2019 - Château Palmer - Alter Ego De Palmer - Margaux
- 2019
- 75cl
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
- Robert Parker (RP) points 91
- Vinous points
Château Palmer - Margaux
Price
€468.00 ex. VAT
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Tasting notes
The 1996 Château Palmer is a wine that never quite fulfilled its potential. There is satisfactory fruit intensity on the nose, blackberry and truffle, a touch of vanilla and violet developing with time in the glass. The palate still feels a little backward, but there is good grip and freshness. This is a harmonious 1996 Margaux and yet it feels conservative and straight-laced on the tobacco-infused finish. It is quite a "serious" Palmer, yet it does not quite back it up in terms of complexity or, for want of a better word, "soul." Good...but you end up wanting more, especially having tasted the likes of 2000, 2005 and 2010 alongside.
More information
Provenance
- Type
- Red
- Producer
- Château Palmer
- Country
- France
- Appellation
- Margaux
- Region
- Bordeaux
Technical
- Vintage
- 1996
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Size
- 75cl
- Ageing
- Serving
- 16° - 18° C
- Drinking window
- 2016 - 2030
Food pairings
Key characteristics
About this wine
The use of new oak was also cut back in order to emphasize the fruit aspects of the wine. Consequently, the 2013 Palmer is an easygoing, fruit-forward, fresh, pure wine with no vegetal characteristics or astringent tannins. This opaque purple-colored, medium-bodied, plush 2013 preserves some of its Margaux typicity even in this tough vintage. Drink it over the next decade.
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Behind the bottle
Producer
Château Palmer
The history of Chateau Palmer dates back to the 18th century when the Gasq family, a very old family of Bordeaux parliamentarians, ensured the reputation of its wines. In 1814 the property and sold it to the English general…
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Region
Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90 percent of production volume) are the dry…
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Appellation
Margaux
Margaux is one of the most celebrated communes within the Haut-Médoc region of Bordeaux's Left Bank. Located approximately 25 kilometers north of Bordeaux city, the appellation encompasses the commune of Margaux itself along…
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