl hatte ich heuer – nach 30 Jahren – auch wieder! Und irgendwo fand ich beim 2015er auch gewisse geschmackliche Parallelen zum 2005er und 1985er… Es ist der absolut beste Margaux der Appellation. 20/20 2022 – 2048
98 Robert Parker
Bottled relatively late in mid-September 2017, the 2015 Palmer is a blend of 44% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon with a small portion of Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it offers vibrant red currants, black cherries, wild blueberries, earth and mineral characteristics to begin, with slowly unfurling floral notes of violets and dried roses plus compelling baker’s chocolate and fragrant earth layers. Medium to full-bodied, generously fruited and possessing firm yet very, very fine-grained, mind-blowingly ripe tannins, the multifaceted palate features something of a skip in its step in terms of freshness, while it goes beguilingly earthy on the finish with some mineral hints. Very classy, elegant and sophisticated, this vintage is downright regal in its juxtaposition between poise and audaciousness. Think 2005 Palmer with a tick more fruit intensity, perfume and passion.
98 Robert Parker
Bottled relatively late in mid-September 2017, the 2015 Palmer is a blend of 44% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon with a small portion of Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it offers vibrant red currants, black cherries, wild blueberries, earth and mineral characteristics to begin, with slowly unfurling floral notes of violets and dried roses plus compelling baker’s chocolate and fragrant earth layers. Medium to full-bodied, generously fruited and possessing firm yet very, very fine-grained, mind-blowingly ripe tannins, the multifaceted palate features something of a skip in its step in terms of freshness, while it goes beguilingly earthy on the finish with some mineral hints. Very classy, elegant and sophisticated, this vintage is downright regal in its juxtaposition between poise and audaciousness. Think 2005 Palmer with a tick more fruit intensity, perfume and passion.
97 Vinous
The 2015 Palmer has an outstanding bouquet featuring extraordinarily pure and intense scents of blackberry, cassis, cedar and pencil box, quite opulent but already irresistible. The supple, medium-bodied palate offers firm tannin, impressive weight and girth, and white pepper and sage toward the persistent finish. There is a lot of matter in this Margaux and it will require a decade to reach its drinking window. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
97 Vinous
The 2015 Palmer has an outstanding bouquet featuring extraordinarily pure and intense scents of blackberry, cassis, cedar and pencil box, quite opulent but already irresistible. The supple, medium-bodied palate offers firm tannin, impressive weight and girth, and white pepper and sage toward the persistent finish. There is a lot of matter in this Margaux and it will require a decade to reach its drinking window. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
96 Wine Spectator
This is dark and muscular in style, brimming with bramble, warm tar and paving stone notes that are matched by the deep layers of fig, blackberry and cassis fruit. A gorgeous bittersweet chocolate detail adds spine to the finish while violet and iron elements lurk in reserve. Another large wave of fruit and dark earth courses through the finish. Best from 2025 through 2045. — JM
96 Wine Spectator
This is dark and muscular in style, brimming with bramble, warm tar and paving stone notes that are matched by the deep layers of fig, blackberry and cassis fruit. A gorgeous bittersweet chocolate detail adds spine to the finish while violet and iron elements lurk in reserve. Another large wave of fruit and dark earth courses through the finish. Best from 2025 through 2045. — JM
