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Tasting notes
FINE+RARE, Apr 2024

This is such an elegant wine. Intense and inky in the glass, there’s a touch of blackcurrant leaf on the nose, with vibrant fruit and purity. On the palate, its silkiness is striking, supported by bright acidity and very smooth tannins. A wine of stunning freshness and balance. Blend: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot

Critic Scores

Critic scores
97
97/100

Average Score

98
97-98/100

James Suckling

97
96-97/100

William Kelley, Wine Advocate

More reviews and scores

96 - 98 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 96-98/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, May 2024

As to the Grand Vin, the 2023 Château Palmer checks in as 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot. It too is inky hued but is much more inward, with gorgeous blue fruits, graphite, charcoal, liquid violets, and crushed stone-like minerality. Rich, full-bodied, incredibly concentrated, and powerful on the palate, it has ultra-fine tannins, remarkable purity, and a great, great finish. It's up with the creme de las crema of the vintage and is about as sexy and seamless as the vintage gets. I wouldn't be surprised to see this top out (or surpass) the barrel rating when all is said and done.

97 - 99 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 97-99/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2024

Violets, tobacco, blackberries, cigar box, spice, and black cherries form the perfume. On the palate, the wine is silky, lush, polished, and fresh. There is length, purity, velvety tannins, and a racy, energetic, fruit-packed finish, with an exotic touch of cardamon in the backend that adds even more of an edge. The almost seamless finish resonates for 50 seconds. The wine blends 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot. 14% ABV, 3.75 pH. The harvest took place September 11 - October 5. Waiting the few extra days in September made the difference in the wine this year. Yields are a scant 32 hectoliters per hectare.

96 - 98 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent
Score 96-98/100 · Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2024

The 2023 Palmer is opaque purple-black in color. A little broody and subdued to start, notes of tar, damp soil, and crushed rocks soon give way to a core of fresh blackcurrants, wild blueberries, and Morello cherries with a touch of iron ore. The medium-bodied palate delivers bright, shimmery black and red berry flavors with a satiny texture and racy backbone, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. The blend is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot.

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Château Palmer - producer
Palmer

Ch. Palmer is one of the finest producers in Bordeaux. The Margaux Third Growth is known for its significant plantings of old-vine Merlot, typically representing a large portion of the blend and responsible for the generous and supple style Ch. Palmer is known for.

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