Region
France > Bordeaux > Margaux
Producer
Chateau Palmer
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Classification
3eme Cru Classe
Chateau Palmer 3eme Cru Classe, Margaux
· 2020·
WO score
WO score is the average of all critic scores for this wine
Tasting notes
Vinous
Tasted: 23/02/2023
Drink: 2030-2060
Author: Antonio Galloni
The 2020 Palmer is exceptional. Soft, seamless and ample, the Grand Vin caresses the palate with stunning depth and intensity. Super-ripe black cherry, licorice, cloves, menthol and chocolate meld together in the glass. As always, Palmer is made from blocks on gravelly/clay soils (as opposed to the more gravelly/sandy soils for Alter Ego) which gives the wines the breadth and creaminess to match its exotic personality. There is a restrained exuberance here that is so appealing.
Vinous
Tasted: 24/06/2021
Drink: 2030-2070
Author: Neal Martin
The 2020 Palmer, which was matured in 65% new oak, possesses one of the most perfumed bouquets of the vintage with entrancing, seductive scents of black cherries, wild strawberry, iodine and crushed violets, all beautifully delineated (as per usual). The palate is medium-bodied with fine but quite firm tannins, lending this Palmer more backbone than presupposed. Blackberry,... read more/less
...graphite and touches of liquorice develop with aeration that build towards an assertive, pencil box-tinged finish that nods towards Pauillac. This is a Palmer destined for long-term ageing, so readers should have a cool damp cellar handy. It is a serious Palmer, very different from the previous two vintages, not a mix of the two, but content in just being itself. 14.1% alcohol.
Contact details
Address
Chateau Palmer, Lieu dit Issan, Margaux, Gironde, France
Chateau Palmer, Lieu dit Issan, Margaux, Gironde, France