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CHATEAU PALMER, 2017

MARGAUX

" le Palmer 2017, de couleur grenat-pourpre profond, offre un nez très sérieux de cordial de cassis prononcé, de prunes chaudes et de confitures de mûres avec des notes de coffre de cèdre, de copeaux de crayon, de violette, de chocolat noir et d'anis étoilé, ainsi que des effluves exotiques de bois de santal et de cassia. Moyennement corsé, le palais présente des fruits noirs fantastiquement vibrants et croquants avec une texture ferme de tanins mûrs et granuleux et des tonnes de fraîcheur, pour finir très long et minéral. " - Robert Parker

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION 3è Grand Cru Classé
GRAPE VARIETIES 44% of merlot, 50% of cabernet sauvignon, 6% of petit verdot
AROMAS Redcurrant, black cherry, wild blueberries, minerals, violet, dried roses, chocolate
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Bazas beef fillet with truffled crust and creamy polenta
WINEMAKING The winemaking is done in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. Then, the wines age in oak barrels, including 50 to 60% new, for 18 to 21 months.
BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL

 

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306,00 € T.T.C.
306,00 € T.T.C.
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Vineyard Detail
AGRICULTURE Organic & biodynamic
GRAPE VARIETIES Merlot, cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot
VINEYARD SURFACE AREA 55 hectares
ANNUAL PRODUCITON 100,000 bottles
HARVEST Manual
SOIL Gravelly-sandy soil & gravelly-clayey subsoil

 

History and anecdotes

The English general, Charles Palmer acquired the estate in 1814 and gave it his name in the 1830s. The Pereire brothers, influential bankers, bought Château Palmer in 1853, just before being classified as Troisième Cru in 1855. They built the emblematic château we all know today.

In 1938, the estate was bought by four great families, wine merchants from Bordeaux, the Ginestet, the Mihailhen, the Mähler-Besse and the Sichel. The last two families are nowadays the estate’s owners, but it has been run by Thomas Duroux, an agricultural engineer and oenologist, since 2004.

CHATEAU PALMER

Caracteristics

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION 3è Grand Cru Classé
GRAPE VARIETIES 44% of merlot, 50% of cabernet sauvignon, 6% of petit verdot
AROMAS Redcurrant, black cherry, wild blueberries, minerals, violet, dried roses, chocolate
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Bazas beef fillet with truffled crust and creamy polenta
WINEMAKING The winemaking is done in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. Then, the wines age in oak barrels, including 50 to 60% new, for 18 to 21 months.
BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL