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2017 Château Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot (54%),Cabernet Sauvignon (42%),Petit Verdot (4%)
For laying down
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
96-98/100
James Suckling
97-98/100
Product: 20178004309
2017 Château Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

Inky black/purple colour with a concentrated, intense nose of ripe blackcurrant and plum, sweet spice and violets. There is a lifted elegance here which is very appealing. The palate is full-bodied and concentrated, but is so fresh and mineral with juicy blackberry and bramble fruit, lots of sweet spice and herb notes. It’s complex and beguiling, with a lovely creamy texture and supple, elegant tannins. The finish is extremely long and fresh showing wonderful poise. The blend is 53 percent Merlot, 41 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 6 percent Petit Verdot. This is a great Palmer.

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Merlot (54%),Cabernet Sauvignon (42%),Petit Verdot (4%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Palmer

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 96-98/100
The 2017 Palmer, a blend of 54% Merlot with 42% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot, is very deep purple-black in color and leaps from the glass with freshly macerated blue and black fruits: wild blueberries, blackberries and black cherries plus hints of licorice, rose hips, tilled soil and oolong tea with a waft of truffles. Medium-bodied, very finely crafted with exquisitely ripe and smooth yet firm tannins and sporting great mid-palate intensity and wonderful freshness, it finishes long and minerally.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 27/04/2018
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, (Apr 2018)
James Suckling 97-98/100
This is a sexy and well-formed 2017 with very velvety and suave tannins that go on for minutes. Full-bodied, soft and round. Extremely long and last for minutes. james_suckling - jamessuckling_com - April 2018
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2018)

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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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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