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100 Vinous
The 2018 Palmer is even more impressive from bottle than it was from barrel, and that is saying something. Rich, exotic and beautifully layered, Palmer is a real head-turner in 2018. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, licorice, espresso and sweet floral notes build over time, but it is the wine's stunning depth and textural voluptuousness that elevate it into the realm of the truly sublime. As I wrote in my initial review, the 2018 Palmer is a freak of nature from yields of just 11 hectoliters per hectare harvested over an entire month. Mildew was especially punishing. There is no Alter Ego, just the Grand Vin. Kudos to CEO Thomas Duroux and his team for what I can only describe as a truly magical wine.
100 Vinous
The 2018 Palmer is even more impressive from bottle than it was from barrel, and that is saying something. Rich, exotic and beautifully layered, Palmer is a real head-turner in 2018. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, licorice, espresso and sweet floral notes build over time, but it is the wine's stunning depth and textural voluptuousness that elevate it into the realm of the truly sublime. As I wrote in my initial review, the 2018 Palmer is a freak of nature from yields of just 11 hectoliters per hectare harvested over an entire month. Mildew was especially punishing. There is no Alter Ego, just the Grand Vin. Kudos to CEO Thomas Duroux and his team for what I can only describe as a truly magical wine.
98 Robert Parker
The 2018 Palmer is composed of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot. The wine has a 3.83 pH and 14.3% alcohol. Very deep garnet-purple in color, it explodes from the glass with atomic scents of blackberry preserves, crème de cassis and blueberry pie, plus suggestions of red roses, clove oil, dark chocolate and cedar chest with hints of Chinese five spice and menthol. The full-bodied palate is decadently styled, offering layer upon layer of black fruit preserves and exotic spices, framed by exquisitely plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing wonderfully fragrant and with epic length. It's an amazingly beautiful beast of a wine—one for the hedonists!
98 Robert Parker
The 2018 Palmer is composed of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot. The wine has a 3.83 pH and 14.3% alcohol. Very deep garnet-purple in color, it explodes from the glass with atomic scents of blackberry preserves, crème de cassis and blueberry pie, plus suggestions of red roses, clove oil, dark chocolate and cedar chest with hints of Chinese five spice and menthol. The full-bodied palate is decadently styled, offering layer upon layer of black fruit preserves and exotic spices, framed by exquisitely plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing wonderfully fragrant and with epic length. It's an amazingly beautiful beast of a wine—one for the hedonists!
98 James Suckling
Complex nose of black cherries, blackberries, dark chocolate and floral undertones with perfume-like character. It’s full-bodied with firm tannins. Elegant on the palate with structure. Savory and balanced, complex and layered. Long finish. Really lingers. This has really evolved into a beautiful white swan after a difficult debut from barrel! Tiny production. only 11 hectoliters per hectare. Try after 2024.
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Château Palmer

Tra i leggendari vini della denominazione Margaux, Château Palmer si è sempre distinto: immediatamente riconoscibile per la sua etichetta blu notte e per il suo bouquet inimitabile, nonchè un blend fuori dal comune caratterizzato da potenza e delicatezza. Il suo carattere forte è il frutto di un terroir leggendario e da un insieme di personalità straordinarie, che hanno forgiato l'identità della tenuta attraverso la storia. Nata nel 17° secolo, la tenuta divenne Château Palmer solo nel 1814, quando fu acquistata da Charles Palmer, un elegante generale britannico che infuse al suo omonimo abbastanza éclat e glamour da farlo diventare famoso nei circoli aristocratici di Londra. Nel 1853, i fratelli Pereire, tra i finanzieri preminenti della Francia di Napoleone III, portarono il rigore e la visione necessari affinché Château Palmer fosse classificato tra i Cru Classé più prestigiosi della classificazione del 1855. Nel 1938, un consorzio di quattro famiglie leader nel commercio del vino di Bordeaux acquistò la tenuta, preannunciando un'era di annate importanti e di stabilità radicata - infatti, Palmer è ancora di proprietà dei discendenti di due di queste famiglie: Mähler-Besse e Sichel.