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Vintage | Wine 1979 |
Classification | Médoc - 3ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Margaux |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Palmer |
Country | France |
The Château Palmer, is a french estate located in the Gironde Cantenac Margaux. In Margaux appellation, it is ranked third classified growth in the official classification of Bordeaux wines of 1855. The Château Palmer Grand Cru is a matter of origin in time and in space. The style of Château Palmer, steeped in history and dedicated to the expression of its terroir, fashions and trends over. To prove its timelessness no better way than to taste.
The Château Palmer reveals an extraordinarily complex bouquet that combines fruits, flowers, spices, wrapped in a generous and fleshy structure. This subtle balance between wealth and power aromatic tannins, still held, in fact a wine of incomparable charm from an early age. His persistence leaves an intoxicating sensations and emotions mixed.
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(12-2015) Still deep crimson in the glass. Medium intense nose of damp cigar tobacco, red cedar wood (cigar box lining), forest floor, damp leathers, dried cranberry, and cured red meat. Intense aromas of cigarette smoke later on. In great shape on the palate with developed red and black cherry fruit, loads of blackberry, and ripe vine tomato. Cassis and a great smokiness throughout. In really healthy shape and in a terrific spot to enjoy right now. Very pleased.
(01-1998) Palmer's 1979 has turned out to be one of the better wines of the vintage, but it is not as profound as I had predicted. The wine has evolved slowly and is just now approaching full maturity. The color remains a deep ruby with some lightening at the edge. The moderately intense bouquet of black fruits, earth, cedar, and herbs is followed by a wine with excellent richness, sweet tannin for the vintage, crisp acidity, and a medium-bodied, stylish personality. The wine still has tannin in the finish, but the mid-palate and finish are silky and expansive.