Chateau Palmer Margaux 2015
Country: France Region: Bordeaux (Margaux)
Varietal: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2015 Category: Red Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Chateau Palmer
Description:
96/100 Points - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, April 2015
"Château Palmer is one of the vintage’s superstars. Opaque purple, with a gorgeous nose of blueberry, blackberry fruit, licorice, incense and graphite, the wine has a multi-dimensional, skyscraper-like richness, stunningly well-integrated acidity, tannin, wood, and alcohol, a finish of close to 45 seconds and a full-bodied mouthfeel. This is a great wine from Margaux in 2012 and one of the vintage’s most remarkable efforts. The final blend was 48% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot. Anticipated maturity: 2022-2040+"
97/100 Points - James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, February 2015
"This is mind-blowing with complex and superb aromas of dried flowers, blackcurrants and raspberries. Full-bodied, yet polished and velvety with lots of tension and intensity. Layers of fruit and character. Finishes with pure fruit, hazelnuts and minerals. About 20 hectares of 55 hectares were from biodynamically grown grapes. Try in 2022. Stunning."
93/100 Points - Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, March 2022
"Bitter black chocolate, grilled rosemary and cedar and smoked earth, there is momentum and life through the palate, a Palmer that has succulence and pleasure and will be ready to drink now and over the next few decades, providing a welcome pause in the vintages that need long cellaring. It has persistency and gentle cinnamon and sage spice. Low yields, around 28hl/h. Harvest October 1 to 15, 60% new oak."
94/100 Points - Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2013
"Palmer's negligible price drop, partly justified by low yields of 28 hectolitres per hectare, may not make it the bargain of the vintage in 2012, but this is still a special wine. Highly aromatic, showing sweet, slightly overt vanilla oak, red berry and cassis fruit and more tannin than appears at first. Drink: 2020-35"
