Chateau Palmer 2017 3.Cru Classé Margaux (6OWC)

96-98 Point Robert Parker The 2017 Palmer, a blend of 54% Merlot with 42% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot, is very deep purple-black in color and leaps from the glass with freshly macerated blue and black fruits: wild blueberries, blackberries and black cherries plus hints of licorice, rose hips, tilled soil and oolong tea with a waft of truffles. Medium-bodied, very finely crafted with exquisitely ripe and smooth yet firm tannins and sporting great mid-palate intensity and wonderful freshness, it finishes long and minerally. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, erobertparker.com, April 2018

98 Point James Suckling: Very perfumed and subtle with dried flowers and citrus, as well as blue fruit. Full-bodied with wonderfully diffused, integrated tannins that just run over the edges of the wine. It’s extremely polished and very, very long. Fresh and bright. Energetic finish. A thoughtful wine. A blend of 54% merlot, 42% cabernet sauvignon and 4% petit verdot.

95 + Point Jeb Dunnuck: The grand vin 2017 Chateau Palmer checks in as 54% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Petit Verdot brought up in 60% new French oak. This deep purple-colored beauty gives up more cassis fruits as well as hints of chocolate, graphite, smoked herbs, and crushed violets. Beautifully concentrated, rich, and full-bodied, it has a wonderful sense of elegance and purity, laser-like precision, building tannins, and a great finish. Give bottles a solid 7-8 years and it's going to evolve for 25-30 years or more.

Leveres i original trækasse ved 6 flasker.

Der hersker bred enighed om, at Château Palmer er det eneste slot i kommunen Margaux, som reelt kan konkurere kvalitetsmæssigt med Château Margaux. Château Palmers historie går tilbage til 1814, hvor en engelsk general ved navn Charles Palmer steg på diligencen fra Paris til Bordeaux. Overfor ham sad en efter sigende smuk, men ulykkelig enke, som havde været i hovedstaden for at afhænde sit vinslot. Det var ikke lykkedes hende at finde en køber, hvilket hun beklagede sig over til den britiske gentleman. Hvorvidt det skyldtes enkens udseende, hendes talegaver eller generalens ædelmodighed vides ikke, men da de to steg af diligencen i Bordeaux, var Mr. Palmer blevet ejer af et vinslot og enkens likvide situation var forbedret i allerhøjeste grad.

Château Palmer fremstår i dag som et af de mest perfektionistiske vinbrug i hele Bordeaux. Især siden 1960'erne har man fremstillet vine af ekstremt høj og stabil kvalitet, som i flere årgange har fået selv vine fra 1. Cru-slotte til at blegne. Château palmer er med god grund blevet verdensberømt for sine usædvanligt maskuline, exceptionelt lagringsværdige vine.