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CHATEAU PALMER 3me cru classe, Margaux 2012 Bottle
chateau palmer
CHATEAU PALMER 3me cru classe, Margaux 2012 Bottle
About this wine
Château Palmer 3me cru classe, Margaux
Regarded a “Super Second” (but technically a 3me growth), Palmer is capable of producing wines that equal or even outstrip the quality of its famous Premier cru neighbour, Château Margaux.
Named for the wealthy English military man who bought the estate in the early 19th century, Palmer is now majority-owned by the Mahler Besse and Sichel families - famous Bordeaux negociants.
Many of the best plots on the property were purchased after the Classification of 1855, explaining in part why Palmer did not warrant higher standing at that time. Certainly today there is no question that the wine is among Bordeaux’s best.
The estate also makes a separate second label - named Alter Ego - which is made from similarly high-quality fruit but treated differently in the winery with the aim of producing a counterpoint in style to the First wine.
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Expert Review
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Deep colour. Intense cassis black cherry praline aromas with some savoury notes. Dark berry praline flavours, juicy fruit, lovely chocolaty tannins, savoury oak notes. Finishes crisp and firm. Restrained power. Great success again. Andrew Caillard MW, 97 points.
Thomas Duroux produced a brilliant 2012 Palmer that is unquestionably one of the stars of the vintage. High levels of tannin were up there with their best vintages, at least analytically. The final blend of 48% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot results in a style of wine that is totally different than that of its nearby neighbors, Chateau Margaux, Rauzan-Segla and Malescot St.-Exupery.Robert Parker, 92-95 points.