2020 Château Palmer

$399.95

Vivino Rating

4.5

A concentrated, complex, and elegant Margaux with a powerful structure and velvety tannins built for decades of aging.

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About the bottle

Country

France

Region

Margaux, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux

Producer

Château Palmer

Vareital

Cabernet Sauvignon

Vareital Composition

48% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot

Pairs With

Red meat, pork, duck (poultry), black pepper, peppers, mushroom, hard cheese, pungent cheese

Specifications

2020

Vintage

2063

Drink By

14.0

ABV

Vinification

Biodynamically farmed grapes are vinified and blended, then aged in French barriques (60% new) for a year, followed by additional aging in Foudre

Notes from critics

This is a classic Margaux that would be the star at any occasion. Rich and elegant, full of velvety ripe dark fruits and layers of complementary spices and lively tannin. This one should sit in your cellar for a few years for sure.

Glorious finesse, depth, density and length. An amazing wine that deserves to be a first growth. Such vivid expression of bright fruit and floral aromatics, seamless integration of the 60% new oak and a palate with racy texture that approaches perfection. The tannins need several years to settle and that time will increase the wine's complexity as it approaches its optimal drinking window – and it has many years ahead.

The 2020 Palmer is exceptional. Soft, seamless and ample, the Grand Vin caresses the palate with stunning depth and intensity. Super-ripe black cherry, licorice, cloves, menthol and chocolate meld together in the glass. As always, Palmer is made from blocks on gravelly/clay soils (as opposed to the more gravelly/sandy soils for Alter Ego) which gives the wines the breadth and creaminess to match its exotic personality. There is a restrained exuberance here that is so appealing.