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Château Palmer 2015 - REL 2025 ex Château 3e Cru Classé, Margaux AC, MC

Seit 2010 lagert Château Palmer einen Teil seiner Produktion sorgfältig in seinem historischen Keller. «10 Years On» markiert einen neuen Meilenstein im Kalender der Weinindustrie: die Veröffentlichung eines Jahrgangs, der bereit ist, sich zu offenbaren. Für Château Palmer, dessen Weine sich mit der Zeit entfalten, markieren zehn Jahre das Alter der Vernunft, das Erreichen einer ersten Reifestufe. Im Keller gereift, reift der Wein im Schatten und in der Stille und offenbart mit Gelassenheit seine Identität, seinen Charakter und das Spektrum seiner aromatischen Nuancen. Nach zehn Jahren Flaschenreifung kann er sich bei der Verkostung endlich offenbaren. Oder geduldig auf einen weiteren Höhepunkt warten. DER JAHRGANG 2015: Extravagant und perfekt strukturiert zugleich, ist Château Palmer 2015 der Inbegriff des eleganten Charakters, den die Weine des Weinguts mit so viel Talent zur Geltung bringen. Dieser offene und ausdrucksstarke Wein hat ein ausgezeichnetes Alterungspotenzial, kann aber auch schon jetzt genossen werden. Dank seiner hervorragenden Ausgewogenheit wird der Jahrgang 2015 anderen großen Jahrgängen der letzten Zeit ähneln, wie beispielsweise 2010, 2009 und 2005.
Land: Frankreich
Region: Bordeaux
Produzent/Appellation: Margaux
Weintyp: Rotweine
Jahrgang: 2015
Inhalt: 75 cl
Bio/Biodynamisch: Ja

97

Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2015 Palmer is a wine of total refinement and class. All the elements are wonderfully meshed together, as they always have been from the very start. Dark black cherry, plum, mocha, licorice, spice and leather notes are all seamless in the glass. The tannins are present, but they are silky and pretty much buried by the sheer luxuriousness of the fruit. Palmer is one of the most complete and harmonious wines of 2015. This is a brilliant effort from Thomas Duroux and his team. 12/2017


97

Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2015 Palmer has an opulent, high-toned bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and cassis fruit. This is typical Palmer in many ways, though you could well argue that it's not as nuanced as the Rauzan-Ségla. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky texture, stunning balance and poise with white pepper-tinged black fruit, gentle grip and a very persistent and satisfying finish. Bon vin! 02/2025


98

Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

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 baker’s 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. 02/2018


98

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

One of the gems in Margaux is unquestionably the 2015 Palmer. Possessing more elegance and purity, as well as concentration, than the Alter Ego, it offers up a gorgeous bouquet of crème de cassis, caramelized cherries, charcoal, and graphite, with just a hint of spring flowers in the background. A final blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot that was brought up in 70% new oak, this full-bodied, ripe, incredibly polished 2015 is already hard to resist given its elegance and purity, yet should be at its best from 2023-2043. If you have more than one bottle, it's sensational today as well. 11/2017


100

James Suckling

James Suckling

I am breathless with the dark-berry, lavender and burnt-orange aromas. Some salt. Just so formidable and deep. Stunningly sexy on the palate with a density and power, yet it leaves things so clean and bright. You want to drink it and enjoy it now, but it has the structure to last forever. Drink in 2022. 02/2018


98

Jane Anson

Inside Bordeaux

Luscious without shouting, expanding slowly, surely and confidently through the palate, silky tannins, satin and pumice stone, great appellation signature with its floral pillow and savoury spiced raspberry and crushed rocks. 60% new oak. Thomas Duroux director. Harvest September 22 to October 7. At this point the estate was fully in conversion, working 100% organically and biodynamically.