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2015 Château Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (50%),Merlot (44%),Petit Verdot (6%)
Not ready
Jancis Robinson MW
18/20
Steven Spurrier
96/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
98/100
James Suckling
99-100/100
Product: 20158004309
2015 Château Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

Ch. Palmer, a perennial favourite of our team has made another blockbuster in 2015. It is a remarkable wine and oozes class this year. The quality is exceptional and as good as the First Growths this vintage, with a glorious concentration of blackcurrant fruit on the nose and an intense, smooth, fruity, rich yet fine-boned palate.

The wine is powerful, but has such precision that it takes your breath away. Fine-grained tannins add elegance and there’s an intriguing, almost raspberry hint to the finish. This is a beautiful wine with the most sumptuous of finishes. A terrific, seamless wine, with a core of minerality: a true wine-lover’s wine.

Blend: 44% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (50%),Merlot (44%),Petit Verdot (6%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Palmer

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 18/20
A really massive step above Alter Ego on the nose. Really fresh and polished. Lovely bramble fruit. Not that dense but really complete and beautifully balanced. Silky tannins. Real drive and lift towards the end. Very Margaux. 14.1% Drink 2023-2040 jancis_robinson_mw - JancisRobinson.com - Apr 2016
Drink 2023 - 2040
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2016)
Steven Spurrier 96/100
Superb bouquet of black fruits with dry spice, tobacco and liquorice. Densely textured palate with incredible backbone: ‘2015 has all the charm we had in 2009 but more precision to make a serious wine without being severe,’ says CEO Thomas Duroux. Drink: 2022-2045 Steven Spurrier - decanter.com - April 2016
Drink 2023 - 2040
Steven Spurrier, Decanter.com (Apr 2016)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 98/100
Bottled relatively late in mid-September 2017, the 2015 Palmer is a blend of 44% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon with a small portion of Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it offers vibrant red currants, black cherries, wild blueberries, earth and mineral characteristics to begin, with slowly unfurling floral notes of violets and dried roses plus compelling bakers chocolate and fragrant earth layers. Medium to full-bodied, generously fruited and possessing firm yet very, very fine-grained, mind-blowingly ripe tannins, the multifaceted palate features something of a skip in its step in terms of freshness, while it goes beguilingly earthy on the finish with some mineral hints. Very classy, elegant and sophisticated, this vintage is downright regal in its juxtaposition between poise and audaciousness. Think 2005 Palmer with a tick more fruit intensity, perfume and passion.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 21/02/2018
Drink 2023 - 2040
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, RobertParker.com (Feb 2018)
James Suckling 99-100/100
A wine with incredible character and style with black ink and blueberry aromas and flavors. Full body, extremely fresh and structured with riffing tannins. It is muscular and powerful. White pepper, sea salt, mineral, stone character. A wine built for the long term. The making of the new 1961. james_suckling - jamessuckling_com - April 2016
Drink 2023 - 2040
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2016)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Château Palmer

Château Palmer is a leading wine estate in Margaux. Within its appellation, Palmer is certainly the closest rival to its first growth neighbor, Ch. Margaux. Although officially ranked a Third Growth, at their best, the wines of Ch. Palmer are among the greatest anywhere in Bordeaux.
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