Château Palmer, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux
    Château Palmer

    Château Palmer, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2010

    98/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    95.5/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2010

      6x75cl

      DP

      £1,763.12

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    If Chateau Margaux and Pavillon Rouge are examples of reserved beauty, the wines of Palmer are decadent, hedonistic and aristocratic in an altogether flamboyant, exuberant style. The grand vin tips the scales at 14.5% alcohol, even more than the Alter Ego, but again, the freshness and concentration of fruit mask the alcohol and one is left with a sense of tension, freshness and lift. Produced from 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, the 2010 Palmer is one of the most stylish offerings we have tasted from this estate. The brooding fragrant bouquet exhibits notes of liquorice, savoury earthy notes, flowers, kirsch and tobacco. It is a veritable smorgasbord of flavours. The attack is packed with griotte cherries, crème de mûre, fruits of the forest, cool cassis and soft plums. As one would expect, this is decadent, opulent, sumptuous and very sexy. The flavours are intense and beautifully poised. Palmer have produced a wine of outstanding class, effortless power, wonderful tension and acidity; all wrapped in beautifully crafted tannins. Exquisite!

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    Critic Reviews

    98/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Inky purple in colour. This begs to be taken slowly, as even visually you can see that the texture is rich and velvety and will benefit from a few more years softening in bottle. Dark chocolate and orange zest on the nose, this performs the levitating trick of heading upwards through your palate with mouthwatering acidities while pulling you downwards towards the tannins that are underpinning the whole experience. In between the two you find cassis, bilberry, raspberry and strawberry puree, just a whole array of pure, chiselled but juicy fruits.This is living up to promise, but needs more time, still a trace of austerity on the finish right now, even though the complexity and the layers are hard to resist. Sculpted, intense and concentrated. Harvest September 22 to October 20 - a full leisurely month, mirrored by the unhurried pace that this takes through your palate. 60% new oak.
    drinking window 2021 - 2050
    date of review 12/2021
    95.5/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2010 Palmer is a broody, tertiary bouquet with pencil lead infused black fruit that gains intensity with aeration. This is very classic in style, quintessentially 2010. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins, a strong marine influence here with touches of seaweed infusing the black fruit. Very well balanced, not quite as precise as its peers in this flight, but it feels very long on the finish. Excellent, but it clearly needs time. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.
    drinking window 2026 - 2070
    date of review 04/2020

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Margaux
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13.5%

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